Christian Zugel

The New Germany Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end investment trust. The firm seeks long-term capital appreciation through investment in middle-market German equities. It invests in foreign securities presents certain risks, such as currency fluctuations, political and economic changes and market risks. The company was founded on January 16, 1990 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Central & Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end investment trust. It engages in the provision of long-term capital appreciation through investment in equity or equity-linked securities of issuers domiciled in Central Europe, Russia and Turkey. The company was founded on March 6, 1990 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The European Equity Fund, Inc. is a diversified fund, which focuses on investments primarily in equity and equity-linked securities of issuers domiciled in Europe. The company was founded on April 8, 1986 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc. controls ZAIS Group LLC, an investment management company focusing on investments in specialized credit. it also offers mortgages, and other solutions including accounts and funds for larger institutional investors. The company founded on October 5, 2012 and is headquartered in Red Bank, NJ.

capiton AG is an independent partner-owned private equity firm headquartered in Berlin. The firm was founded late 1999 through the merger of the private equity operation of Gothaer Versicherungsbank, which originated in the 1970s, and the BB-K investment portfolio acquired by Gothaer from Berliner Bank Kapitalbeteiligungsgesellschaft in 1999. capiton became independent in 2004 through a management buyout.

ZAIS Group LLC (ZAIS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Holmdel, New Jersey. The firm was founded by Christian Zugel in 1997 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc. ZAIS provides a range of alternative and traditional investment management services to pooled investment vehicles and separately managed accounts for institutional investors.

Gothaer Asset Management AG (GoAM) is an insurance management firm headquartered in Cologne, Germany. The firm was founded in 1990 and is wholly owned by Gothaer Group. GoAM serves as a financial service provider for the group's insurance units and offers private and institutional customers a high-quality, clearly structured range of funds. The firm also offers capital investment management for certain companies.

ZAIS Group LLC /Private Equity/ (ZAIS Group) is a private equity subsidiary of ZAIS Group LLC founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Red Bank, New Jersey.