We have met many interesting, outstanding and inspiring people through our work over the last 10 years. Many of our business partners have also become personal friends in the course of these years.

We are delighted that some of these esteemed partners and friends have written greetings to mark our 10th birthday.

Roland Koch

Minister-President of the State of Hesse

“The first things that come to many people’s minds when thinking of the Frankfurt financial centre are Deutsche Börse, the European Central Bank or the many major domestic and foreign banks. However, the success that small and medium-sized companies – whether private banks, investment companies or management consultancies – have had in positioning themselves here and exerting their influence on this financial centre..."

“…has always been a part of the tradition of this location. These small and medium-sized companies have stood out particularly for their entrepreneurial spirit, a high level of specialisation, as well as an extraordinary flexibility with respect to individual customer wishes. These are strengths that can also be relied on in difficult times.

The Angermayer, Brumm & Lange Unternehmensgruppe was established as one of these small and medium-sized businesses in the Frankfurt financial centre and has come a long way along an extremely successful path in only ten years. I wish both the company and its employees continued success in the decades ahead.”

Paul Wolfowitz

former US Vice Secretary of Defense

“It is remarkable what the Altira Group has accomplished in just ten short years. In one of their newest ventures, they have brought energy, enthusiasm and commitment to investment in Africa."

“In the process, I believe they will demonstrate that doing good business can also do good for the people of Africa, giving them opportunities to sustain themselves by the fruits of their labor, not by government hand-outs. As pioneers on the new frontier of African investment, they bring credit to Germany and hope to Africa.”

Cándido Rivas

Ambassador of Equatorial Guinea to Germany and former Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea

“I regard the Angermayer, Brumm & Lange Unternehmensgruppe and their asset management subsidiary Altira Group as a perfect partner for African countries to develop their local economy."

“Entrepreneurial spirit, an open mind for local issues and a deep passion for the African Continent reflect their way of doing business. I wish the Angermayer, Brumm & Lange Unternehmensgruppe all the best for their 10th year anniversary and a lot of success in the upcoming ten years.”

Axel-Günter Benkner

former CEO of DWS / Deutsche Bank Group and Member of the Supervisory Board of Altira Group

“The Angermayer, Brumm & Lange Unternehmensgruppe is a company that focuses on the markets of the future. Unlike the great majority of other companies, the Group’s high level of equity and the decision-making ability of its management have put it in a position where it can also take advantage of the opportunities arising from the financial crisis.”

David Garret

International Star Violinist and winner of many awards, including the Echo award

“I am very pleased that even successful entrepreneurs in the financial industry are inspired by classical music and moved to support and assist artists like myself by making investments in the area of music."

“I wish all five partners of Angermayer, Brumm & Lange Unternehmensgruppe continued success in their entrepreneurial efforts.”

Paul Kagame

President of the Republic of Rwanda

“The USD 400 billion in development assistance that flowed into Africa in the last 50 years has achieved relatively little apart from creating dependency. In any case, it is entrepreneurship and private investment that creates prosperity, not assistance."

“That is why we welcome Altira’s strategy as one of the first large European private equity investors in our region and in Rwanda, and are pleased at the partnership. Christian Angermayer was appointed a member of my Presidential Advisory Council and we appreciate his personal commitment as well as that of his four partners in contributing to the growth of the private sector in Rwanda. I send the Angermayer, Brumm & Lange Unternehmensgruppe my congratulations for their 10-year-anniversary, our very best wishes and continued success for the coming years.”

Philipp Mißfelder

Member of the Deutscher Bundestag, National Chairman of the Junge Union Deutschland

“Creative small and medium-sized companies are the lifeblood of Germany. They guarantee the economic strength of our country. These small and medium-sized companies need reliable sources of financing to..."

“…allow them to continue implementing innovative ideas in the future. This need is fulfilled by private equity investors like the Altira Group that understand the German market and help ensure that Germany will have the ability to meet future challenges in order to remain a high-technology country. I would like to wish Angermayer, Brumm & Lange Unternehmensgruppe, and in particular the Private Equity business area, where everything began in 1998, all the best on their anniversary and great success in the years ahead.”

