Christian Diekmann

Zetar Ltd. manufactures confectionery and snack food products. The firm operates through two divisions: Confectionery and Natural Snacks. The Confectionery division manufactures seasonal and everyday niche and novelty chocolate products, sold under own brands, private label and under license, or to other chocolate manufacturers within the UK, and export markets. The Natural Snacks division manufactures and processes a core range of dried fruits and nuts and fruit and nut snacks, primarily within the UK. The company was founded on December 8, 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. AG & Co. KGaA is the German arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of Luxembourg-based DB Value SARL, itself a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) in Germany. Established in 1789 and known as Bankhaus Oppenheim, the firm is based in Cologne and provides asset management services for high-net worth individuals, foundations and institutions.

comdirect bank AG engages in the provision of online banking and brokerage services. It operates through the Business to Customer (B2C) and Business to Business (B2B) segments. The B2C segment offers customers digital management of personal finances, including money and securities investment, payment transactions, and financing. The B2B segment supports the business models of its cooperation partners as a digital financial services partner with tailored and B2B-capable products and services. The company was founded on October 13, 1994 and is headquartered in Quickborn, Germany.

Zuckerraffinerie Tangermünde Fr. The company is based in Hamburg, Germany and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. Meyers Sohn Holding GmbH is an investment firm with a focus on confectionery and fine foods distribution. The German company was founded in 1992 and is led by CEOs Alessandra Cama and Stephan Tendam.

ZERTUS GmbH operates as a holding company with interests in food industries. It offers confectionery and delicatessen products; dextrose in tablet and powder form, as well as a range of products for sports nutrition and starch containing dry goods for consumer goods, trading, and retail sectors. The company was founded in 1826 by Friedrich Theodor Meyer and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

Argantis GmbH (Argantis) is an independent German private equity firm which was established in 2003 as part of a cooperation deal between Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. KGaA and IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG. Based in Cologne, Argantis provides mid-sized companies facing key strategic decisions with advice, management expertise and financial resources, aiming to increase their untapped value potential. The firm's executives invest their own money in their investee companies to assure an alignment of interests.

Part of Zuckerraffinerie Tangermünde Fr. The private company is based in Navan, Ireland. Meyers Sohn Holding GmbH, Lir Chocolates Ltd. is an Irish company that manufactures chocolate and confectionery products. Lir Chocolates was acquired by Kinnerton (Confectionery) Co. Ltd. on December 18, 2007 for $11.33 million.