UniCredit is a global financial institution with strong roots in 22 European countries as well as representative offices in 27 other international markets, with over 10,000 branches and more than 166,000 employees. In Central & Eastern Europe, UniCredit operates the largest international banking network with around 4,000 branches and outlets in 19 countries.

UniCredit's Corporate & Investment Banking provides companies, from small and medium enterprises to multinational and institutional clients, access to the largest network of banks in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as to branches in major financial centers worldwide. The successful collaboration between our network’s relationship managers and specialists in our product lines Financing & Advisory, Markets, Leasing, and Global Transaction Banking enables UniCredit to respond promptly to our clients’ entrepreneurial requirements. UniCredit's Corporate & Investment Banking supports the growth and internationalization of corporate and institutional clients of UniCredit Group, creating sustainable value for all stakeholders.

Within UniCredit Financing & Advisory, Financial Sponsor Solutions has the prime responsibility for all lending and lending related activities to companies and their subsidiaries that are controlled by private equity firms. It is also responsible for co-ordinating delivery of other UniCredit Group products to private equity firms and their controlled businesses.

Founded in 1949, Baker & McKenzie provides sophisticated advice and legal services to many of the world’s most dynamic and successful organizations through more than 3,900 locally qualified lawyers and 7,000 professional staff in 70 offices and 38 countries. Baker & McKenzie is known for having a deep understanding of the language and culture of business, an uncompromising commitment to excellence, and world-class fluency in the way we think, work and behave. Baker & McKenzie’s global revenues for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, were US $2.19 billion. John Conroy is Chairman of the Firm’s Executive Committee. (www.bakernet.com)