P+P advises EMH Partners on investment in Native Instruments
Native Instruments is a leading hardware and software manufacturer for digital music production and DJ'ing. Founded in 1996, the Berlin-based company recently posted annual sales of EUR 80 million and employs approx. 500 people in offices in Berlin, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Paris, Toronto, London and Shenzhen.
In addition to EMH Partners, the active founders of Native Instruments have invested a mid-single-digit million amount to increase their stake. Alongside the remaining founders, they still hold the majority stake in the company.
EMH Partners is a European investment company of entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs with offices in Munich and London. Founded in 2010, the private equity company supports the growth of its investments in particular with capital and digitization expertise.
As a growth investor, the private equity firm is committed to a long-term "build and scale" strategy, which provides added value that goes beyond mere financial commitments. First of all, Native Instruments should benefit from EMH Partners' strong digitization skills and entrepreneurial background.
In addition to Kiveda Group, a multi-channel kitchen supplier and Occhio, the market leader in high-end designer luminaires, Native Instruments is EMH Digital Growth Fund's third investment, which closed in June 2017 with a volume of EUR 350m.
P+P Pöllath + Partners once again advises EMH Partners on an investment executed by the Digital Growth Fund with the following team:
- Dr. Frank Thiäner (partner, lead, private equity/M&A, Munich)
- Dr. Matthias Werner (senior associate, real estate, Berlin)
- Dr. Tim Junginger (associate, private equity/M&A, Munich)
- Dr. Jesko von Mirbach (associate, private equity/M&A, Munich)
- Benjamin Maciejewski (associate, private equity/M&A, Munich)
