Background

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (rated long-term “A” by S&P, “A+” by Fitch, “A1” by Moody’s) is the Corporate and Investment Banking arm of the Credit Agricole Group, Europe’s No. 2 bank measured by Tier One Capital. The Group is present in 49 countries with over 139,000 employees. Credit Agricole CIB is a leading bank in syndicated loan markets and is active in international debt and equity capital markets.

The strategy of Credit Agricole CIB in Russia is to cooperate with the leading Russian and multinational companies.

In Russia, Credit Agricole CIB is represented by Credit Agricole CIB AO, registered in St. Petersburg in 1991.

Gazprom has been cooperating with the Credit Agricole Group since 1995. The Credit Agricole Group participated in many of Gazprom’s financial operations including deals aimed at securing corporate and project financing as well as transactions with the Gazprom Group's Eurobonds in capital markets.