Dirk Ulrich has re-acquired Brainworx & Plugin Alliance

[sin night]

So, this ends the Soundwide saga. Now we know the destiny of PA/Brainworx as well.

My gut-feelings as a customer are positive; we are not jumping into the unknown with a completely new ownership (or, worse, with a new owner with a bad reputation)… this is probably one of the best possibile outcomes for the brand (if not the best). I mean: I expect a very smooth transition to the new ownership (almost a “no transition at all”) and to be back to business as usual, like it was before the Soundwide merge…

[JerGoertz]

Also looking forward to $5 plugins.

But in all seriousness, PA has some quality stuff and I'm glad things are looking up for them.

[El°HYM]

How many of you have actually clicked on that link.

https://plugin-alliance.sjv.io/c/424166 ... he-founder

[Albert.VST]

I did. And got the same message by email. Let's wait and see.

[El°HYM]

Did you actually click the link in the first post?

[jamcat]

Meanwhile, today at Native Instruments...

[zerocrossing]

Meanwhile, today at Native Instruments...

The real headline there is that Native Instruments had support staff.

[jamcat]

[zerocrossing]

Not a fan of Dirk. He was a D*ck to me and ended up apologizing. But I basically stopoed buying their stuff. That will continue. Unless there is a no brainer. I haven't seen a no brainer deal out of them in years. So, fine, no matter to me. Good luck to all.

If no one ever forgave me for being a dick to them, I'd have no friends at all... oh wait.

[digitalboytn]

So, this ends the Soundwide saga. Now we know the destiny of PA/Brainworx as well.

My gut-feelings as a customer are positive; we are not jumping into the unknown with a completely new ownership (or, worse, with a new owner with a bad reputation)… this is probably one of the best possibile outcomes for the brand (if not the best). I mean: I expect a very smooth transition to the new ownership (almost a “no transition at all”) and to be back to business as usual, like it was before the Soundwide merge…

I think this is a good outcome...especially for Dirk

He would have pocketed quite a few million dollars when he sold it and laid a lot less of those millions down when he acquired it all back again...

Nice work f you can get it

[elxsound]

Meanwhile, today at Native Instruments...

These experiences suck and I feel bad for all those that were stuck in the rollercoaster of mergers, acquisitions and finally shown out the door. That stress takes a serious f**king toll on anybody.

I guess there’s more surprises coming from the NI/inMusic brand. I keep wondering where the S series keyboards fit in their lineup, and that probably they just don’t fit which would suck.

As for PA, I guess we’re back to hearing how perpetual licenses are for old-timers and subscriptions are where it’s at.

[Download SOphist]

How many of you have actually clicked on that link.

https://plugin-alliance.sjv.io/c/424166 ... he-founder

why is the Founder written with a capital F? is it just me that get itches with this?

[havran]

How many of you have actually clicked on that link.

https://plugin-alliance.sjv.io/c/424166 ... he-founder

why is the Founder written with a capital F? is it just me that get itches with this?

In the headline that's just standard headline capitalization. In his signature, it's also correct for him to capitalize his role in the company.

In the body text, "founder" is not capitalized (unless I missed an instance).

So, maybe just you?

[havran]

Anyone want to guess how much less he paid to buy it back than what he got for selling.
He's a crafty old sod.

I wonder how many other private equity firms have regretted their acquisitions in recent years because of a certain self-dealing American Doofus causing so much uncertainty in the world's economies.

On a side-note, I wish there were an apt nickname or two for private equity firms, similar to the perhaps unfair "vulture capitalists" for venture capitalists -- who by comparison can be more beneficial than destructive, it seems.

Hmm, maybe "peqmaxxers".

[havran]

So, this ends the Soundwide saga. Now we know the destiny of PA/Brainworx as well.

My gut-feelings as a customer are positive; we are not jumping into the unknown with a completely new ownership (or, worse, with a new owner with a bad reputation)… this is probably one of the best possibile outcomes for the brand (if not the best). I mean: I expect a very smooth transition to the new ownership (almost a “no transition at all”) and to be back to business as usual, like it was before the Soundwide merge…

I think this is a good outcome...especially for Dirk

He would have pocketed quite a few million dollars when he sold it and laid a lot less of those millions down when he acquired it all back again...

Nice work f you can get it

In my case I only have about two seconds' worth of lookahead ability if ever.