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Equity Partners GmbH (Equity Partners) is an independent German private equity firm which was founded in 2001 by Carsten Schmeding on behalf of the Stadtsparkasse Düsseldorf with a mandate to focus on direct investments in the German mid-cap market. Based in Dusseldorf, Equity Partners invests globally in private equity funds as well as in small and medium-sized companies in Europe. They manage the Private Equity Anlageprogramm IV fund, encouraging their investee companies to develop ideas in mutually beneficial cooperation. The firm also offers their investment programs and services to external institutional investors.

Bethmann Bank AG (Bethmann Bank) is the German private banking subsidiary of ABN AMRO Bank NV, itself a subsidiary of the state-owned ABN AMRO Group NV in The Netherlands. Formerly known as Delbrück Bethmann Maffei AG, the firm changed their name to Bethmann Bank in 2011. They are based in Frankfurt am Main and have offices in Germany's major cities including Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Cologne and Aachen. The bank's asset management activities are tailored to fit the needs of private individuals, and include portfolio and mutual fund management, financial advisory services and third-party fund distribution.

Seaport Capital LLC (Seaport Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Bill Luby and Jim Collis. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Abbott Capital Management LLC (Abbott Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 1986 by Raymond L. Held and Stanley Edward Pratt. The firm is headquartered in New York, New York.

Credit Suisse Group AG is a holding company, which engages in the provision of financial services. It operates through the following four divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Bank, Swiss Bank and Asset Management and four geographic regions: Switzerland, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Asia Pacific, and Americas. The Wealth Management division offers comprehensive wealth management and investment solutions, tailored financing, and advisory services to ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) and high net-worth (HNW) individuals and external asset managers. The Investment Bank division offers a broad range of financial products and services focused on client-driven businesses and also supports Credit Suisse’s Wealth Management division and its clients. The Swiss Bank division offers comprehensive advice and a wide range of financial solutions to private, corporate, and institutional clients in Switzerland. The Asset Management division offers investment solutions and services globally to a broad range of clients, including pension funds, governments, foundations and endowments, corporations, and individuals. The company was founded by Alfred Escher on July 5, 1856 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.