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Advent International LP (Advent) is an independent private equity firm founded in 1984 by Henry H. Haight. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Autoscout24 GmbH engages in the development and operation of an online vehicle trading platform. The firm offers a search portal for new and used cars, motorcycles, and trucks. It also operates a search platform for car financing and vehicle leasing services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Minimax Viking GmbH manufactures fire detection and extinguishing systems. The firm specializes in the manufacture and development of fire protection and life safety systems. Its product spectrum encompasses fire detection devices, fire extinguishers, vehicle units, foam equipment, and gas, powder, and water extinguishing systems. The company is headquartered in Bad Oldesloe, Germany.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Heraeus Holding GmbH operates as a technology company. It focuses on the environmental, energy, electronics, health, mobility and industrial applications sectors. The company was founded by Willhelm Carl Heraeus in 1851 and is headquartered in Hanau, Germany.

The Sterling Group LP (The Sterling Group) is a private equity firm founded in 1982 by Frank J. Hevrdejs. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

LEA Partners GmbH (LEA) is the private equity arm of Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg-Förderbank, itself a subsidiary of Landesbank Baden-Württemberg. The firm was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Morgan Stanley Australia Ltd. is an Australian broker/dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International, Inc., itself owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in Sydney, the firm offers sales, trading and market-making investment management services to global institutions, hedge funds and industry innovators.

PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft engages in the provision of auditing and consulting services. It offers audit and audit-related services, tax and legal advice, as well as deals and consulting. The company was founded on October 25, 2016 and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

eCAPITAL entrepreneurial Partners AG (eCAPITAL) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Münster, Germany.

DPE Deutsche Private Equity GmbH (DPE) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2007 by Volker Hichert and Marc Thiery. The firm is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Feri Trust GmbH is the asset management subsidiary of Feri AG, itself a subsidiary of MLP SE (ETR: MLP) in Germany. Founded in 1991, the firm is headquartered in Bad Homburg and offers a wide range of asset management services for discerning private and institutional clients.

Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung GmbH (ZEW) is an independent investment research firm headquartered in Mannheim, Germany. Founded in 1990, the firm conducts research in the field of applied and policy-oriented economics and provides national and international research with important data sets via its research data center. They support politicians, companies and administrations at national and European level in overcoming economic policy challenges through in-depth advice. ZEW pursues the economic analysis of functioning markets and institutions in Europe as an overarching research guiding principle. Their main research interests are in the areas of competition and regulation. Methodologically, research at ZEW is based in particular on microeconomic and micro econometric approaches.

Roland Berger Holding GmbH provides business consulting services. It engages in the business of corporate finance, digitization, executive communications, information management and operations strategy. The company was founded by Roland Berger in 1967 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Part of Boromir Prod SA, Boromir IND SRL is a Romanian company that purchases bakery products from Boromir Market, using only high-quality ingredients. The company is based in Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania. Born out of respect for tradition, the company has been in operation for over 24 years. Constantin Boromiz has been the CEO of the company since 1994.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Ltd. operates as a global investment firm. It specializes in investment management across multiple asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit strategies and hedge funds. The company was founded by Henry Kravis and George Roberts in 1976 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Ernst & Young Global Ltd., Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft is a German company that provides accounting and tax preparation services. The company is based in Stuttgart, Germany. The CEOs are Andreas Volker Muth, Jan Brorhilker, Jan-Rainer Hinz. The company was founded in 2009.

Polygon AB engages in the provision of consultancy and solutions for the prevention and mitigation of fire, water, and the effects of humidity. It offers water damage restoration, fire damage restoration, leak detection, technical re-conditioning, document drying and restoration, construction drying, surface preparation, and coating services. The company was founded on July 12, 2010 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Verdesian Life Sciences LLC engages in the provision of nutritional and plant-health products. Its services include custom blend services, granulation services, and raw materials. Its products include Avail, Citron, Fungi-Phite, and Diamond Brand. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Cary, NC.

Rigeto Unternehmerkapital GmbH is a financial company based in Munich, Germany. The German company describe themselves as a combination of a private equity society and a family office, investing flexibly and in the long term. Rigeto Unternehmerkapital GmbH has a strong management team and work with companies to develop growth strategies and expand their businesses. Rigeto has made over 40 transactions and invested around 300 million euros. The company focuses on medium-sized companies and aim to shape change to the advantage of everyone involved. The company was founded in 2013, and Richard K. Lenz has been the CEO since 2012.

proALPHA Business Solutions GmbH provides enterprise resource planning for medium-sized manufacturing and trading companies. It offers fixed asset management, business intelligence, CAD integration, purchasing, financial accounting, managerial accounting, materials management and human resources services. The company also offers concept consulting and customer services. The firm serves the plant construction and engineering, metal, plastics and supplier industries. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Weilerbach, Germany.

Bregal Unternehmerkapital GmbH (Bregal Unternehmerkapital) is a private equity firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

J² Verwaltung GmbH engages in the acquisition, holding, management, and sale of participations in companies. It also purchases and sells real estate. The company was founded on August 18, 2005 and is headquartered in Kleinostheim, Germany.

Neuromation Ou develops technology platform that creates synthetic learning environments. The company was founded by Constantine Goltsev and is headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia.

J2 Verwaltung GmbH provides administration services. The CEO of the German company is Julia Heraeus-Rinnert.

Vlf Holdings LP provides agriculture related services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Waldegg Equity Partners GmbH invests in mid-sized companies and early stage software ventures to generate returns for investors. The private company is based in Munich, Germany. The German company also finances carbon capture and storage projects. The company was founded in 2020 by Mario Christian Seeger and Fabian Kiechle, who have been the CEOs since 2020.

2 Gather GmbH provides investment services. The private company is based in Kleinostheim, Germany. The CEOs of the German company are Jürgen Heraeus, Julia Heraeus-Rinnert, Nicola Doser.