Hans-Bernd Wolberg

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.

WGZ BANK AG Westdeutsche Genossenschafts-Zentralbank provides banking services. It's an active participant in the global monetary, foreign exchange and derivatives trading, in trading capital markets products, and in securities issuance and underwriting. The company was founded on May 10, 1884 and is headquartered in Dusseldorf, 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.

WL Bank AG Westfälische Landschaft Bodenkreditbank AG operates as a co-operative financial services company. The firm provides long-term real estate loans through jointly used information technology systems to the real estate financing for new buildings. It offers mortgage and registered bonds to foreign and domestic investors. The company was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in Münster, Germany.