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ELBE PARTNERS Industries GmbH (Elbe Partners) is an independent German private equity firm which was founded in 2008 with the aim of investing in medium-sized companies to create value through operational improvement, international orientation, management practices and profitable growth. Based in Hamburg, Elbe Partners provides their investee companies with access to their network of industrial advisors, primarily comprised of leaders of multinational corporations and established medium-sized enterprises.

ELBE Industrietechnik GmbH operates engineering and project management companies. It operates Kroger Greifertechnik, FMS, and Oswald Metzen companies. The firm’s business activities include assembly, maintenance, outsourcing, locksmithery, engineering services, manufacturing services, industrial equipment, and sheet metal forming. The company was founded by Werner Kroger in 1962 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

BPE Unternehmensbeteiligungen GmbH (BPE) is an independent partner-owned Germany-based private equity investment firm. Formerly known as BPE Private Equity GmbH, the firm was established as Berenberg Private Equity GmbH in 1998 as a subsidiary of the Hamburg-based private bank Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG, also known as Berenberg Bank and became independent in 2001 through a management buyout. The firm cooperates closely with Berenberg Bank. BPE is located in Hamburg and manages private equity funds for a range of clients including entrepreneurs, family offices, insurance companies, pension funds and banks.