Wolfgang Gerhardt

Portigon AG engages in the management of its own assets. It also provides financial services and conducts banking activities. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Duesseldorf, Germany.

Marcard, Stein & Co. AG (MSC) is the wealth management subsidiary of M.M. Warburg & Co. (MWC), and was founded in 1932 through the merger of J.H. Stein and Macard & Co. Headquartered in Hamburg, MSC provides banking services for family offices, including financial advisory services and asset management.

Bianco Footwear A/S manufactures and distributes footwear. It also sells clothes, bags, and accessories. The company was founded by René Piper Laursen in 1987 and is headquartered in Kolding, Denmark.

Hannover 96 GmbH & Co. KGaA operates as a football club. Hannover 96 GmbH & Co. KGaA is based in Hannover, Germany. The German company was founded in 1896 by Arnold Fokke, August Riehn, Ernst Witte, F. Vogeler, Franz Namendorff, Fritz Hoffmann, Fritz Köllermeyer, Georg Kindermann, H. Beplate, L. Eggers, W. Bielefeld, and Wilhelm A. Namendorff. The CEO is Martin Kind.

HF-Fonds IX Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH is an evergreen private equity fund which seeks investment opportunities in mid-market companies primarily located in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It targets companies with an EBIT of greater than EUR 2 million, an enterprise value of up to EUR 100 million, and revenues between EUR 20 million and EUR 500 million. The fund invests with no sector limitations, but typically looks for companies in the areas of services, trade, industry, and consumer goods. It provides equity and debt financing for buyouts, MBOs, MBIs, spin-offs/carve-outs, secondary transactions, restructuring, and growth capital requirements, in the form of both direct and silent participations, as well as shareholder loans. The target equity investment size is between EUR 3 million and EUR 50 million, with the typical transaction size ranging from EUR 5 million to EUR 150 million. The fund makes both majority and minority investments and seeks to acquire a seat on the board.

Bianco International A/S is a holding Danish company that is involved in the manufacturing and distribution of footwear. The private company is based in Kolding, Denmark. The company's focus is on the footwear industry, and it operates as a holding company with interests in this sector.

Marcard Family Office Treuhand GmbH provides management services. The private company is based in Hamburg, Germany. The German company was founded in 2005. The CEO is Thomas Borghardt.

HF-Fonds X Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH is an evergreen private equity fund which seeks investment opportunities in mid-market companies primarily located in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It targets companies with an EBIT of greater than EUR 2 million, an enterprise value of up to EUR 100 million, and revenues between EUR 20 million and EUR 500 million. The fund invests with no sector limitations, but typically looks for companies in the areas of services, trade, industry, and consumer goods. It provides equity and debt financing for buyouts, MBOs, MBIs, spin-offs/carve-outs, secondary transactions, restructuring, and growth capital requirements, in the form of both direct and silent participations, as well as shareholder loans. The target equity investment size is between EUR 3 million and EUR 50 million, with the typical transaction size ranging from EUR 5 million to EUR 150 million. The fund makes both majority and minority investments and seeks to acquire a seat on the board.

Hamburg Commercial Bank AG provides banking services for higher-end medium-sized companies and financing for real estate projects. Its products and solutions include financing, corporate finance/M&A advisory, financial markets and transaction banking. The company was founded on April 16, 2003 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.