Jan Blochwitz-Nimoth

Open-Xchange AG develops e-mail and collaboration software solutions. It specializes in the development of tools for on-premise or on-demand solutions, geared towards fueling clients' businesses. The company designs an application suite, a centralized cloud environment that lets users manage digital lives, emails, tasks, and files from a single interface. Its solutions include e-mail, calendar, address book, document, and task management applications. The company was founded by Rafael Laguna de la Vera, Martin Kauss and Frank Hoberg in 2005 and is headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany.

MANN+HUMMEL GmbH engages in the manufacture and development of air filtration systems. It specializes in air cleaners and intake systems, liquid filter systems, solutions for alternative drives, industrial filters, indoor air quality, fine dust eater, digital transformation, water treatment, waste water treatment, and membrane filtration for food and dairy products. The company was founded by Adolf Mann and Erich Hummel in 1938 and is headquartered in Ludwigsburg, Germany.

Messer Group GmbH engages in the manufacture of oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, helium, inert welding gases, special gases, gases for medicinal use and gas mixtures. Its products include technical, breathing, welding, cutting and pharmaceutical gases, cry ice, and gas supply systems. The firm serves to the chemistry, food and beverages, construction, electronics, shipbuilding, and water treatment industries. The company was founded by Adolf Messer in 1897 and is headquartered in Bad Soden, Germany.

BASF Coatings GmbH designs, develops, produces, and markets automotive OEM coatings, automotive refinishes, industrial coatings, and decorative paints for customers worldwide. Its automotive OEM coatings include e-coats, primers, basecoats, and clearcoats. The firm also offers commercial transport products for the manufacturers of commercial vehicles, such as agricultural machines, construction machines, earthmovers, buses, tractor trailers, and trailers and railway vehicles; and special-purpose vehicles and bodies, including fire-fighting vehicles, cement mixers, and cattle trucks. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Munster, Germany.

Roland Berger GmbH provides business consulting services. It offers advisory services to international enterprises and public institutions on business management issues ranging from rule-breaking strategies to organizational structures and business processes. The firm focuses on corporate development, information management, marketing and sales, operations strategy, restructuring and corporate finance. Roland Berger was founded on September 14, 1998 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH (AWS) is the Austrian promotional bank, fully controlled by the Government of Austria. Based in Vienna, AWS emerged in 2002 from the merger of several government funding agencies including FGG-Finanzierungsgarantiegesellschaft mbH and BÜRGES Förderungsbank GmbH. The firm later absorbed Innovationsagentur GmbH. The Seed Financing division of AWS manages venture capital investments by way of mezzanine financing. AWS also comprises several divisions not directly involved in investment management, namely Tecma which is specialized in technology marketing support, Tecnet which supplies technology information, i²-Ideas & Investment which is a networking platform for business angels and Biotech, providing business support for biotechnology projects. AWS manages the university spin-off fund Uni Venture, sponsored by BAWAG-Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft.

Novaled GmbH designs and develops organic light-emitting diode technologies. Its products include organic materials, OLED display materials, OLED lighting materials and organic photovoltaic materials. The company was founded by Karl Leo, Jan Blochwitz-Nimoth, Martin Pfeiffer and Jorg Amelung in 2001 and is headquartered in Dresden, Germany.

Shanghai Urban Development Group Co., Ltd. engages in the real estate investment, development, management, and related services. Its business scope includes real estate development and management, sales, leasing, property management, construction equipment and building materials wholesale, import, and export. Its products include urban apartment, urban large-scale ecological community, city commercial complex, and urban housing real estate. The company was founded on April 30, 1996 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Heliatek GmbH develops, produces, and commercializes organic solar cells. The firm engages in the field of organic photovoltaics (OPV) based on small molecules. It is making the transition from pure technology development to industrial manufacture. The company was founded in 2006 by Jens Drechsel, Peter Bäuerle, Bert Männig, Martin Pfeiffer, Harald Eggers and Karl Leo and is headquartered in Dresden, Germany.

RAG-Stiftung operates as a private foundation. It provides financing services for the perpetual mine management as well as the educational, scientific, and cultural projects related to coal mining in the Ruhr and Saar regions. The company was founded on June 26, 2007 and is headquartered in Essen, Germany.

ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG develops and supplies industrial fans and motors. Its products include compact fans, axial fans, centrifugal fans, tangential fans, heating technology, hot air blowers, pumps, motors and drive systems. The company was founded by Gerhard Sturm and Heinz Ziehl in 1963 and is headquartered in Mulfingen, Germany.

Zeppelin-Stiftung supports social and cultural engagements in Friedrichshafen. The firm focuses on child and youth support services, as well as welfare services for the elderly. It also engages in the promotion of public health, social welfare, art and culture, sports, science and research, as well as education and training. The company was founded by Ferdinand von Zeppelin in 1908 and is headquartered in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

Part of RAG-Stiftung, RAG AG specializes in coal mining. The company is based in Essen, Germany. The CEO of the German company is Peter Schrimpf.