Peter E. Merian

former CEO of Bank Sarasin & Cie. and Member of the Supervisory Board of Altira Group

“I became a member of the Altira Group Supervisory Board because I like the business model and its management is made up of dynamic, competent and accomplished entrepreneurs. My congratulations to Angermayer, Brumm & Lange Unternehmensgruppe on their 10th anniversary, and best wishes for the next ten years.”

Dr. Klaus Jung

Founder of Dr. Jung & Partner GmbH and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Jung, DMS & Cie. AG

“Christian Angermayer had the vision to mould three independent investment fund sales companies into a large financial sales company that would be considerably broader based..."

“…than the former business models of Finanzplan Fonds-Marketing GmbH, Deutsche Maklerservice AG and Dr. Jung & Partner GmbH. Christian Angermayer’s vision and the active support of Dr. Grabmaier, John E. Schröder, Ralph Konrad, Peter Brumm and Andreas Lange have combined to give us a young, experienced and dynamic team that has achieved outstanding rates of growth in its initial years and will continue to focus on our goal of becoming the best independent financial services provider in the Federal Republic of Germany.”

Dr. Frank W. Keuper

CEO of AXA Konzern AG, Cologne

“AXA is one of the leading providers of insurance and financial security products and has been highly successful for years with its multichannel approach. Among the many channels providing access to customers, sales via independent financial advisors like Aragon play an important role."

“As a result, the decision to strengthen our previous collaboration with Aragon through investment was an easy one, as both partners benefit from this cooperation. Aragon contributes its great experience as an independent financial advisor and adds unique products to its product range, such as TwinStar for pension planning. At AXA, Aragon’s sales know-how helps us to learn more about future customer requirements for financial products.

I am certain that AXA and Aragon will be among the winners in the changing insurance market and presumably even more strongly changing sales environment, and will also be among the players that are actively shaping this market.”

John A. Carey

Executive Vice President, Pioneer Investment Management, Inc., and portfolio manager, Pioneer Fund

“At a challenging time for world financial markets, we value friendships more than ever."

“Undoubtedly the highlight of my professional year was attending the 50-year celebration for Dr. Klaus Jung in Wiesbaden on September 9 and having the chance to greet him on that magnificent occasion. Pioneer and Dr. Jung have had a close business relationship for four decades, and we cannot adequately express our gratitude for the warmth and benefit of that association. As the economic clouds gather, we recall that Dr. Jung and we have been through other difficult times and that after the storm has abated, the sun has always burst forth again in all its brilliance. We trust that investors will recall that now, when, in the U. S., so many stocks are selling at near record-low earnings multiples, and many corporate bonds, at near record-high spreads. To conclude, may I also send my congratulations to Dr. Sebastian Grabmaier, CEO of Jung, DMS & Cie. AG, and to the Angermayer, Brumm & Lange Unternehmensgruppe as they mark their tenth anniversary. Every best wish for 2009!”

Silvia Quandt

“We have been business associates and friends of Angermayer, Brumm & Lange for six years now."

“I am very proud of what the five partners have been able to achieve from their modest beginning as a small company through entrepreneurial commitment, caution, especially in difficult market periods, and strategic foresight. On the occasion of their anniversary, I therefore offer my sincere congratulations and look forward to working with them for many more years to come.”

Michael Schramm

General Partner of Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers KGaA

“Even after the market was already of the opinion that there were too many competitors in Germany, these gentlemen showed that there is still plenty of room for an innovative and agile financial services provider. Congratulations on your anniversary.”

Sigmar Gabriel

Former German Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

“The financial market crisis shows clearly that short-term actions with no concern for sustainability bring no benefit in the long term. The same applies to climate policy, where long-term sustainable strategies are also needed in order to keep the average increase in global temperatures below the target of 2°C."

“I (…) welcome the fact that the investments in CDM projects focussing on India and China that were made by ecolutions, a German company belonging to Angermayer, Brumm & Lange Unternehmensgruppe, in its eCC Global Carbon Portfolio are already developing prospects extending beyond the year 2012. By means of its investments in climate protection projects and sales of the resulting emission rights in the European emissions trading system as well as in the US and Australia, ecolutions is actively contributing to the development of an inter national emissions market. This will further strengthen the call for political inclusion of these countries into the global carbon market, thereby also strengthening the effectiveness of climate protection.

