MPC Münchmeyer Petersen & Co. GmbH's origin goes back over 160 years to the year 1846. Originally operating as two separate trading firms, Münchmeyer & Co. and R. Petersen & Co. earned worldwide recognition at an early stage, thanks to their remarkable achievements in foreign trade.

In his capacity as Managing Partner of R. Petersen & Co., Axel Schroeder senior merged the two firms into MPC Münchmeyer Petersen & Co. in 1972. Today, he and his sons, Dr. Axel Schroeder and Dr. John Benjamin Schroeder, together with Mr. Clemens Weber and Dr. KlausLesker jointly manage the family-owned company, which is divided into three divisions: Capital Investments, Shipping and Shipbuilding as well as Commodities and Machinery.

In the Shipping and Shipbuilding division, MPC offers a wide range of services including supply and financing of material packages for international shipyards and ship building projects as well as engineering services.

These activities are managed by MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Marine GmbH. Today, the company co-operates with shipyards in over 20 countries world-wide. Technical expertise and a background of a strong holding company form the basis of the company's success.

In 1999, MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Steamship GmbH & Co. KG was founded, to manage the Group's shipping activities.

Since the foundation of MPC Capital in 1994 the capital investments division has always been an integral part of the MPC Group activities. MPC Capital develops, initiates and merchandises alternative investments in Germany and Austria, which the company actively manages for investors throughout the entire product cycle. As the largest listed issuing house for closed-end funds, MPC Capital has participated in the gradual development of the alternative investment sector and systematically expanded the market with its own product concepts. As an innovation leader, MPC Capital aims to play an active role in shaping the market in terms of products, processes and services. Since September 28, 2000, the MPC Capital share is listed and traded on the official stock exchange markets in Frankfurt and Hamburg, Germany. MPC Capital is listed in the Prime Standard market segment of the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany.

Trading activities within the Commodities and Machinery division are being conducted by the internationally renowned Coutinho Caro + Co. International Trading GmbH (CCC International), founded by the Coutinho family in Hamburg in 1895, and an extensive network of affiliated companies.

Along with international trade in non-ferrous semi-finished products, CCC International's affiliated companies trade bulk steel (Coutinho & Ferrostaal GmbH & Co. KG) and handle the delivery and financing of machinery, plant, tubes and tubular products (CCC Machinery GmbH).

The Consumer Goods division is represented by Siemssen & Co. GmbH, a supply chain management and brand management company, which bundles MPC-Group's services and activities in the fashion segment.