Georg Denoke

Linde GmbH is a holding company, which engages in the gas and engineering business. It operates through the following division: Gases, Engineering, and Other Activities. The Gases Division offers a wide range of compressed and liquefied gases as well as chemicals. The Engineering Division delivers olefin, natural gas, air separation, hydrogen, and synthesis gas plants. The Other Activities Division comprises operations of logistics services company Gist. The company was founded by Carl Paul Gottfried von Linde on June 21, 1879 and is headquartered in Pullach, Germany.

Linde Finance BV acts as a finance company for the benefit of The Linde Group companies. The company issues corporate bonds which are listed at different European stock exchanges. Linde Finance was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

ATON GmbH engages in the investment activities. It invests in firms mainly active in the business-to-business areas, including technology, mining, medical technology, and aviation. The company was founded on November 29, 2001 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

EDAG Engineering GmbH provides engineering services. It specializes in development and optimization of vehicles, production facilities, derivatives and modules. The company was founded by Horst Eckard on February 1, 1969 and is headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany.