Andrew Richards

3i Deutschland Gesellschaft für Industriebeteiligungen mbH (3i Deutschland) is the German private equity subsidiary of 3i Group Plc (LSE: III) in Great Britain. Established in Frankfurt in 1984, the firm invests in small and medium-sized German companies at all stages of development, from start-ups to established businesses. In addition to the Frankfurt office, 3i Deutschland has offices in Munich and Stuttgart. They drive their investment focus and decisions from their Frankfurt and Munich offices, and the team collaborates with Swiss colleagues in Zurich and 3i's network across Europe, Asia and the U.S. to invest in a wide range of industry sectors.

Part of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd., PricewaterhouseCoopers (Denmark) is a private company based in Hellerup, Denmark.

Deutsche Beteiligungsgesellschaft Fonds III GmbH in line with the life cycle of such funds, Deutsche Beteiligungsgesellschaft is currently disposing of its assets (end of investment period is October 31,2001).

Pare-Unternehmensberatung GmbH provides management consulting services. Andrew Richards has been the CEO of the German company since 2003.

Bad Homburg Vdhoehe is a German company that operates hotels. The CEO of the private company is Andrew Richards.

Ernst & Young GmbH provides financial advice services. It offers advisory, assurance, tax, growth markets, transactions, tax and specialty services. The firm serves to the automotive, transportation, consumer products, retail, oil, gas, mining, metals, power, utilities, technology and real estate industries. The company is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.