Ingrid Matthäus-Maier

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank operates as a development bank, which engages in the provision of financial and business development services for the agriculture and food industries. It operates through the following segments: Treasury Management, Promotional Activity, and Capital Investment. The Treasury Management segment shows the results of the Group’s liquidity supply and management. The Promotional Activity segment promotes investments in the agricultural sector and rural areas. The Capital Investment segment includes the investments of equity reported in the balance sheet and the investments of long-term provisions such as securities and promissory notes as well as in registered bonds issued by banks and public sector institutions. It offers loans for promotional purposes and assistance measures through banks; and short-term loans to pre-finance payments to farmers. The company was founded on May 11, 1949 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale provides asset management and banking services. The firm operates through the following business divisions: Securities, Real Estate, Services, Capital Markets, and Financing. The Securities business division handles actively managed securities funds, passively managed index funds, as well as fund-linked asset management and special funds. The Real Estate business division offers property-based investment products for private and institutional investors. The Services business division provides banking services for asset management. The Capital Markets business division focuses on the development and supply of products, provision of infrastructure for capital market transactions, and acting as a liquidity platform for the savings banks and institutional customers. The Financing business division provides refinancing services to savings banks, as well as real estate, infrastructure, transport and export financing. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft is a trade union based in Germany. The German company provides information on current issues in society, business, politics, culture, and trade union issues through its publication, Ver.di Publik, which appears eight times a year. Ver.di is an expert in good work, fair wages, work-life balance, equal rights, and more. The company takes the time to answer questions and discuss topics in online meetings with its members. Ver.di positions itself with resolutions, declarations, and statements on legislative initiatives and much more. Ver.di TV provides surveys, backgrounds, portraits, reports, and more on the world of work and society.

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.

NATURSTROM AG provides electricity services. It operates through the following segments: Energy Supply, Energy Generation, Energy Infrastructure, and Decentralized Energy Generation. The Energy Supply segment focuses on green electricity and biogas for end customers. The Energy Generation segment specializes in wind power, photovoltaic, and bioenergy. The Energy Infrastructure segment deals with meter operation and charging infrastructure for electro mobility. The Decentralized Energy Generation segment includes heat generation, customer specific energy concepts and local energy. The company was founded on April 16, 1998 and is headquartered in Duesseldorf, Germany.

ENTEGA AG provides energy and infrastructure services. Its operations are divided into the generation, distribution, networks, public service management, trading, and shared services business areas. The generation business segment includes the production of electricity from renewable sources and gas-fired plants. The supply of electricity, natural gas, district heating, and telecommunications services fall under the distribution division. The construction and operation of energy and drinking water networks, power plants, as well as street lighting systems are part of the networks business area. The supply of drinking water, sewage treatment, and waste incineration are included in the public service management division. The trading business unit involves energy trading, portfolio and balance group management, as well as direct marketing of electricity and biogas. The shared services division offers billing and metering services. The company is headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany.

Barmenia Versicherungsgruppe provides a range of insurance services including life, health, accident, auto, property and liability insurance. The company is based in Wuppertal, Germany and has subsidiaries in Germany.

Investitions- und Strukturbank Rheinland-Pfalz (ISB) Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts is a development institute which offers business and housing development services for medium-sized businesses, start-ups, innovations, expansions, municipal infrastructure, housing creation, and modernization of residential real estate. The company was founded on September 28, 1993 and is headquartered in Mainz, Germany.

Landesbank Saar engages in the provision of financial services. It operates through the following segments: Corporate Customers, Real Estate, Project Financing, Private Banking and Institutional Investors, Municipal Banking, Network Banking, and Treasury and Syndication. The Corporate Customers segment covers small and medium enterprise business of SaarLB. The Real Estate segment comprises of financing of commercial real estate. The Project Financing segment includes the financing of projects in the renewable energy sector and public private partnership. The Private Banking and Institutional Investors segment offers complete wealth advisory services and management as well as the sale of money market, and capital market products. The Municipal Banking segment supports classical German municipal customers, and German municipally-owned companies. The Network Banking segment organizes a relationship center, primary contact, and service address for Saarland savings banks. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Saarbrucken, Germany.

Part of Deutscher Sparkassen-und Giroverband eV, Sparkasse Zollernalb provides banking services. The company is based in Balingen, Germany. The CEO of the German company is Markus Schmid.

