Sebastian Wilde

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg is a public bank providing all kinds of financial services to retail and corporate clients, savings banks, institutional clients and high net worth client. The company was founded on January 1, 1999 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

DZ BANK AG operates as a central and commercial bank. It provides retail banking, equity sales, relationship management, transaction banking, commercial paper programs, consulting, research, front, back office and exchange-traded derivatives. The firm specializes in fixed income and private-customer-focused securities services. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

DZ HYP AG provides real estate financial banking services. It offers commercial real estate finance, public sector lending, and capital market services. The firm also provides advisory and execution services for real estate financing projects. The company was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

BayernLB Capital Partner GmbH (BayernLB) is a Germany-based venture capital firm which was established in 2000. It is owned by Bayerische Landesbank. Formerly known as BayTech Venture Capital Beratungs GmbH, the firm changed their name to BayernLB Capital Partner GmbH in 2011. Located in Munich, the firm manages venture capital funds for a range of clients including the regional government-controlled Bayerische Landesbank, the European Investment Bank and other major institutional investors and insurance companies.

VR-LEASING AG provides enterprise financing solutions for enterprises. Its services encompass property financing, purchase financing and factoring. The firm financing and leasing solutions are focused on areas including machinery, energy and environmental technology, information and communication technology, medical and commercial real estate. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Eschborn, Germany.

Conrad Electronic SE provides online and mail order services for the retail of electronic products. Its products include office supplies, printer, scanner, mobile, tack accessories, bicycle, batteries, lighting, garden tools, measurement and power supplies, cables and wires, and pneumatic and fluids. The firm offers pay, delivery, warranty, insurance and liability, repair, procurement, replacement, and individual product services. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Hirschau, Germany.

Advent International Plc provides investment services. It serves the business & financial, healthcare, industrial, retail, consumer & leisure, technology, media and telecoms sectors. The company was founded in 1989 and is located in London, UK

Triangle Venture Capital Group Management GmbH (TVC) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1997 and headquartered in Sankt Leon-Rot near Heidelberg in southwestern Germany, with an office in nearby Bensheim. TVC manages a series of venture capital funds. Their clients are German family offices and high-net worth individuals, institutions and funds of funds. The firm does not manage public funds.

IKB Invest GmbH (IKB-PE) is the private equity arm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG (FR: IKB). The bank's activities include domestic corporate lending, real estate finance, structured finance, private equity, treasury and financial markets. KfW holds a significant minority interest in the IKB group, and both banks have established a strategic partnership. Another significant shareholder is Stiftung Industrieforschung, a foundation established in 1974 following the merger between IKB-Industriekreditbank and Deutsche Industriebank, for the purpose of promoting commercial enterprise. Established in 1987, IKB-PE is headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Borromin Capital Management GmbH (Borromin Capital) is an independent German private equity firm. Formerly known as BHF Private Equity GmbH and Steadfast Capital GmbH, Borromin Capital was founded in 2001 by Nick Money-Kyrle and Clemens Busch within BHF Bank. The firm was renamed in 2005 when BHF Bank was divested by the ING Group and continued operating independently. The firm is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank AG (Tokyo Branch) is a banking services provider based in Tokyo, Japan.

VR Mittelstandskapital Unternehmensbeteiligungs AG invests in medium-sized companies, primarily in family companies located in the German-speaking region. It provides mezzanine financing in the form of silent partnership for growth capital, succession arrangements for family companies and buyout transactions in a volume of between EUR 1.5 million and EUR 15 million. The fund acquires both minority and majority stakes and includes syndication with other financial investors in coordination with co-shareholders and management if required.

Auto Tec Autotechnik Gmbh is a German company that wholesales motor vehicle parts and accessories. The company is based in Saarbrücken, Germany. The CEOs of the private company are Frisian Horst and Alexander Hummel.

BCG Baden-Baden Cosmetics Group GmbH manufactures and distributes beauty care products. Its products include perfume, cosmetics, and toiletries. The company’s brands include BiodrogaMD, Sans Soucis, and SkinBio. BCG Baden-Baden Cosmetics Group was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Baden-Baden, Germany.

PREMIUM Equity Partners GmbH (PREMIUM) is an independent private equity firm founded by Marcel Van Wijk and Dr. Thomas Duhnkrack in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

Brookfield CEE Holding GmbH specializes in the investments of renewable energies. It focuses in solar photovoltaic system and wind turbines. The company is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

Cometis AG is a leading investor relations agency that specializes in successful IPO media work. The private company is based in Wiesbaden, Germany. The German company provides advice on the structure and content of bond issuances to help investors make informed decisions.

Deutsche Bank Group operates as a corporate bank. The company is based in Germany and has subsidiaries in Germany and Luxembourg.

Universal-Investment-GmbH operates as a holding company, which provides administration services, funds structuring solutions, as well as securities and alternative investment structuring solutions to institutional investors and fund initiators. Its services also include direct investments, mutual funds, insourcing, and risk management. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

VR Equity Gesellschaft für Regionale Entwicklung in Bayern provides investment services. The company is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

VR Automotive Dichtungssysteme GmbH is a German company that specializes in the development and production of sealing systems for demanding and dynamic deviator requirements in the automotive and industrial sector. The private company was founded in 2004 and is located in Auengrund, Germany. The company focuses on the production of radial wave light systems for the automotive and vehicle supply industry, particularly for the thermal management of combustion and electric vehicles, as well as for compressors with conventional and CO2 cheese. The CEOs are Andreas Schmidt and Martin Schaub.

Part of DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, VR Equitypartner Beteiligungskapital GmbH & Co. KG UBG provides investment services. The company is based in Frankfurt, Germany. The CEOs of the German company are Peter Sachse, Christian Futterlieb.