Anthony Bunker

Triginta Capital GmbH (TCG), formerly known as AVIDA Equity Partners, is the investment arm of Triginta Capital Group GmbH, an independent private equity firm majority-owned by partners. Significant minority shareholders include German family offices and CDC Entreprises, the private equity arm of Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations which is controlled by the Government of France. Triginta originated in 1999 as ERGO Equity Partner AG, the private equity arm of the German insurance group ERGO Versicherungsgruppe AG (FR: EVG2). The group was spun off in 2004 through a management buy-out and is headquartered in Düsseldorf with offices in Hanover, Berlin, Appenzell and Paris. They provide an extensive range of private equity fund services. TCG was established in 2005 and is based in Düsseldorf. Their clients are institutions based in German-speaking countries, such as medium-sized insurance companies and corporate pension funds. They manage a diverse range of private equity funds, partially relying on third-party investment advisory services.

Founded in 2001, CoreOptics develops and manufactures 10G and 40G Distortion Tolerant MSA Modules and IC solutions for ultra high-speed optical networking applications in the telecommunications and information technology industries. CoreOptics provides advanced analog and digital signal processing remedies for the physical layer impairments. CoreOptics has received financing from leading venture capital firms, including T-com, GIMV, Crescendo Ventures, TVM, High Tech Private Equity, Atila Ventures, Quest for Growth and others. CoreOptics, with operations in Nuremberg and Stuttgart, Germany and San Jose, California, USA.

KPS Technology AG provides information technology consultancy services specializing in ERP and e-commerce software. It specializes in consulting, software development and IT services. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany.