Karsten Fischer

Morgan Stanley Bank AG (MSB-AG) is a brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Frankfurt, with an additional office in Munich, Germany. They originated in 1987 and was formally established in 1994. The Munich office opened in 2001. The firm is one of the Morgan Stanley Banks and is a subsidiary of New York-based Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSB-AG provides a variety of products and services to German institutions, government entities, multinational corporations and international high-net worth individuals. The bank's activities include corporate finance advisory, mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity capital raising, and European real estate advisory and investment. The firm offers sales and trading capacities in equity, bonds, derivatives, commodities and currencies. They have specific expertise in German blue-chip equity trading. Their research teams cover a wide variety of industries and leverage the group's global network of offices and contacts.

Haspa Beteiligungsgesellschaft für den Mittelstand mbH (HASPA BGM) is the private equity arm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the regional savings bank Hamburger Sparkasse AG. HASPA BGM stands for Hamburger Sparkasse Beteiligungsgesellschaft für den Mittelstand mbH. The firm was established 1998 and is located in Hamburg. HASPA BGM manages investment funds in cooperation with their parent bank, as well as the KfW banking group and public financing agencies.

Odewald & Compagnie Gesellschaft für Beteiligungen mbH (Odewald) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Dr. Jens Odewald. The firm is headquartered in Berlin.