Current portfolio Sunweb Novem Delft Instruments Taminco Raet Remark Carcoustics Zarges Tubesca Itho Essmann Vetus Realized investments	Zarges Tubesca Zarges Tubesca GmbH, manufacturer of access products (ladders and scaffoldings), logistics equipment (boxes and containers) and façade access systems (façade cranes, façade ladders). In 2002, Artub (French producer of aluminum stepladders) was acquired.  Sales 2002 EUR 183 million # employees Approximately 1,000 Geographical focus Western Europe Type of transaction MBO out of VAW Closing Date January 2001 Company website: www.zarges.de