Bayernwerk AG operates as an energy service provider in Germany. Its services encompass electricity generation and distribution, biogas, water supply, district heating and street lighting. The firm offers their services to industrial, commercial and residential customers. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Regensburg, Germany.

E.ON Verwaltungs AG Nr. 1 operates as an electricity supplier throughout Bavaria. Its electricity distribution services encompass electricity generation, electricity distribution. The firm engages in cooperative business activities and ventures. It was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Regensburg, Germany.

Criteria Caixa SA is an investment holding company. It engages in managing the share holdings in the energy, infrastructure, services, and real estate sectors. The company was founded on December 16, 2003 and is headquartered in Palma, Spain.

Deutsche Leasing AG provides leasing services for small and medium-sized companies. It specializes in hardware and software; machinery and equipment; used machinery; vehicle; commercial vehicles; and real estate leasing. It also offers factoring, asset management, as well as information technology sales, vendor, and dealer stock financing. The company is headquartered in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany.

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg is a public bank providing all kinds of financial services to retail and corporate clients, savings banks, institutional clients and high net worth client. The company was founded on January 1, 1999 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

SV SparkassenVersicherung Holding AG provides insurance services to private and corporate clients. Its products and services include retirement provisions, as well as insurance products for home and construction all risk, motor vehicle and motorcycle, liability, occupational disability, and travel. The company was founded by Carl Friedrich von Baden in 1758 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

Deutscher Sparkassen-und Giroverband eV (DSGV) is an independent investment research firm headquartered in Berlin, Germany. DSGV organizes decision-making within the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe and its strategic market and operational orientation.

Landesbank Berlin AG provides banking and financial services to private and corporate clients. Its products and services include current accounts and credits cards; savings deposits and investments; loans and building loan agreements; international business transactions, insurances; and online banking. The company was founded on October 1, 1990 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Mühlbauer GmbH & Co. KG manufactures handling and automation systems. It provides turnkey automation solutions for the smart card, smart label, semiconductor backend and vision industries. The company is active in the areas of data enrollment and verification, precision parts and OEM production. Its solutions enable to manufacture any type of chip card, including ID cards, contact and contactless cards, dual interface as well as multimedia cards and smart labels for access control, supply chain management, tracking of textiles and applications for the retail industry. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Roding, Germany.

Peters, Schönberger & Partner is a Munich-based law firm that provides legal advice and data protection services. The German company specializes in auditing and creating annual financial statements, representing clients in state courts and arbitration, and providing practical and interdisciplinary support to foundations, non-profit organizations, and other charitable institutions. The firm also offers investment office services for large assets, as well as neutral assessment, arbitration, and consulting services for businesses. Peters, Schönberger & Partner is a competent partner for medium-sized and international companies, private equity firms, and NPOs. The company also provides advice and support on tax compliance management and GoBD.

Energotrans Ltd. develops interconnection projects which construct and operate transmission lines. The firms projects include Jvari-Khorga interconnection and SS Ksani-Kazbegi interconnection. It has offices in Akhaltsikhe and Tbilisi. The company was founded on September 12, 2002 and is headquartered in Tbilisi, Georgia.

STEAG GmbH engages in the planning, development, construction, and operation of power plants and storage facilities. Its services include conventional power generation, energy trading and optimization, district heating, as well as distributed generation. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Essen, Germany.

ThyssenKrupp Technologies AG manufactures steel, automobiles and elevator systems. It operates through five business units. The plant technology unit builds chemical and cement factories and makes production equipment for those industries and for mining operations. Marine systems builds various sorts of ships including non-nuclear submarines and frigates for military use and yachts for private customers. The company is headquartered in Essen, Germany.

KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH provides project, corporate, trade and export finance services. It offers medium to long-term financing solutions to support the German and European economy. The firm finances economic and social infrastructure in Europe, helps to secure the supply of raw materials and supports the realization of environmental and climate protection projects - all over the world. It finances for ships, aircraft and railroad vehicles as well as for investments in the expansion of airports and seaports. The firm provides tailor-made financing solutions for energy and environmental protection projects. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

Lufthansa Technik AG provides maintenance, repair and overhaul services for commercial aircrafts and aircraft engines. It offers total support and engineering services, modifications, VIP and executive jet solutions, aircraft on the ground and e-Services. The firm serves airlines, leasing companies and private aircraft operators. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.