Alpha Ventures is an active manager which invests in unlisted new or rapidly growing companies in the chemicals & materials, consumer (other), consumer (retail), industrial products & services, manufacturing and services sectors, focusing mainly on companies in the Balkan region. The firm takes majority and minority positions in their investee companies, partnering with management to provide assistance on financial, legal and strategy matters during initial and subsequent financing stages.Alpha Ventures provides their investee companies with access to the products and services of the Alpha Bank Group including: capital markets (through introduction in the stock exchange); financial planning, business alliances, commercial associations, mergers and acquisitions; attraction of new staff and entry into new markets.The firm typically holds an investment for three to five years.

COSMOTE begins its commercial operations five years after its competitors and radically changes the status of mobile telecommunications in Greece. It is the only company of its sector in the world, which entered the market third and yet managed to become number one in only 3.5 years.It took only 3 years for COSMOTE, April 1998 to June 2001, to become the leading operator in the Greek market. This impressive achievement is compounded by the fact that it is the only 3rd entrant to achieve 1st place in its market. Currently it has more than 4.6 million customers in Greece with the leading market position and also has presence in 4 other Balkan countries: in Albania (AMC), in Bulgaria (GLOBUL), in FYROM (COSMOFON), and in Romania (COSMOTE Romania).The Company in 2005 generated approximately 1.8 billion euro in revenues and 340 million euro in net profit. Both the Company's EBITDA margin (approx. 42%) and net profit margin (approx. 19%) remain consistently among the highest in Europe. In addition, COSMOTE has expanded its operations in B2B and B2C services through its participation in CosmoONE and COSMO-MEGALA KATASTIMATA respectively.

National Bank of Greece SA engages in the provision of commercial banking services. It operates through the following segments: Retail Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking; Global Markets and Asset Management; Insurance; International Banking Operations; Turkish Banking Operation and Others. The Retail Banking segment includes all individual customers, professionals, small and medium-sized companies. The Corporate and Investment Banking segment activities include lending to all large and medium-sized companies, shipping finance and investment banking activities. The Global Markets and Asset Management segment involves all treasury activities, private banking, asset management, custody services, private equity and brokerage. The Insurance segment offers insurance products through its subsidiary company, Ethniki Hellenic General Insurance SA. The International Banking Operations segment include traditional commercial banking services, such as commercial and retail credit, trade financing, foreign exchange and taking of deposits. The Turkish Banking Operations segment include traditional commercial banking services, such as commercial and retail credit, trade financing, foreign exchange and taking of deposits. The Other segment includes proprietary real estate management, hotel, and warehousing business as well as unallocated and expense of the group and intersegment eliminations. The company was founded by George Stavros in 1841 and is headquartered in Athens, Greece.