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\u00a0From left to right:\u00a0Christian Richter, Managing Director, ARRI; Frank Eischet, CFO, Riedel; Thomas Riedel, Group CEO, Riedel; David Bermbach, Managing Director, ARRI; Christiph Stahl, member of the founding family, ARRI<\/p>\nThe deal establishes \u2018a close strategic alignment\u2019 between the iconic cinema brand and the Riedel Group<\/p>\n
Thomas Riedel, founder and owner of Riedel Communications and the Riedel Group, has acquired ARRI, the Munich-based premium manufacturer of camera and lighting technology for motion picture and live entertainment. Riedel was chosen in a competitive international process with his concept for a new home for ARRI, marking the largest acquisition of his career to date. <\/p>\n
Under the new ownership of Thomas Riedel, ARRI\u2019s existing management team will continue to lead the company. The company will retain independent operations and remain headquartered in Munich.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy entrepreneurial path has been closely tied to ARRI for years,\u201d says Thomas Riedel, Founder and Owner, Riedel Group. \u201cThis acquisition represents the most significant personal milestone of my career so far. I have great respect for this exceptional brand, its outstanding products, and its strong team. At the same time, I see tremendous potential and am confident that, together, we can position ARRI for long-term stability and future success.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Riedel Group specializes in advanced audio, video, and data technology, delivering infrastructure solutions for broadcast, live event, and sports productions. Through the acquisition of ARRI, Thomas Riedel establishes what he calls \u201ca close strategic alignment between ARRI and the Riedel Group, expanding its expertise across the entire production chain \u2014 from camera optics to distribution.\u201d According to Riedel\u2019s announcement, ARRI\u2019s ecosystem of camera, lighting, and systems technology complements the Riedel Group\u2019s existing portfolio and opens up new technological and strategic market opportunities for both companies. <\/p>\n
\u00a0From left to right:\u00a0Christian Richter, Managing Director, ARRI; Frank Eischet, CFO, Riedel; Thomas Riedel, Group CEO, Riedel; David Bermbach, Managing Director, ARRI; Christiph Stahl, member of the founding family, ARRI<\/p>\n
Founded in 1917, ARRI has been family-owned ever since and is regarded as a global leader in professional film technology, having been recognized with 20 scientific and technical awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor more than a century, ARRI has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, and the highest quality. This success story will now continue and remain in German ownership,\u201d says Dr. Walter Stahl, Managing Director, ARRI GmbH and member of the founding family.<\/p>\n
Through close collaboration, ARRI and Riedel aim to unlock new areas of growth, especially in live entertainment and sports. By combining their respective technologies, the companies plan to develop integrated solutions for customers. As the first joint milestone of this collaboration, ARRI will debut its camera technology at the Eurovision Song Contest, where Riedel serves as the technology provider and NEP oversees production.<\/p>\n
\u201cThomas Riedel has built a first-generation family business and stands for entrepreneurial continuity and long-term thinking,\u201d says Chris Richter, Managing Director, ARRI. \u201cWe look forward to working with a successful entrepreneur and to the resulting market opportunities and access \u2014 both in existing and new markets.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Riedel Group brings highly complementary technologies and extensive expertise in live production to this partnership,\u201d says David Bermbach, Managing Director, ARRI. \u201cThis strengthens our strategic direction as a \u2018Trusted Technology Leader for the Next Generation of Media and Entertainment.’\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The deal establishes \u2018a close strategic alignment\u2019 between the iconic cinema brand and the Riedel Group Thomas Riedel,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":391952,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[42,43,40,38,41,39],"class_list":["post-391951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/391952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=391951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=391951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}