Organization Name: Trade Federation

Profession:Originally a commerce guild.

Affiliation: CIS

Leader: Nute Gunray

Persons of Importance: Lott Dod,Rune Haako, Poggel the Lesser

Military Assets:B-Series battle droids,OOM-series battle droids,Droidekas,Beetle Droids,AATs,Vulture droids,HAG,Manta droids starfighters, Lucrehulk-Class battleships, (These are main things there are more)

Civilian Assets:Baktoid Armor Workshop,Neimoidia and it's purse worlds (Cato,Deko and Koru Neimoidia)Geonosis, Mustafar,Naboo,Coruscant. (Unknown trade routes hidden from public records.)

Brief History: Founded in 350 BBY as a commercial guild with it's own trade fleet. It was lead by the viceroy and a directorate.  It become one of the largest trade organizations in the galaxy providing shipping to and from the outer rim.  It was able to control massive star route and systems under it's control through the flow of trade.  With how much power and sway the Trade federation had it was able to gain a seat in the senate.  Eventually the neimoidians came to dominate the Trade Federation.  Nute Gunray was able to kill the 6 directorates who stood against him and replaced them with his own puppets.

In 28 BBY under the influence of Darth Sidious he lead a blockade over Naboo.  His reason within the senate was to protest the tax on the Free Trade Zone. After being thwarted by the jedi and learning that the sith now lead the senate he easily rallied to Count Dooku's call on Raxus Prime and was the main investor in the CIS armies.

In 22 BBY when the clone wars started he was on Geonosis along with his separatist council members. He was able to get away and began leading his own campaigns on countless worlds throughout the clone wars. When Dooku left the CIS and General Grievous took over he protested highly against letting the general lead the CIS however he was out matched and continued to lead the council.  

When the glassing of coruscant came he was less the happy he knew the planet was key to winning the war and that it would split up the various systems. He was even less happy when the General took most of the power out of the separatist council. However the republic was defeated and he lead the galaxy in trade even if they didn't want it.  His influence grew and many star systems whether they liked the CIS or not needed him and the goods he could deliver.

He may have lost some systems here or there but his trade influence was limitless and the General proved to be a great enforcer of the CIS which also meant an enforcer for the trade federation.  Currently he prepares warships on the edge of the Corusca-Braxant Empire's border along with developing new weapons.

Other:Nute would be considered 2iC to Greivous as he gave the most battledrois and starships of all separatist council he was also the leader of it before it was destroyed.