My sincere congratulations to Angermayer, Brumm & Lange Unternehmensgruppe on their 10th anniversary, and best wishes for continued success in the years and decades to come.”

Eugene Richard Gasana

His Excellency Eugene Richard Gasana, Rwandan Ambassador to Germany

“Dear Angermayer, Brumm & Lange Unternehmensgruppe. You can be proud of what you have built up and achieved in the past ten years. My congratulations on your success!"

“As the Ambassador of Rwanda, I am naturally very proud that you have also invested your energy and know-how in my home country. My special thanks go to Christian Angermayer for daring to take the first step and perform what one might call pioneering work in Rwanda. As a result, he is realising the vision of the German Chancellor, the German President and of the G8 member countries by actually taking advantage of investment opportunities in Africa.

One could also describe him as the true emissary of this vision. He senses the potential that is present in this continent, and its people and resources. He understands that we all belong to one world. I look forward to working with him further and wish the entire team all the best and much success in the future!”

Donald Kaberuka

President of the African Development Bank

“The private sector has made significant contributions to the growth rates achieved by many African countries in the last decade. This important contribution will..."

“…continue as countries deepen the implementation of policies designed to enhance further Africa’s development prospects. I appreciate therefore the entrepreneurial spirit and asset management approach which the Altira Group has brought to the continent with the establishment of its Africa-focused private equity fund and the investments it has made in many African countries. I congratulate the complete Angermayer, Brumm & Lange Group on its 10-year anniversary and hope that it will intensify its African-related activities in the coming years.”

Jan Ehrhardt

Head of Research & Portfolio Design DJE Kapital AG

“Entrepreneurial competence is often described as the ability to transform ideas into reality. This requires a readiness to accept risk, creativity, and an ability to define and realise projects."

“The partners and employees of Angermayer, Brumm & Lange Unternehmensgruppe have provided impressive evidence of this entrepreneurial expertise over the past ten years. I am very pleased to give the entire team my sincere congratulations on this anniversary and wish them continued success in future years.”

Michael Porter

Harvard Business School

“The ongoing quest for success and the ability to discover new markets with prudence, know how and an open mind are a characteristic of successful entrepreneurs."

“ABL’s activities in Africa are an excellent example for such passionate entrepreneurship. I wish Christian Angermayer as my colleague in President Kagame’s advisory council and the complete Angermayer, Brumm & Lange Unternehmensgruppe all the best for their 10th year anniversary and a lot of success in the upcoming decades.”

Harald Christ

CEO of Conomus Treuhand AG

“Angermayer, Brumm & Lange Unternehmensgruppe and I are united by our entrepreneurial spirit and desire to actively contribute to the further development of the financial services market in Germany."

“Our main common goal is to develop Altira AG into Germany’s leading independent asset manager over the next few years. I wish the five partners all the best on their 10th anniversary and look forward to working together with them in the years and decades to come.”

Gus de Roode

Founder & Partner of R-QUADRAT, Vienna

“If there was an Oscar for the ‘Enjoyment of Work’ category, there is no question that the partners and colleagues of Angermayer, Brumm & Lange Unternehmensgruppe would be nominated."

“Investments, projects and strategic in vestments are approached and executed with passion, intelligence and professionalism. Execution options are also available for unconventional and unusual ideas, based on the motto ‘Anything is possible’. Keep up the good work. I look forward to working together with you on many new projects in the future.”

Dr. Bernd W. Voss

Former member of the Supervisory Board of Dresdner Bank AG

“I have had a high regard for Angermayer, Brumm & Lange Unternehmensgruppe for years. The partners provide a unique example of truly professional and committed management. "

“They understand that simple cost-benefit analyses are of little help and embody the controlling values that guide the actions of the team. They are entrepreneurs as described by Schumpeter: The team moves from success to success by thinking the unthinkable. I send them my best wishes for their 10th anniversary.”