The Nanogate AG corporate portrait
(in accordance with the requirements of the entry standard)
Business description
Nanogate AG is the leading international integrated systems provider for nanosurfaces with a focus on high-performance surfaces. Nanogate generates competitive advantage for its customers by enhancing products through the use of nanotechnology and endowing surfaces with additional functions and properties. Nanogate covers the entire value chain from raw material selection to surface production and offers unique competence in terms of both materials and process integration. The company closes the gap between the manufacturers of source materials and industrial implementation in products, making it the decisive interface for the commercialisation of chemical nanotechnology. This business model allows Nanogate to focus on the most attractive segment of the nanotechnology universe. Its divisions are Multifunctional Surfaces and Advanced Applications. Nanogate addresses the four target sectors of automotive/mechanical engineering, buildings/interiors, sport/leisure and functional textiles. Its value drivers are the tapping of international markets, the development of new applications for the growth markets plastics and energy efficiency, as well as external growth.
Trading data
| Total number of shares | 2,472,449 |
| Capital stock | EUR 2,472,449 |
Shareholders' structure
| Free Float | 39% |
| Other shareholders |
30% HeidelbergCapital Private Equity Fund 25% BIP Investment Partners 6% NanoTec Beteiligungen GmbH1 |
| Designated sponsor | Landesbank Baden-Württemberg equinet Bank AG |
| Order book broker | Wolfgang Steubing AG |
| Applicant and Listing Partner Entry Standard | LBBW |
(Shareholders' structure: percentages rounded off)
Other corporate information
| Date of founding | 1999: operative launch of Nanogate 22. March 2006: Change to an AG (public limited company) |
| Accounting Standard | IFRS |
| End of the financial year | 31st December |
Board of directors
| Ralf Zastrau | CEO responsible for finance, strategy, corporate development law, corporate communication and involvement |
| Michael Jung | COO responsible for the operative business areas as well as the new technologies competence area, production, personnel and quality management |
| Daniel Seibert | CFO responsible for for finance, controlling and other duties at Nanogate AG |
Supervisory Board
| Oliver Schumann | Chairman of the Supervisory Board |
| Dr. Farsin Yadegardjam | Vice chairman of the Supervisory Board |
| Gerhard Asschenfeldt | |
| Dr. Clemens M. Doppler | |
| Marc Faber | |
| Hartmut Gottschild |
1 The partner of NanoTec Beteiligungen GmbH is the management of the Nanogate AG
