Valerie Keidel

Global Equity Partners Beteiligungs-Management GmbH (GEP) is a venture capital firm which was founded in 1998 as a joint project by Dr. Michael Tojner and Meinl Bank AG. In 2001 GEP began to focus on industrial and small- to medium-size businesses and in 2002 they acquired WertInvest Immobilien AG, adding a property arm to their industry, SME and venture capital activities. Headquartered in Vienna, Austria with partner offices in Lausanne and Munich, the firm has built up a cross-industry network which includes Austrian banks Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH, Erste Bank AG, Meinl Bank AG, and Volksbank Investment Bank AG. In addition to their main activities, GEP manages the Asia Private Equity Beteiligungs AG, L.A.I. Beteiligungs-Invest AG, Private Equity Performance Beteiligungs AG and ETV Holding AG investment firms.

Montana Tech Components AG operates as a holding company with interests in manufacturing and selling micro batteries. The firm also manufactures aerospace and metal components. It provides pre-finished aluminum components, identifiers, and micro batteries. The company was founded by Michael Tojner in 2006 and is headquartered in Reinach, Switzerland.