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Bundesdruckerei GmbH has completed the acquisition of IT security specialist genua GmbH, based in Kirchheim near Munich. Effective Jan. 1, 2020, 100% of the shares are held by Bundesdruckerei GmbH.
In 2015, Bundesdruckerei acquired 52% of the shares. The remaining shares were held by the company’s founders, who initially continued to be active in the company’s management and have since – as planned – retired from operative business. The anti-trust authorities have approved the complete acquisition by Bundesdruckerei
“The complete takeover of genua GmbH is part of our strategy to be the preferred supplier of complete and future-proof IT security solutions for public authorities and companies,” said Dr. Stefan Hofschen, CEO of Bundesdruckerei. “As an IT security company, Bundesdruckerei offers services and products ‘Made in Germany’ for secure data and identities. With genua GmbH we are expanding our digital portfolio with their great expertise in secure infrastructures.”
genua GmbH secures sensitive interfaces and networks at public authorities and industry, interconnects highly critical infrastructures, encrypts data communications over the Internet and offers remote maintenance systems and access solutions for mobile employees and home offices. The company was established in 1992 by Dr. Michaela Harlander, Dr. Magnus Harlander and Bernhard Schneck. More than 250 employees work at the headquarters in Kirchheim near Munich as well as at the other locations in Berlin, Cologne, Leipzig and Stuttgart.
In 2015, Bundesdruckerei acquired 52% of the shares. The remaining shares were held by the company’s founders, who initially continued to be active in the company’s management and have since – as planned – retired from operative business. The anti-trust authorities have approved the complete acquisition by Bundesdruckerei
“The complete takeover of genua GmbH is part of our strategy to be the preferred supplier of complete and future-proof IT security solutions for public authorities and companies,” said Dr. Stefan Hofschen, CEO of Bundesdruckerei. “As an IT security company, Bundesdruckerei offers services and products ‘Made in Germany’ for secure data and identities. With genua GmbH we are expanding our digital portfolio with their great expertise in secure infrastructures.”
genua GmbH secures sensitive interfaces and networks at public authorities and industry, interconnects highly critical infrastructures, encrypts data communications over the Internet and offers remote maintenance systems and access solutions for mobile employees and home offices. The company was established in 1992 by Dr. Michaela Harlander, Dr. Magnus Harlander and Bernhard Schneck. More than 250 employees work at the headquarters in Kirchheim near Munich as well as at the other locations in Berlin, Cologne, Leipzig and Stuttgart.