Antonius Leyendecker

HANNOVER Finanz GmbH (HF) is an independent private equity firm headquartered in Hannover in northern Germany with a branch in Austria. HF is a majority-owned subsidiary of HANNOVER Finanz Group, which became independent through a management buyout in 1993. HF was established in 1979 within HDI-Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie VaG, which later became the German insurance group Talanx. HF specializes in private equity investing. Their shareholders and clients are primarily large German institutions in the banking and insurance sectors. The firm manages an extensive range of investment funds in which the group's shareholders are significant investors. HANNOVER Finanz Group and private individuals also invest in the firm's funds.

Cadcabel GmbH supplies wiring sets in bundle technology and unit cabinet systems wiring. It manufactures ready-to-install cable harnesses for switchgear wiring. The company was founded by Hans-Peter Hanzel in 1998 and is headquartered in Hohengandern, Germany.

WeHaCo Unternehmensbeteiligungs-GmbH 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 generally seeks companies in the services, trade, consumer goods, and industrial sectors. 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.