[1] The ICT ('Investments, Construction, Technologies') Group, founded by Alexander Nesis and his partners in the early 1990s, for years used to be one of the largest privately owned investment and industrial companies in Russia.

[2] The portfolio of assets under the Group's management included NOMOS-BANK, Khanty-Mansi Bank, Polymetal and United Wagon Company.

From 2010 till 2013 the Group also held large equity stakes in the potash producer Uralkali and Baltic Leasing.

[15] In 2001 the group acquired an engineering plant specialising in rail vehicle component and tank track manufacture based in Tikhvin, Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

By 2019 ICT completely exited from the asset by selling stakes of shares to the financial and strategic investors.

[20] In 2011 The group became majority shareholder in Italian national wireless communication company ARIA S.p.A. which later merged with Tiscali S.p.A..[21] ICT Group also owned 22.35% stake of a private equity fund EMMA Delta, which acquired 33% stake of OPAP, the Greeklottery.

ICT acquired shares in Alexander Nesis's former employer "Baltic shipyards" (Baltiyskiy Zavod) in 1999 (15%) and 2000 (raised to 50%+1).