Claus von Loeper

Kemmer Technology AG manufactures metal based machinery and tooling components. Products include drill bits, cutters, groove cutters, components for MLC technology, complete MLC tools, follow-on composite tools, special tools, test systems, equipment for the manufacture of multi layer ceramic products, automation technology and jig construction. Applications can be found in electronics industry, automobile industry, aerospace technology, plastics technology, medical technology, pharmaceutical industry and the food industry. The group is represented in the markets of Europe, southeast Asia and the USA. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Schwabisch Gmund, Germany.

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.