# Rheinmetall acquires 40% stake in blackned

Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH acquired a 40 percent stake in blackned GmbH, a German software manufacturer specializing in mission-critical communications systems. blackned will remain independent.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2023-01-12
- Where: Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: mission-critical communications systems, TacticalCore middleware
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Rheinmetall Electronics](https://endata.com/companies/67848.md) (acquirer)
- [blackned](https://endata.com/companies/67849.md) (target)

## Sources

- [arqis.com](https://www.arqis.com/en/news/arqis-advises-blackned-on-partnership-with-rheinmetall/), 2023-01-12: "Bremen-based Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH has acquired a 40 percent stake in the company."

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