Native Instruments Acquired by inMusic Following German Bankruptcy

InMusic announced on May 8, 2026 that it is acquiring Native Instruments. Native Instruments’ suite of music production software and gear, including Traktor and Kontakt, will live under the inMusic umbrella alongside other music tech brands. The two companies have collaborated in the past.

The acquisition builds on a strong and established relationship between the two companies, inMusic’s press release stated. In 2025, inMusic and Native Instruments announced a landmark collaboration bringing NKS integration to Akai Pro’s MPK controllers and M-Audio’s Oxygen controllers, and Native Instruments’ sounds to the MPC standalone platform for the first time.

Native Instruments entered bankruptcy proceedings in Germany.

Native Instruments CEO Nick Williams said the company was looking for a buyer in March. Williams called the acquisition a “fresh start” in a blog post.

““Native Instruments, iZotope, Plugin Alliance, Brainworx”

“— Nick Williams, Native Instruments CEO inMusic owns Akai Professional, Moog Music, and Numark. The Verge reported that Williams stated the deal will bring continued investment to Native Instruments’ products. Stevie Bonifield wrote the article for The Verge. The companies first signaled their alignment last year through joint product development. Those 2025 partnerships demonstrated complementary strengths in hardware controllers and sound integration. Williams’ March comments about seeking a buyer came shortly after the German bankruptcy filing became public. The deal places one of the industry’s best-known software and hardware makers under the same ownership as several long-established instrument and controller brands. All existing Native Instruments brands will continue unchanged, according to Williams. The acquisition was reported by The Verge on the same day it was announced.”