“As an innovator in digital music creation, with a supreme brand recognition and outstanding software technology, Native Instruments is a perfect platform and partner for Francisco Partners.
With Francisco Partners, Native Instruments is planning to further enhance its product leadership, drive consolidation in the growing and fragmented market for digital music creation and extend its already leading position in the industry. Industry partners on Native Instruments’ technology platforms increased by 60%, cementing the company’s global technology leadership. Monthly active users more than doubled to 1.5 million by the end of 2020 Revenues in Native Instruments’ music creation tools increased by 60% since EMH’s investment in 2017 The management and board of Native Instruments, together with EMH, have developed the company significantly and expanded its position in the industry: In 2017, EMH Partners invested 50 million Euros in Native Instruments, followed by a further investment in 2020 to achieve majority ownership in the company. Music professionals all around the globe have been relying on the company’s comprehensive music instrument library and high-quality software tools to support their music creation process, with an estimated 8 out of 10 tracks in the Billboard top 10 using Native Instruments technology. Native Instruments is regarded as one of the spearheads of the democratisation of music production, as it enables creatives to produce their music without the large set-up costs associated with traditional music studios. It operates 7 global offices and is active in more than 180 countries. Native Instruments was founded in 1996 in Berlin and employs more than 400 employees worldwide. As part of the transaction EMH Partners, members of the Native Instruments founding team, and key Native Instruments’ employees will retain a significant minority stake in the company.
MUNICH & BERLIN-( BUSINESS WIRE)-EMH Partners, and the Founding Shareholders of Native Instruments, announced today the signing of a definitive agreement to sell a majority of their shares in Native Instruments Holding GmbH, the Berlin-based global leader in digital music creation software and hardware, to Francisco Partners, a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology businesses.
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