The history of NIKoil Financial Corporation goes back to 1993. Initially the formation of the corporation was based on petroleum industry. In several years, the company focused on diversification and extended the circle of its clients considerably, using acquired experience in other industries: power industry, transport, food industry, gold mining.

Twice, in 2000 and in 2001, NIKoil Financial Corporation became a laureate of the National Award in business as the best financial corporation of the year.

• NIKoil has stable 2-3d place in turnover in the Russian Trade system;
• NIKoil manages 61% stock of all Russian stock investment funds;
• Investment and Bank Group (IBG) NIKoil covers 15% of Russian interbank precious metals market;
• NIKoil covers 80% of Russian factoring market;
• NIKoil is among top ten largest consulting groups in Russia, among top three leaders in the most competing industries (machine-building and metal processing, transport, power industry) and products (strategic planning and organizational development, marketing and public relations);
• The corporation includes the Russia's largest depository: securities in it are worth more than $1 billion;
• In 2000 NIKoil got the highest credit rating among Russian private companies;
• In 2001 FITCH rating agency raised NIKoil's short-term rating from 'C' to 'B' and long-term rating from 'CCC+' to 'B-' with prospect assessment as 'stable'. Thus Nikoil's rating became equal to the sovereign rating of the country.

Client orientated business system is the priority for NIKoil. Among the clients of the corporation are such large companies as JSC Gasprom, RJSC UES of Russia, Lukoil, Novorossiysk Trade Seaport, Rosneftegasstroy, Sukhoy, etc.

Nikoil financial corporation keeps developing. The plans of the corporation are largely connected with new economy, advanced models of business running.

As ratings and expert surveys show, NIKoil's management team is one of the most professional on financial and banking market. The corporation has unique experience in attraction of investments in the real sector of the Russian economy, fast connections in business circles, authority in business communities and international recognition.

In the beginning of 2002, NIKoil announced about two largest deals: purchase of almost the whole stock of the largest Russian insurance Company PSK and 70% stock of one of the oldest banks having a wide net of branches Avtobank. This means that a powerful universal financial corporation has appeared in Russia and renders not only classical banking and investment, but also insuring services.