Eckart Kottkamp

Minuteman International, Inc. develops, manufactures and distributes commercial and industrial floor maintenance equipment and related products. Its products include hard surface floor care equipment, carpet care and maintenance products, sweepers, commercial and industrial specialized vacuums and complementary accessories. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Pingree Grove, IL.

Hako Holding GmbH manufactures cleaning machines and systems. Its products include cleaning and maintenance equipment, including domestic and industrial vacuum, street, carpet cleaners, and ground maintenance machines. It was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Bad Oldesloe, Germany.

IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG is a holding company, which operates as a specialist bank. The firm provides loans, risk management solutions, capital market and consulting services, leasing and structured solutions, asset management, merger and acquisition, as well as public program loan advisory and corporate structured finance. It operates through the following segments: Public Programme Loans, Corporate Bank, and Corporate Centre. The Public Programme Loans segment includes income and expenses from development loans granted to mid-cap customers as well as consulting services for obtaining and applying for development loans. The Corporate Bank segment comprises of the services provided in connection with internally financed corporate banking business. The Corporate Centre segment consists of the income and expense items from funding and asset liability management and the investment portfolio. The company was founded on September 30, 1924 and is headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany.

CLAAS KGaA mbH engages in the provision of agricultural technology solutions. Its products and services include combines, forage harvesters, tractors, forage harvesting machinery, electronic expertise, CLAAS service and parts, balers, telehandlers, and wheel loaders. The company was founded by August Claas in 1913 and is headquartered in Harsewinkel, Germany.

Deutsche Steinzeug Cremer & Breuer AG manufactures and markets ceramic floorings, tiles and clay pipes. Its brands include Agrob Buchtal Ceramics and Jasba. The company is headquartered in Alfter-Witterschlick, Germany.

KROMI Logistik AG engages in the trading and distribution of machining tools and associated services. It offers consulting, logistics, controlling and engineering services. It also focuses on the provision of products and services to the machine engineering, shipbuilding and aerospace sectors, as well as automotive suppliers. It operates through the following geographical segments: Germany, Other European Countries, and Brazil. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.