Sennheiser has announced the acquisition of Swiss company Merging Technologies, which will allow German studio specialist Neumann.Berlin, to expand its range of high-quality audio solutions.
With a dedicated user base in the elite end of the music, film, television, mastering and performances industries, Merging Technologies holds a very valuable and diversified product range, which includes the highest-quality converters and recording interfaces, such as Horus and Hapi and the Ravenna equipped Anubis, plus a leading software family for recording, studio and live performance applications.
According to the announcement, Merging Technologies will be working under the umbrella of the Sennheiser group to enlarge the Neumann range of products. A new Neumann audio recording interface - scheduled to be available before the end of the year - will be the first visible product of the combination. Here’s more details from the press release…
Following a divestment from the consumer market, and a refocus on professional audio, Sennheiser is now investing on growth and new product categories, pursuing strategic acquisitions. With the takeover, Merging Technologies will become part of the Sennheiser Group. Its team of around 20 people will continue to be located at the company’s site in Puidoux, Switzerland, but will work closely with the Neumann team in Berlin. The two companies see great potential for new joint collaborations, particularly in the area of development and innovation.
"Neumann.Berlin and Merging Technologies are a perfect match, and the collaboration opens up new opportunities for both parties," says Claude Cellier, the founder and CEO of Merging Technologies. "Both companies share a passion for excellence and a commitment to always set new standards in audio."
According to the announcement, the existing portfolio of the two companies will remain unchanged. The first joint product of the partnership between Neumann.Berlin and Merging Technologies will be a Neumann-branded audio interface based on the recent Merging Anubis, combining Ravenna/AES67 audio networking and USB ports. This new concept is envisaged to enable the perfect integration of Neumann products into a digital infrastructure.
"We plan to strengthen Neumann's offering, particularly in the area of digital workstreams, in order to provide our customers with holistic audio solutions in studio quality. Merging Technologies' products and solutions are an excellent complement to the Neumann product portfolio. We are therefore very much looking forward to working together with the Merging team," says Ralf Oehl, CEO of Georg Neumann GmbH.
"We are very pleased to welcome Merging's employees as part of the Sennheiser Group," says Andreas Sennheiser, co-CEO of the Sennheiser Group. "As a family-owned company, we want to grow sustainably on the strength of our own resources in the coming years. To achieve this, we are investing significantly in our professional business." Both sides have agreed not to disclose financial details.