Christian V. Bergmann

Morgan Stanley Bank AG (MSB-AG) is a brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Frankfurt, with an additional office in Munich, Germany. They originated in 1987 and was formally established in 1994. The Munich office opened in 2001. The firm is one of the Morgan Stanley Banks and is a subsidiary of New York-based Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSB-AG provides a variety of products and services to German institutions, government entities, multinational corporations and international high-net worth individuals. The bank's activities include corporate finance advisory, mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity capital raising, and European real estate advisory and investment. The firm offers sales and trading capacities in equity, bonds, derivatives, commodities and currencies. They have specific expertise in German blue-chip equity trading. Their research teams cover a wide variety of industries and leverage the group's global network of offices and contacts.

Lehman Brothers Bancorp, Inc. provides banking and financial services. It offers savings, credit cards, and brokerage and mortgage services. The firm also provides home financing, asset based lending, and residential real estate finance. The company was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Digital River GmbH develops and manages e-Business solutions for software publishers. It was founded to use the internet as a global sales channel for software products. It offers outsourced e-commerce solutions and marketing services designed to help software vendors increase the worldwide sales of their products over the internet and through online channel partners. Its solution also offers physical shipment of shrink-wrapped products as well as a backup CD service, in which a customized CD-ROM is sent to the customer in addition to the download. Founded in 1998, the company is headquartered in Cologne, Germany.

Alegro Capital LLP provided corporate finance and strategic advisory services. The company was founded by Christian V. Bergmann and Paul Ramon Cuatrecasas in 2003 and was headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.