Christopher Pleister

The New Germany Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end investment trust. The firm seeks long-term capital appreciation through investment in middle-market German equities. It invests in foreign securities presents certain risks, such as currency fluctuations, political and economic changes and market risks. The company was founded on January 16, 1990 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Central & Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end investment trust. It engages in the provision of long-term capital appreciation through investment in equity or equity-linked securities of issuers domiciled in Central Europe, Russia and Turkey. The company was founded on March 6, 1990 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The European Equity Fund, Inc. is a diversified fund, which focuses on investments primarily in equity and equity-linked securities of issuers domiciled in Europe. The company was founded on April 8, 1986 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

DZ BANK AG operates as a central and commercial bank. It provides retail banking, equity sales, relationship management, transaction banking, commercial paper programs, consulting, research, front, back office and exchange-traded derivatives. The firm specializes in fixed income and private-customer-focused securities services. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

R+V Versicherung AG provide insurance services. It offers damage services, damage ABC and Contracting services. The company was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany.

DEPFA Bank Plc provides investment banking and financial services to public-sector authorities. It consists of the cover pools of its subsidiaries DEPFA ACS Bank and DEPFA Pfandbrief Bank International S.A. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Deutsche Genossenschaftsbank AG (DG Bank AG) is a German co-operative bank, provides mortgage and investment services. On 1st September 2001, it merged with DG BANK to form DZ BANK

Bundesverband der Deutschen Volksbanken & Raiffeisenbanken eV operates as an umbrella organization for the cooperative banking sector. The firm coordinates and develops joint strategies, as well as represents the interests of the Cooperative Financial Network at both national and international level. It also provides consulting and support services on legal, taxation, and business management issues. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

FMS Wertmanagement Aoer engages in conducting banking and financial service activities related to winding-up assumed asset portfolio. It acquired the risk positions and non-strategic assets, liabilities, and derivatives of Hypo Real Estate Group. Its portfolio includes loans and securities as well as related derivatives divided into five segments: Public Sector, Structured Products, Commercial Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Workout. The Public Sector segment contains bonds issued by euro zone states, the member states of the European Union as well as the neighboring states of Eastern Europe. The Structured Products segment comprises various types of asset-backed securities such as structured securities related to commercial and residential real estate as well as structured bonds that are based on public sector loan receivables or bundled student loans. The Commercial Real Estate segment consists of performing financial products related to commercial real estate. The Infrastructure segment contains financing packages for international infrastructure projects. The Workout segment comprises non-performing real estate loans in Europe, Asia, and the United States, most of which are collateralized. The company was founded on July 8, 2010 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.