Christian Ehmann

Merrill Lynch International (MLI-UK) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1988 and is a subsidiary of ML UK Capital Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) in the US. MLI-UK provides brokerage services to individual and retail clients.

Société Générale SA (UK) (Société Générale UK) is the Great Britain-based brokerage division of Societe Generale SA (XP: GLE, ADR: SCGLY) in France. Headquartered in London, Société Générale UK was founded in 1993 and provides broking services.

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.

Oddo BHF SCA (Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Oddo BHF SCA, a financial services company headquartered in Paris, France. The firm provides equity brokerage services to various investors.

SIGNAL IDUNA Asset Management GmbH (SIAM) is the asset management subsidiary of Signal Iduna Gruppe in Germany. Established in 2003, the firm is based in Hamburg and manages mutual funds for institutional clients and private individuals. The firm is the Group's central asset manager for thier financial subsidiaries.

IK Partners Ltd (IK Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Fatburen Investment BV founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

ODDO BHF Corporates & Markets AG (ODDO BCM) is a securities trading firm headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. The firm was founded in 1994 and became a subsidiary of France-based Oddo BHF SCA in 2015. ODDO BCM is actively involved in the capital market primarily in four areas: equities and bond trading, market making as a designated sponsor, as a floor specialist broker on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and in Corporate Finance. It advises German and other European SMEs on all their capital market plans, particularly in the areas of capital markets.

VR Equitypartner GmbH (VREP) is a private equity subsidiary of DZ Bank AG founded in 1970. The firm is headquartered in Bavaria, Germany.

ING Belgium SA/NV is the wholly owned securities broker/dealer subsidiary of ING Groep NV (AMS: INGA) in The Netherlands. Headquartered in Brussels, the firm provides brokerage services to various investors.

Kepler Cheuvreux SA (Germany) (Kepler Cheuvreux Germany) is the German brokerage division of Kepler Cheuvreux SA in France. The firm was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Frankfurt. Kepler Cheuvreux Germany specializes in security broking and is a market leader for small- to mid-cap companies.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH (AGI) is an investment management firm headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. The was founded in 1956 and is a subsidiary of Allianz Asset Management GmbH, which is owned by Allianz SE (ETR: ALV). AGI manages the group's assets and client-focused equity, fixed-income, and balanced portfolios. They also launch and manage equity and fixed-income mutual funds for individual and institutional clients.

ODDO BHF AG (Broker) (ODDO BHF-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of ODDO BHF AG, which is owned by Oddo BHF SCA in German. The firm was founded in 1854 and is headquartered in Frankfurt. ODDO BHF-Broker offers a wide range of high value-added broking services for issuers, holding companies and/or family offices.

Wolfgang Steubing AG Wertpapierdienstleister (Broker) is the brokerage division of Wolfgang Steubing AG Wertpapierdienstleister, an independent security trading bank headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. Founded in 1987, the firm offers professional market-making, execution services and best execution in all asset classes (stocks, bonds, ETFs, structured products, derivatives, FX, etc.) for institutional clients. They operate on all German stock exchanges and have access to around 50 international stock exchanges and trading venues.

Independent Research GmbH is an independent capital markets research firm headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. The firm was founded by Pierre Drach in 1995 and is a reliable partner to investment companies, banks, securities banks, and issuers. Their services range from capital market research to company valuation, capital market advisory services and securities reports to outsourcing services for banks.

Macquarie Capital Europe Ltd. (Germany) (MCE Germany) is the Germany-based brokerage division of Macquarie Capital Europe Ltd., which is ultimately held by Macquarie Group Ltd. (ASX: MQG). The firm is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany and was founded in 2008. MCE Germany provides brokerage services to their clients.

Altamar Private Equity SGIIC SA (Altamar Private Equity) is a private equity arm of Altamar Capital Partners SL founded in 2004. The firm is headquartered in Spain with additional offices in New York and Santiago de Chile.

Blackfin Capital Partners SAS (Blackfin Capital Partners) is an independent Private Equity firm founded in 2008 by Eric May, Paul Mizrahi, Bruno Rostain, Laurent Bouyoux. The firm is headquartered in France, Paris with additional offices in Brussels, Belgium, and Frankfurt, Germany.

ETHENEA Independent Investors SA (ETHENEA) is the Luxembourg-based investment management subsidiary of Luca Pesarini’s Haron Holding AG in Switzerland. Established in 2010, ETHENEA is a non bank-affiliated investment firm which manages the Ethna Funds. The firm is headquartered in Munsbach and has subsidiaries in Switzerland, Germany and Italy, and a representative office in Austria. The Ethna Funds can be acquired at Raiffeisen and cooperative banks, from independent financial services providers as well as at banks and savings banks.

M.M. Warburg & Co. KGaA (Broker) (M.M. Warburg-Broker) is the full service broker division of M.M. Warburg & Co. KGaA, a private bank headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. The firm was founded in 1798 and is a subsidiary of M.M. Warburg & Co. Gruppe GmbH. M.M. Warburg-Broker focuses on German small & mid-cap equities and provides coverage universe in Germany, advising institutional clients in Central Europe, Scandinavia, the UK and Spain. It follows a comprehensive and dedicated approach to deliver high class equity research, expert sales-service, and best execution in sales trading to its clients.

Barclays Plc/Secured Lending Bus/ was acquired by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC from Barclays PLC on September 07, 2015. Barclays is a British universal bank that offers consumer banking services and operates a top-tier corporate and investment bank.

Bregal Unternehmerkapital GmbH (Bregal Unternehmerkapital) is a private equity firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen GmbH (Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen) is a private equity subsidiary of Harald Quandt Family Office GmbH founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Bad Homburg vor der Hoehe, Germany.

DZ Privatbank SA (Germany) (DZ Privatbank-Germany) is the German private banking division of DZ Privatbank SA in Luxembourg. They are ultimately owned by DZ Bank AG in Germany. The firm was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Dusseldorf. DZ Privatbank-Germany provides private banking services to wealthy private clients.

Part of Rothschild Concordia SAS, Rothschild & Co. engages in banking and private equity businesses. The company is based in Santiago, Chile.

Porsche Ventures (Porsche Ventures) is venture investment arm of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, itself a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG is founded in 2016. the firm is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

ALLISTRO GmbH (ALLISTRO) is an independent private equity firm founded on March 1, 2010. The firm is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

Munich Re Investment Partners GmbH, part of Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG, is a company headquartered in Munich, Germany, that provides investment advice for insurance company portfolio.