Thomas Arnold

GBK Beteiligungen AG is a listed evergreen private equity fund, which engages investment opportunities in privately held mid-market companies located in the German-speaking region. It invests in a wide variety of sectors, including producer manufacturing, services, and trade, but generally targets companies in the industries of automotive, electrical engineering, and mechanical & plant engineering, among others. The fund provides equity, debt, and mezzanine financing for buyouts, MBOs, MBIs, spin-offs, and growth capital requirements, in the form of both direct and silent participations, as well as shareholder loans. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Hannover, Germany.

Biesterfeld AG engages in the distribution and sale of plastics, rubbers, and specialty chemicals. It operates through the following business divisions: Plastic, Spezialchemie, Performance Rubber, International, ChemLogS, and BIT-SERV. The firm also trades industrial and agro chemicals as well as pharmaceutical raw materials and agents. The company was founded by Wilhelm Ernst Hinrich Biesterfeld in 1906 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

Biesterfeld Spezialchemie GmbH manufactures and distributes specialty chemicals. Its product applications include life science, nutrition, performance products, including coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers. The firm offers special chemicals used in the production of cosmetics, pharmaceutical products, household cleaning products, and organic intermediates. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.