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VR Equitypartner GmbH (VREP) is a private equity subsidiary of DZ Bank AG founded in 1970. The firm is headquartered in Bavaria, Germany.

VAUTID GmbH engages in the manufacture and distribution of wear protection products, welding supplies, as well as related services. Its products include composite wear-plates, hardfacing welding consumables, cast components, made from white cast iron and stainless steel. The firm's services include surfacing and hardfacing of components and assemblies, which includes design, implementation and inspection of repair weldings and overlay weldings. It also provides a fabrication service, that ranges from simple cutting services to complex steel fabrications. The company was founded by Hans Wahl in 1945 and is headquartered in Ostfildern, Germany.

NORD Holding Unternehmensbeteiligungs GmbH is an independent private equity firm headquartered in Hanover in northern Germany. NORD Holding's shareholders include regional and savings banks as well as insurance companies. The firm originated in 1969 within NORD/LB Group and was among the earliest private equity firms created in Germany. The current firm was established in 1993 and became independent in 2000 through a spin-off. NORD Holding specializes in private equity investing. They also manage a private equity fund of funds. The firm invests directly through an evergreen fund. The fund's investors are NORD Holding's shareholders, including regional banks within NORD/LB Group.

equinet Bank AG provides investment banking services. The firm acts as a broker, trade stocks, derivatives and fixed-income securities on behalf of German and foreign banks, investment companies, insurers and investment fund companies. The company was founded by Lutz Weiler in 1999 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein provides investment banking services. It offers general financial advice together with execution capability for a range of corporate finance related transactions on a global basis. The primary focus is on mergers and acquisitions, disposals, equity issues and initial public offerings. The company is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.