Signa Prime Selection AG is a real estate developer and investor in Europe. The portfolio consists of exclusive properties in prime downtown locations in large cities and metropolitan areas in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Northern Italy. Its portfolio includes properties, such as KaDeWe in Berlin, the UPPER WEST in Berlin, the Golden Quarter in Vienna, with the Park Hyatt Vienna, Oberpollinger in Munich, Kaufhaus Tyrol in Innsbruck, and Alsterhaus in Hamburg. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Innsbruck, Austria.

Lonrho Holdings Ltd. functions as an investment holding British company. The private company is based in London, UK. and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions.

Part of Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, ESCRYPT GmbH is a leading provider of IT security solutions in embedded systems and consulting services for enterprise security and secured manufacturing. The company is based in Bochum, Germany, with four other German locations and subsidiaries in the USA, Japan, and other countries. The German company's solutions are widely used in the automotive security and production industry. ESCRYPT also provides dedicated security services for the Bosch Group's corporate IT and products. The company was founded in 2004 by Willi Mannheims and Christoph Paar, and the CEOs are Thomas Josef Wollinger and Uwe Bingel. ESCRYPT was acquired by ETAS GmbH on August 24, 2012.

sonnen GmbH develops lithium storage systems and battery technologies. It specializes in the design of lithium storage systems and renewable energy development technologies. The firm engages in research and development investment projects focused on the production of power battery storage solutions. The company was founded by Christoph Ostermann and Torsten Stiefenhofer in April 2010 and is headquartered in Wildpoldsried, Germany.

Vivawest Wohnen GmbH is a leading real estate company based in NRW, Germany. The private company manages over 120,000 apartments, providing homes for approximately 300,000 people. Uwe Eichner has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

RAG Foundation provides finance to mines. The private company is based in Essen, UK.

Faradion Ltd. manufactures batteries. It offers sodium-ion batteries that can be tailored to both energy and power applications. The company was founded by Jerry Barker and Christopher J. Wright and Ashwin Kumar Kumaraswamy in 2011 and is headquartered in Sheffield, the United Kingdom.

Heinrich Linssen Gmbh & Co. Kg provides business services. The company was founded on November 19, 1963 and is headquartered in Geldern, Germany.

Rhebo GmbH engages in the provision of industrial monitoring solutions ensuring both cybersecurity and stability of ICS (industrial control system) and IoT (Internet of things) infrastructures. Its products include Rhebo Industry 4.0 Stability and Security Audit; Rhebo Industrial Protector; Rhebo IoT Device Protection; and Rhebo ReadyNow. The company was founded by Martin Menschner, Klaus Mochalski and Frank Stummer in 2014 and is headquartered in Leipzig, Germany.

PI Photovoltaik-Institut Berlin AG operates laboratories for the testing and advancement of photovoltaic modules. It also offers consulting services focusing on the design, construction, and operation of solar power plants. The company was founded by Stefan Krauter, Sven Lehmann, and Paul Grunow in 2007 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Cdu Nordrhein-Westfalen operates as an online and service platform. The private company is based in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Part of Aqton SE, AQTON Private Equity GmbH provides management services. The company is based in Bad Homburg, Germany. The CEOs are Ganapathi Subrahmanyam, Johannes Fritz. The German company was founded in 1998.

Part of Rothenberger 4 x S Holding GmbH, DVS Real Estate GmbH manufactures soaps and detergents. The company is based in Dietzenbach, Germany. The CEOs of the German company are Axel Loehr, Stefan Menz.

Part of Drees & Sommer SE, DREES & SOMMER Projektmanagement und bautechnische Beratung operates engineering offices for technical planning and engineering design. The company is based in Cologne, Germany. The German company was founded in 2002. The CEO is Peter Tzeschlock.

Seedamm-Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH engages in asset management. It also provides management services to other firms. The company was founded on November 8, 1985 and is headquartered in Bad Homburg von der Hoehe, Germany.

Buderus Schleiftechnik Gmbh manufactures and distributes precision machines for internal cylindrical, external cylindrical & thread grinding. The firm’s services include repair, maintenance, remote diagnosis, supply of replacement parts, training, production supervision and retrofitting. It also offers job order production, wire polishing and switch cabinet construction. The company is headquartered in Aßlar, Germany.

GÜNTER ROTHENBERGER INDUSTRIES GmbH engages in the acquisition of, investment in, and establishment of similar firms. It also provides services such as management, as well as business and technical consulting. In addition, the firm markets and distributes tools and machine tools. The company was founded on December 10, 1979 and is headquartered in Dietzenbach, Germany.

Präwema Antriebstechnik GmbH is a manufacturing private company based in Eschwege, Germany. The CEOs of the German company are Jörg Schieke, Josef Friedrich Preis. The company specializes in the production of machine tools.