Mathias Schmid

Concord Investmentbank AG provided financial services. The company's core competencies were equity and bond trading, underwriting and consulting, designated sponsoring, market making and asset management for institutional clients. Its functional segments include Risk Controlling, Accounting, Legal, Compliance, IT, Communications, Communication and Human Resources. The company operated through the following segments: Equities, Corporate Finance, Fixed Income and Asset Management. The Equities segment comprised the bank's equity trading business including the commission business, sales/sales trading, proprietary trading and market making for equities. The Corporate Finance segment operated on the basis of an integrated business model to provide an extensive product offering geared to the needs of small & mid cap companies. The Fixed Income segment deals with trading in fixed income products. The Asset Management segment was responsible for managing financial portfolios. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

Credit Suisse AG is an investment management firm headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1856 and was acquired by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) from Credit Suisse Group AG in 2023. Credit Suisse manages global and regional portfolios, mutual funds, and other investment vehicles for governments, institutions, corporations and individuals worldwide. They also offer private banking and wealth management, investment banking, and corporate and business support services.

Basinvest AG (Basinvest) is the asset management subsidiary of Actieninvest AG in Switzerland. Established in 2004, the firm is based in Zurich and specializes in asset management and fund management for private investors and institutional clients. Their flagship fund is Basicstar, a hedge fund registered in Liechtenstein.

Citicorp Investment Bank (Switzerland) SA provides commercial banking services. The company is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.