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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.

Bausparkasse Schwäbisch-Hall AG provides various financial services in Germany and internationally. It offers mortgage finance, private construction finance, services related to credit, building society, and promotional loans. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Schwabisch Hall, Germany.

Part of VION Holding NV, CG Nordfleisch AG is a German company that produces meat and is involved in the manufacturing of other carcass-by-products such as soap and detergents. The company is based in Hamburg, Germany. CG Nordfleisch was acquired by Vion NV on November 10, 2003.

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.

NRW.Bank (Private Equity) (NRWB PE) is the private equity operating division of the NRW Bank which traces their origins to 2002 when Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale was split up into two entities. From this basis and further to the 2004 Reorganization Act, the current foundations for NRW Bank were established. Headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany, NRWB PE specializes in providing capital and business development support for SMEs in North Rhine-Westphalia. They manage a number of private equity funds. Through mezzanine capital as a co-investor alongside lead investors, they provide equity limited to minority stakes as a silent partner.

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.

NORD Holding Unternehmensbeteiligungs GmbH is an independent private equity firm headquartered in Hanover in northern Germany. NORD Holding's shareholders include regional and savings banks as well as insurance companies. The firm originated in 1969 within NORD/LB Group and was among the earliest private equity firms created in Germany. The current firm was established in 1993 and became independent in 2000 through a spin-off. NORD Holding specializes in private equity investing. They also manage a private equity fund of funds. The firm invests directly through an evergreen fund. The fund's investors are NORD Holding's shareholders, including regional banks within NORD/LB Group.

DZ Bank Ireland Plc provides banking services. It focuses on investments through floating rate notes, asset swaps, syndicated and bilateral loans to parties such as financial institutions, ABS issuers, corporations, sovereign and sub-sovereign entities in Western Europe and North America. The company was founded in November 1994 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Part of Ernst & Young Global Ltd., EY GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft is a German company that revolutionizes non-core business tasks essential for the company. The company is based in Munich, Germany. The company offers assurance and audit-related services, tax consulting, business consulting, and strategy and transactions. With their industry knowledge, they support clients in developing new business models and assessing risks to promote sustainable growth.

Heliad Management GmbH (Heliad) is the wholly-owned private equity subsidiary of FinLab AG (FR: A7A). Formerly known as Sigma Capital Management GmbH, the firm was established in 2000 as VertureCap Consultants GmbH. It was renamed to Sigma Capital in 2006 and subsequently became Altira Heliad Management GmbH. Since 2016 the firm is known as Heliad Management GmbH. 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.

VAUTID GmbH engages in the manufacture and distribution of wear protection products, welding supplies, as well as related services. Its products include composite wear-plates, hardfacing welding consumables, cast components, made from white cast iron and stainless steel. The firm's services include surfacing and hardfacing of components and assemblies, which includes design, implementation and inspection of repair weldings and overlay weldings. It also provides a fabrication service, that ranges from simple cutting services to complex steel fabrications. The company was founded by Hans Wahl in 1945 and is headquartered in Ostfildern, Germany.

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.

Prolimity Capital Partners (Prolimity Capital) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2008 by Christoph Fluhr and Dr. Peter Mauritz. It is headquartered in Ummendorf, Germany.

Lampe Capital Finance GmbH (Lampe Capital Finance) is the private equity subsidiary of Lampe Investment Management GmbH, itself a subsidiary of Lampe Corporate Finance GmbH & Co. KG. The firm was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Mageba SA supplies engineered components for infrastructure and buildings. The firm’s services include expansion joints, structural bearings, structural monitoring, vibration isolation, noise insulation and special products. The company was founded in 1963 by Reinhold Huber and is headquartered in Bulach, Switzerland.

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.

Part of Deutsche Beteiligungs AG, DBAG ECF Fonds I Beteiligungs GmbH is a German company that provides economic services. The company is based in Frankfurt, Germany. The CEOs are Bernd Sexauer, Florian Döring, Mirka Derksen. The company was founded in 2015.

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.

Clean Car AG operates car wash and care service stations. The firm's services include underbody and engine washing, express wax, paint treatment, interior cleaning, and door jamb and carpet cleaning. It specializes in the development and operation of an automated car washing system. It also offers oil change, filter change, and disposal services. The company was founded by Peter Henssen on April 28, 1986 and is headquartered in Meerbusch, Germany.