Michael Frank

Gulf Baader Capital Markets SAOC engages in operation of an investment services company. It offers asset management, brokerage services, investment banking, and equity research services. The company was founded in January 2008 and is headquartered in Ruwi, Oman.

Baader Helvea AG (Baader Helvea) s the research-based Swiss brokerage subsidiary of Baader Bank AG (XE: BWB) in Germany. Formerly known as Helvea SA, established in 1990, the firm is located in Geneva and specializes in equity research, sales, sales trading, execution and administration, and services institutional clients worldwide, including pension funds, insurance funds, unit trusts, balanced funds and hedge funds. Their core market is Switzerland with a focus on small- and mid-cap companies; however, they also have expertise in European equity especially in those sectors in which Swiss companies operate as global players, such as banking, insurance, healthcare, food manufacturing, chemicals and luxury goods. The firm's research process focuses on company analysis and includes a company visitation program. They aim to identify companies likely to generate superior returns for shareholders and to evaluate sector or company-specific trends.

Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank AG (Hauck & Aufhäuser) is the German private banking subsidiary of China-based Fosun International Ltd. (HKG: 0656), which is owned by Fosun International Holdings Ltd. in the British Virgin Islands. Originally founded as Gebhard & Hauck in 1796, Bankhaus Georg Hauck & Sohn and Bankinstitut H. Aufhäuser merged to form Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers KgaA in 1998. Headquartered in Frankfurt, Hauck & Aufhäuser provides asset management, investment banking, and finance consulting services for wealthy private individuals and family offices, companies and entrepreneurs as well as foundations and non-profit organizations.

WirtschaftsTreuhand GmbH is an auditing and tax advisory company that provides services to medium-sized businesses in Germany and other locations. The company is based in Stuttgart, Germany, and has subsidiaries in Germany. The private company also offers business consulting and legal advice. WirtschaftsTreuhand was founded in 1939 by Erich Müller, and the CEOs are Carsten Ernst and Werner Kleinle.

UniCredit Bank AG provides banking services. It offers banking and financial products to corporate as well as public and private sector clients. The company operates through three segments: Commercial Banking, Corporate & Investment Banking and Other/Consolidation. The Commercial Banking segment offers consumer loans, mortgage loans, savings-and-loan and insurance products and banking services for retail customers. The corporate & Investment Banking segment operates through three divisions HVB, UniCredit Bank Austria AG and UniCredit spa. The other/consolidation segment encompasses the chief operating office business unit, activities of the group corporate center business unit and consolidation effects. The company was founded on July 1, 1869 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

KfW provides housing-related loans, grants, and financing services. The firm offers financing for infrastructure projects for municipalities, global funding to regional development agencies and financial institutions, and export and project finance. It also promotes small and medium-sized enterprises, business founders, start-ups, self-employed professionals, and developing and transition countries. The company was founded on November 18, 1948 and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Münchener Hypothekenbank eG provides private residential lending services within the German cooperative banking system. It offers mortgage, financial and payment streaming services. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Baader Helvea Ltd. provides brokerage services. It engages in research, small caps, corporate access and big caps activities. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

FIDESSecur Versicherungs- und Wirtschaftsdienst Versicherungsm provides insurance brokerage services. The company is based in Munich, Germany and ultimately controlled by the State of Bavaria. The CEOs are Jörg Hartig, Harald Huber, Dieter Rohnke. The German company was founded in 1969.

Frankfurt Stock Exchange operates as stock market. It provides free information includes free stock quotes, DAX and other information, information on selected companies traded and listed in the stock exchange. It also provides direct source for global investors to find up-to-date public information on Frankfurt listed stocks and bonds, featured companies and trading. The company was founded on 1585 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

Baader Bank AG (Investment Management) (Baader Bank-IM) is the investment management division of Baader Bank AG (FR: BWB), a publicly-listed, investment bank headquartered in Unterschleißheim, Germany. Formerly known as Baader Wertpapier GmbH, the firm was founded in 1983 by Uto Baader and became Bader Bank in 2008. Baader Bank-IM offers investment consultants, asset managers, and insurers extensive support in completing fund mandates.

Eurex Frankfurt AG operates as a futures and options exchange. The company provides access to futures and options market for European derivatives and offers clearing services for derivatives, equities, and bonds repos. It offers a range of products such as interest rate, equity, equity index, volatility index, and exchange traded funds derivatives. The company was founded in December, 1996 and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Börse München AG is a stock exchange based in Munich, Germany. The German company's main focus is on stock exchange operations. The CEO of the private company is Robert Ertl.