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Deka Investment GmbH (Deka) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale in Germany. Founded in 1995, the firm is headquartered in Frankfurt and acts as the investment arm of the DekaBank Group. The firm offers a range of funds in a variety of asset classes including large-, mid- and small-cap, corporate and government bonds, asset backed securities and convertible bonds for retail and institutional investors.

Credit Suisse Asset Management Real Estate GmbH (CSAM RE) is the German asset management subsidiary of Credit Suisse AG, itself a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN, ADR: CS) in Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Frankfurt. CSAM RE offers a range of investment products and manages global and regional funds and other investment instruments for government bodies, institutions, companies and individual clients.