Tilo Kraus

Vedra Pensions GmbH is a German company that specializes in the assumption of existing pension liabilities in the area of defined benefit plans. The private company is based in Monheim am Rhein, Germany. Vedra Pensions offers innovative and pragmatic solutions such as the first takeover of pension liabilities by way of a carve-out and the first takeover of pension liabilities in an M&A context with private equity reference. Vedra Pensions helps companies outsource the risks of existing pension obligations in order to free the balance sheet from pension provisions or at least to reduce the amount associated with these pension provisions associated volatility. The company offers a stable and legally secure solution through an adequate initial allocation. The company was founded in 2016 and the CEOs are Michael J. Christner, Christian Petersmann, and Tilo Kraus.

Hamburg Commercial Bank AG provides banking services for higher-end medium-sized companies and financing for real estate projects. Its products and solutions include financing, corporate finance/M&A advisory, financial markets and transaction banking. The company was founded on April 16, 2003 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.