Robert Stein

Argantis GmbH (Argantis) is an independent German private equity firm which was established in 2003 as part of a cooperation deal between Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. KGaA and IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG. Based in Cologne, Argantis provides mid-sized companies facing key strategic decisions with advice, management expertise and financial resources, aiming to increase their untapped value potential. The firm's executives invest their own money in their investee companies to assure an alignment of interests.

Arcana Capital AG engages in the provision of consulting services with focus on acquisition, administration, and sale of companies. It also purchases, manages, and sells participations in domestic and foreign firms. The company was founded on September 30, 2016 and is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland.

Fluid Operations AG provides semantic technologies. The firm’s products include information workbench, edatacenter analyzer, ehybridcloud analyzer, lot manager and ecloud manager. The company was founded by Ulrich Walther, Stefan Kraus and Andreas Eberhart in 2008 and is headquartered in Walldorf, Germany.

Younicos GmbH offers smart storage and grid solutions based on battery technology. It specializes in the integration of grid infrastructure elements. The firm's products and services include battery storage systems, micro-grid systems, and consulting services. The company was founded by Clemens Triebel and Alexander Voigt in 2005 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

3i Deutschland Gesellschaft für Industriebeteiligungen mbH (3i Deutschland) is the German private equity subsidiary of 3i Group Plc (LSE: III) in Great Britain. Established in Frankfurt in 1984, the firm invests in small and medium-sized German companies at all stages of development, from start-ups to established businesses. In addition to the Frankfurt office, 3i Deutschland has offices in Munich and Stuttgart. They drive their investment focus and decisions from their Frankfurt and Munich offices, and the team collaborates with Swiss colleagues in Zurich and 3i's network across Europe, Asia and the U.S. to invest in a wide range of industry sectors.

zetVisions AG engages in the development and implementation of information technology solutions for legal entity management and master data management. It also develops SAP-based solutions, as well as solutions for different system environments. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany.