Peter Huber

Zellweger Luwa AG is a Swiss industrial company that, together with its subsidiaries, operates in the fields of gas detection and air engineering. It has two business divisions. The Zellweger Analytics division specializes in the supply of gas detection systems. Its product range, which includes gas detection systems for toxic gases, gas detection systems for explosive gases, portable gas detection systems and CO (carbon monoxide) detectors, is sold under the MDA Scientific, Sieger and Neotronics brand names to the oil and gas, semiconductor, petrochemicals, utilities and other industries. These systems are designed to protect people and the environment against harmful gases. The Luwa division focuses on the development of air engineering systems for the textile, pharmaceutical, electronics and other industries. Its product portfolio consists of textile air engineering systems, cleanroom technology and general-purpose air engineering systems. The Company's products are sold worldwide.

The University of Liverpool operates as a university. It offers post graduate research, foundation courses, continuing and professional development, online study, and doctoral college. The company was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Liverpool, the United Kingdom.

Part of Itema SpA, Sulzer Textil Ltd. operates a textile unit and specializes in weaving fabrics. The company is based in Rüti, Switzerland. Sulzer Textil was acquired by Promatech SpA (Bergamo) from Sulzer AG on July 28, 2001.

Ammann Group Holding AG engages in the acquisition and holding of participating interests in AMMANN companies as well as the long-term assurance of the continuity of these firms. It also acquires and manages other assets and carries out financial transactions. The company was founded on August 25, 2003 and is headquartered in Langenthal, Switzerland.

Vanderlande Industries BV engages in the processing of value-added logistic process automation at airports, and in the parcel market. It operates through the following segments: Airport, Warehousing, and Parcel. It also offers automation solutions for warehouses. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Veghel, the Netherlands.

Maillefer SA provides extrusion and winding solutions to the cable and pipe industries. It also provides complete extrusion solutions serving both wire and cable and pipe and tube manufacturers worldwide. The company is headquartered in Ecublens, Switzerland.

Etimex Holdings GmbH operates as a holding company with interest in manufacturing packaging products. It supplies plastic packaging for the food industry and plastic components for the automotive and appliance industries. The company was founded in 1950 is headquartered in Dietenheim, Germany.

Bucher Hydraulics is an international leading provider of innovative hydraulic drive and control technologies for mobile and industrial hydraulic applications. Contributing high levels of technical expertise, they support their clients' product development activities from the initial project phase to the finished machine. They can provide valuable help in creating very advanced machinery that features stringent technical demands and exacting quality standards.

Eterna AG Uhrenfabrik designs, manufactures and sells wristwatches. It offers timepieces for men and women. The company was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Grenchen, Switzerland.

Swissmem is a company that provides services to its members in the Swiss industry. Founded in 1999, the private company is based in Zurich, Switzerland. Its main focus is on addressing the issues that affect the industry and providing solutions to its members.

Economiesuisse operates as a trade industry association. The company is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Ammann BauAusrüstung AG engages in the acquisition and holding of participations in companies. It also provides financing services to firms that develop technologies for the construction and maintenance of roads, manufacture machinery and equipment, as well as provide related systems and services. The company was founded on July 9, 2003 and is headquartered in Langenthal, Switzerland.

QualySense AG develops solutions for grains, seeds and beans sorting. It offers QSorer Explorer is the novel single kernel method to inspect reliability and accurately for gluten contaminations during intake and processing. The firm provides seed breeding, quality inspection, size separation, color sorting, seed processing and purity inspection services. The company was founded by Francesco Dell'Endice, Paolo D'Alcini, Olga Mykhailova-Peters, Stefan Blarer and Alberto E. Romaneschi in 2009 and is headquartered in Glattbrugg, Switzerland.

OSF Merchant Banking Administracao de Recursos Ltda (OSF Merchant Banking) is an private equity firm founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.