Jan Markus Drees

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 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.

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

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.

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.

Monotype GmbH engages in the development and marketing of typefaces and font products. It offers typographic products and services to brand managers, designers, publishers, information technology administrators, as well as product developers. The company was founded by Ottmar Mergenthaler in 1886 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

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.

EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht gGmbH functions as a college or university. Its services include academic, coaching@EBS, career services center, EBS languages center, accommodation database and EBS mediations services. The company is headquartered in Wiesbaden, 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.

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.

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.

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

Transor Filter GmbH is a world leader in providing filtration solutions for various manufacturing applications such as grinding, honing, lapping, super finishing, and EDM. With over 18,000 units installed in more than 30 countries, Transor has offices in the US, China, and Germany, providing sales and service. The company is based in Usingen, Germany and was founded in 1981. The German company also manufacture high-performance EDM dielectrics and grinding oils. The CEOs are Elke D. Hasse and Gerd J. Hasse.

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.