MAXON Computer

MAXON Computer develops 3D software for the creative industries. The company is best known for its flagship product, CINEMA 4D: a 3D modeling, painting, rendering, and animation software solution used to create 3D motion graphics, architectural and product visualizations, video game graphics, illustrations, and more. The company’s products include CINEMA 4D Studio, CINEMA 4D Visualize, CINEMA 4D Broadcast, CINEMA 4D Prime, BodyPaint 3D, CINEBENCH, CINEWARE, and CINEMA 4D Lite. MAXON’s client list includes ABC, Blizzard Entertainment, BMW, BSkyB, CNN, Fox, ITV Creative, MPC, NBC, NFL Network, Rhythm & Hues, Siemens VDO, Sony Pictures Imageworks, The Walt Disney Company, Turner Broadcasting, Vitra, and more. MAXON is headquartered in Friedrichsdorf, Germany with presence in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, France, and Singapore.

Uwe Bärtels

Co-Founder, Geschäftsführer and Co-CEO

David McGavran

CEO

4 past transactions

ZBrush

Acquisition in 2021
ZBrush is used by respected film studios, game developers, designers, advertisers, illustrators, and scientists around the world. The industry’s top creatives have employed ZBrush for nearly every major franchise including Dune, Star Wars, Avatar, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit, and more. Its versatility has also made it an integral part of animated features such as Frozen, Moana, Raya, The Last Dragon, and Encanto. ZBrush has also been used extensively in Triple-A games including Fortnite, the God of War franchise, Uncharted franchise, Assassin's Creed franchise, Far Cry franchise, The Division franchise, and more.

Forger

Acquisition in 2021
Forger is a digital 3D sculpting and texture painting application for iOS.Forger offers desktop-class, professional-level sculpting workflows on mobile devices.

Red Giant

Acquisition in 2019
Red Giant Software is a Portland, Oregon-based developer specializing in filmmaking software aimed at the entertainment industry. The company creates a variety of tools designed for filmmakers, editors, VFX artists, and motion designers, including software for special effects, motion graphics, 3D object creation, and color correction. Red Giant's products are tailored to enhance the visual storytelling process, providing essential resources for professionals in the field of visual effects and motion graphics.
Redshift Rendering Technologies, Inc. is a Newport Beach, California-based company that specializes in developing GPU-accelerated rendering software. Founded in 2012, it is recognized for its flagship product, Redshift, which is acclaimed as the fastest production-quality final-frame GPU renderer available. The software is designed to meet the needs of high-end production environments, offering a comprehensive suite of features that significantly enhance the efficiency of rendering complex 3D projects compared to traditional methods. Since April 2019, Redshift Rendering Technologies has operated as a subsidiary of MAXON Computer GmbH.
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