M&A Deal Summary

Contour Design Acquires Active Key

On May 8, 2025, Contour Design acquired technology hardware company Active Key from Cherry

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Contour Design’s 1st transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Contour Design’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-05-08
Target Active Key
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Contour Design
Sellers(s) Cherry
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Active Key

Pegnitz, Germany
Active Key is a manufacturer of hygiene and industrial keyboards and mice for professional data input. Active Key offers models in different sizes and versions. Our product range reaches from mini, compact, and Desktop keyboards either wireless or wired, protected and unprotected, with backlit or non-backlit, with and without touchpads or trackballs. Active Key was founded in 2005 and is based in Pegnitz, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Contour Design

Copenhagen, Denmark

Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees98
DESCRIPTION

Contour Design is an ergonomic pointing device pioneer that provides premium ergonomic mouse and keyboard solutions that eliminate harmful movements and help form safer working habits. Contour Design was founded in 1995 and is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Technology Hardware M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Cherry

Auerbach, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1953
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees380
Revenue 80M EUR (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Cherry is a manufacturer of computer input devices with a focus on office, gaming, industry, security, e-health solutions, and switches for mechanical keyboards. Cherry was founded in 1953 and is based in Auerbach, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Technology Hardware M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-10 Active Key

Pegnitz, Germany

Active Key is a manufacturer of hygiene and industrial keyboards and mice for professional data input. Active Key offers models in different sizes and versions. Our product range reaches from mini, compact, and Desktop keyboards either wireless or wired, protected and unprotected, with backlit or non-backlit, with and without touchpads or trackballs. Active Key was founded in 2005 and is based in Pegnitz, Germany.

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