Kerstin Reuter Schmidt

Berlin Capital Fund GmbH invests in innovative companies based in the Berlin-Brandenburg region of Germany. The fund focuses on companies operating in the fields of IT, telecommunications, life sciences, media, trade and commercial services.

Triginta Capital Holding GmbH engages in the acquisition and management of participating interests in medium-sized firms. It also provides consulting services in the areas of company successions, acquisition and sale of businesses, corporate financing, as well as reorganizations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Duesseldorf, Germany.

EnOcean GmbH develops and provides patented self-powered wireless technology. It manufactures and markets maintenance-free wireless sensor solutions for use in buildings and industrial installations. The firm's solutions are based on miniaturized energy converters, ultra-low-power electronic circuitry, and reliable wireless. Its products include accessories, software and firmware. The company was founded by Andreas Schneider and Frank Schmidt in 2001 and is headquartered in Oberhaching, Germany.

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.

VERTILAS GmbH develops, produces, and distributes laser diodes for optical communications technology, sensor engineering, and measurement methods. The company's products include gas sensing spectroscopy, data and telecommunication applications, spectroscopic diode lasers, and engineering services in the fields of fiberoptics, semiconductors, laser diodes, and vertical cavity surface-emitting laser diodes. The company was founded in December 2001 by Markus Ortsiefer and Markus-Christian Amann and is headquartered in Garching, Germany.