Marc Schrade

BWK GmbH Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft is part of the private equity arm and a majority-owned subsidiary of LBBW-Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, a government-controlled regional bank based in southwestern Germany. Significant minority shareholders include regional financial institutions and insurance companies. Founded in 1990, BWK is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. In 2008 the firm merged with BWK Private Equity GmbH.

Rixius AG specializes in the plastic, glass and tinplate packaging services. It engages in the manufacture of packaging containers and accessories. The firm’s product range encompasses packaging plastic and glass bottles, canisters, cans, buckets, storage jars, and barrels. It supplies products for pharmaceutical, medicine, chemical, cosmetics, and food and beverage applications. The company was founded by Peter Rixius in 1879 and is headquartered in Mannheim, Germany.