Marc Arens

Equistone Partners GmbH (Equistone Partners) is the German private equity subsidiary of Equistone Partners Europe Ltd. in Great Britain. Established in 1998 by Dr. Peter Hammer as Barclays Private Equity GmbH, the firm changed their name to Equistone Partners in 2011 following an MBO. The firm is based in Munich and provides a range of financial services including MBOs, MBIs, and equity release or spin-offs, growth capital for IPOs and for mature firms.

Eschenbach Optik GmbH engages in the development, design, and sale of optical products. It offers eyeglasses, reading glasses, sunglasses, magnifiers, telescopes, monoculars, lamps, and accessories. Its brands include Jos. Eschenbach, Brendel, Marc O’Polo, HUMPHREY’S, TITANflex, FREIGEIST, OCEANBLUE, fineline, and oio. The company was founded by Josef Eschenbach on November 15, 1913 and is headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany.

Heyde AG provides software solutions and information technology-based consultancy services in the field of logistics. It focuses on the areas of supply chain and financial services. The company was founded on January 31, 1979 and is headquartered in Bad Nauheim, Germany.