Michael Heider

Warburg Research GmbH is an investment research firm headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. The firm was founded in 1996 and is a subsidiary of M.M. Warburg & Co. KGaA, which is owned by M.M. Warburg & Co. Gruppe GmbH. Warburg Research offers research coverage of the German stock market. As part of an industry-oriented research approach, companies are covered regardless of their market capitalization, with a focus on small and medium-sized companies.

M.M. Warburg & Co. KGaA (Broker) (M.M. Warburg-Broker) is the full service broker division of M.M. Warburg & Co. KGaA, a private bank headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. The firm was founded in 1798 and is a subsidiary of M.M. Warburg & Co. Gruppe GmbH. M.M. Warburg-Broker focuses on German small & mid-cap equities and provides coverage universe in Germany, advising institutional clients in Central Europe, Scandinavia, the UK and Spain. It follows a comprehensive and dedicated approach to deliver high class equity research, expert sales-service, and best execution in sales trading to its clients.

Baader Helvea AG (Baader Helvea) s the research-based Swiss brokerage subsidiary of Baader Bank AG (XE: BWB) in Germany. Formerly known as Helvea SA, established in 1990, the firm is located in Geneva and specializes in equity research, sales, sales trading, execution and administration, and services institutional clients worldwide, including pension funds, insurance funds, unit trusts, balanced funds and hedge funds. Their core market is Switzerland with a focus on small- and mid-cap companies; however, they also have expertise in European equity especially in those sectors in which Swiss companies operate as global players, such as banking, insurance, healthcare, food manufacturing, chemicals and luxury goods. The firm's research process focuses on company analysis and includes a company visitation program. They aim to identify companies likely to generate superior returns for shareholders and to evaluate sector or company-specific trends.

Quintet Private Bank (Schweiz) AG is the Swiss securities dealer subsidiary of Quintet Private Bank (Europe) SA, which is owned by Precision Capital SA in Luxembourg. It was founded in 1993 as Bank am Bellevue AG. Headquartered in Zurich, the firm provides a full spectrum of brokerage services to private and institutional investors.