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Deka Investment GmbH (Deka) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale in Germany. Founded in 1995, the firm is headquartered in Frankfurt and acts as the investment arm of the DekaBank Group. The firm offers a range of funds in a variety of asset classes including large-, mid- and small-cap, corporate and government bonds, asset backed securities and convertible bonds for retail and institutional investors.

UBS Asset Management Deutschland GmbH (UBS AM-Deutschland) is the German asset management subsidiary of UBS Deutschland AG, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. Established in 1989, the firm is based in Frankfurt and manages a range of investment funds across all major asset classes for institutional and private clients.

Union Investment Privatfonds GmbH (Union Investment) is the asset management subsidiary of Union Asset Management Holding AG in Germany. Founded in 1956, the firm was formerly known as Union-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH and changed their name to Union Investment Privatfonds GmbH in 2002. Headquartered in Frankfurt, Union Investment is a socially responsible investor which offers a product range that covers all asset classes worldwide including equity, fixed-income, balanced, index and real estate funds.

Lupus alpha Asset Management AG (LAAM) is the asset management subsidiary of Lupus alpha Holding GmbH in Germany. The firm was founded in 2000 by Michael Frick, Matthias Biedenkapp, Karl Fickel and Ralf Lochmüller. Headquartered in Frankfurt, LAAM manages mutual funds and discretionary portfolios for institutional clients and private individuals. They also manage several compartments of a Luxembourg-based umbrella fund which is administered by Lupus Alpha Investment SA.

LOYS AG is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Oldenburg, Germany. Founded in 1995, the firm manages equity funds exclusively for a range of institutional investors including pension funds, banks, funds of funds, family offices, and asset management companies affiliated with large industrial enterprises.

TBF Global Asset Management GmbH (TBF) is an independent German asset management firm which was founded in 2000 by Peter Dreide. Based in Singen, the firm manages and advises the 4Q funds, several additional funds, and develops customized portfolios and hedging strategies for institutional funds on behalf of insurance companies, pension funds, funds of funds and private banks.

Augur Capital AG (Augur Capital) is a German subsidiary of a Luxembourg based private equity advisor Augur Capital Advisors S.A. which was created in 2003 to structure takeovers of insurance providers. Co-founded by Günther Skrzypek, the firm is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany and initiated and executed the first two private equity transactions in the German insurance market in co-operation with the U.S. investor J.C. Flowers. The management team has experience, expertise and networks in the asset management, insurance and capital markets fields and provides investment consultancy services for all segments of the secondary life insurance market in Germany and in the U.S. for institutional investors.

Fidecum AG is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany. The firm was founded by Hans-Peter Schupp, Andreas Czeschinski and Klaus Kämmerer in 2008. Fidecum offers asset management concepts for professional investors.

Part of MainFirst Holding AG, MainFirst Affiliated Fund Managers (Deutschland) GmbH is a German company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Frankfurt, Germany.