Kurt Stiassny

Global Equity Partners Beteiligungs-Management GmbH (GEP) is a venture capital firm which was founded in 1998 as a joint project by Dr. Michael Tojner and Meinl Bank AG. In 2001 GEP began to focus on industrial and small- to medium-size businesses and in 2002 they acquired WertInvest Immobilien AG, adding a property arm to their industry, SME and venture capital activities. Headquartered in Vienna, Austria with partner offices in Lausanne and Munich, the firm has built up a cross-industry network which includes Austrian banks Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH, Erste Bank AG, Meinl Bank AG, and Volksbank Investment Bank AG. In addition to their main activities, GEP manages the Asia Private Equity Beteiligungs AG, L.A.I. Beteiligungs-Invest AG, Private Equity Performance Beteiligungs AG and ETV Holding AG investment firms.

Buy-Out CE 2 Beteiligungsmanagement GmbH (BOCE-II) is an Austrian private equity firm which was established in 2007 by Kurt Stiassny and Michael Tojner. They are a subsidiary of GEP Group. Based in Vienna, BOCE-II manages the Buy-Out Central Europe II Beteiligungs-Invest AG fund.

Unternehmens Invest AG is a holding company, which engages engages in the acquisition and administration of industrial companies. The company also invests in national and international medium-sized enterprises with long-term investment strategy. It operates through the following segments: UIAG, Pongratz Group, UIAG Holding Group, and Begalom Group. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Innere Stadt, Austria.

Akdeniz Chemson Additives AG engages in the manufacture and distribution of additives for plastic and glass industries. Its solutions include 3D vinyl filament, one-component tablets, research & development and new stabilizers. The company was founded in April 2000 and is headquartered in Arnoldstein, Austria.

Austria Email AG engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of water heaters. The firm offers electrical water heaters, indirectly heated hot water cylinders for use with gas, oil, and alternative energy types, buffer cylinders, solar energy systems, domestic water heat pumps, central heating cylinders, and central heating thermal systems. The company was founded in 1855 and is headquartered in Knittelfeld, Austria.