Ulrich Kaffarnik

MEAG MUNICH ERGO Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH (MEAG-K) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of MEAG MUNICH ERGO AssetManagement GmbH, itself a subsidiary of Münchener Rückversicherungs AG (FR: MUV2) in Germany. Established in 1999, the firm is based in Munich and manages assets, investing in securities, real estate and funds for a range of clients including insurance companies, pension funds and pension schemes, church organizations, foundations, local authorities, industrial companies from outside their company group and private investors.

Deka Investment GmbH (Deka) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale in Germany. Founded in 1995, the firm is headquartered in Frankfurt and acts as the investment arm of the DekaBank Group. The firm offers a range of funds in a variety of asset classes including large-, mid- and small-cap, corporate and government bonds, asset backed securities and convertible bonds for retail and institutional investors.

Metzler Asset Management GmbH (MAM) is the asset management subsidiary of B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG, a German family business originally established in 1674. Headquartered in Frankfurt, MAM was founded in 1995 and offers investment advisory services and portfolio management for private and institutional clients including segregated accounts, mutual funds and pension funds.

Union Investment Institutional GmbH (Union Investment) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Union Asset Management Holding AG in Germany. The firm was founded in 1970 as Deutsche Gesellschaft für Investment-Fonds GmbH and was rebranded as Union Investment Institutional GmbH in 2002. Headquartered in Frankfurt, Union Investment manages funds for a range of institutional investors including banks, pension funds, church organizations, businesses and non-profit organizations. They are a signatory to the UN Principles of Responsible Investment and offer a variety of socially responsible investments including SRI mutual funds, segregated accounts and real-estate investments.

Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH (Invt Mgmt) (Universal-Investment IM) is the investment management division of Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH in Germany. The firm was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Frankfurt. Universal-Investment IM offers institutional investors and fund initiators efficient administration services, solutions for structuring their funds, securities and alternative investments, complemented by state-of-the-art risk management.

Amundi Deutschland GmbH is the German asset management subsidiary of Amundi Asset Management SA, ultimately held by SAS Rue La Boëtie’s Credit Agricole SA (EPA: ACA; ADR: CRARY) in France. The firm was founded in 1969 and was formerly known as Pioneer Investments Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH. Headquartered in Munich, Amundi Deutschland specializes in managing mutual funds and segregated accounts for institutional investors, private investors and advisors. They are a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) and incorporate ESG issues in their investment analysis and decision processes.

State Street Global Advisors GmbH (SSgA-D) is the full-service German investment subsidiary of State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT) in the US. Established in 1998, SSgA-D services institutional clients from Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Poland, including public and corporate pension funds, multinational corporations, insurance companies, foundations, financial institutions, religious organizations and central banks, as well as third-party distributors such as fund of fund managers, private banks, e-banks and brokers. The firm is based in Munich and manages mandates through segregated or pooled vehicles, primarily Spezialfonds (segregated institutional portfolios).

MEAG MUNICH ERGO Asset Management GmbH (Munich-MEAG) is an investment management firm headquartered in Munich, Germany. The firm was founded in 1999 and formerly known as Pales Verm?gensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH. They are a subsidiary of Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (ETR: MUV2). Munich-MEAG provides investment management and consulting services to unaffiliated professional investors, manages special investment funds (Spezialfonds) for institutional investors and mutual investment funds (Publikumsfonds) for private investors.

BFH Beteiligungsholding GmbH operates as an investment holding company. The firm's investment and management activities involve businesses specializing in the automotive and technology development sectors. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Wachtendonk, Germany.

Deutsche Bank AG (Broker) is the brokerage arm of Deutsche Bank AG (ETR: DBK) in Germany. Headquartered in Frankfurt, the firm was founded in 1870 and offers FX Prime Brokerage (FXPB) which enables clients to transact foreign exchange across an array of dealers utilizing Deutsche Bank credit lines to maintain anonymity, maximize operational and margin efficiency and reduce transactional costs.

CONQUEST Investment Advisory AG is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Feldkirchen, Germany. Founded in 2005, the firm provides investment advisory services to selected institutional clients.

ODDO BHF Trust GmbH (ODDO BHF Germany) is the German asset management subsidiary of ODDO BHF AG, itself a subsidiary of ODDO BHF SCA in France. Headquartered in Frankfurt, the firm was founded in 1984 and concentrates on managing securities portfolios for private investors and foundations.

Part of IHI Corp., IHI Charging Systems International GmbH is a German company that manufactures and sells turbochargers for automobiles. The company is based in Amt Wachsenburg, Germany. The CEOs of the company are Jan Ehrhardt, Tadayuki Inoue, Keiya Mitsunaga, André Schäfer. IHI Charging Systems International was acquired by IHI Corp. from Mercedes-Benz Group AG on February 28, 2013.

Donner & Reuschel AG (D&R) is an asset management firm headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded in 2010 as the result of the merger between Conrad Hinrich Donner Bank and Reuschel & Co. Privatbankiers, whose histories date to 1798 and 1947, respectively. The firm is a subsidiary of SIGNAL IDUNA Lebensversicherung AG, which is owned by SIGNAL IDUNA Gruppe. D&R provides wealth management, asset management and traditional banking services to high-net worth private clients, foundations, small businesses and institutional clients.

M.M. Warburg & Co. KGaA (Broker) (M.M. Warburg-Broker) is the full service broker division of M.M. Warburg & Co. KGaA, a private bank headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. The firm was founded in 1798 and is a subsidiary of M.M. Warburg & Co. Gruppe GmbH. M.M. Warburg-Broker focuses on German small & mid-cap equities and provides coverage universe in Germany, advising institutional clients in Central Europe, Scandinavia, the UK and Spain. It follows a comprehensive and dedicated approach to deliver high class equity research, expert sales-service, and best execution in sales trading to its clients.

Deutsche Oppenheim Family Office A (Deutsche Oppenheim) is the wealth management subsidiary of DB Capital Markets (Deutschland) GmbH, itself a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) in Germany. The firm was created in 2013 when pioneering family offices Wilhelm von Finck Deutsche Family Office AG (established in 1988) and Oppenheim Vermögenstreuhand GmbH (established in 1990) merged. Headquartered in Grasbrunn, with additional offices in Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg and Köln, the firm manages assets, including the Family Office Strategy funds, for a range of clients including high-net worth individuals, entrepreneurs, churches, foundations and institutional investors.

Deutsche Bank AG (Private Banking Germany) (Deutsche Bank-PB) is the private banking division of Deutsche Bank AG (ETR: DBK), a multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. Founded in 1870, Deutsche Bank-PB offers its clients high-quality financial services from a single source. These range from comprehensive services for private customers and support for demanding entrepreneurs and their families, to solutions for small and medium-sized companies in important Eurozone markets.

Köhn & Kerkhoff GmbH is a boutique fund management firm headquartered in Pullach, Germany. The firm was founded by Maximilian-Benedikt Köhn and René Kerkhoff in 2023 to manage their own mutual fund, K&K - Growth & Innovation.