18. March 2025

ARQIS has advised Alphatron Marine, a subsidiary of Nisshinbo / Japan Radio Co., Ltd. (JRC), on the acquisition of Argonics GmbH and Argonav GmbH.

Alphatron Marine, a subsidiary of the Japanese manufacturer in the area of wireless communications JRC, is a leading international supplier of integrated bridge solutions for the naval and maritime industry. JRC in turn belongs to Nisshinbo Group, a listed manufacturer active in electronics, wireless communications, automotive brakes, chemicals and textiles.

Argonics GmbH manufactures innovative products for inland navigation, including solutions for automated navigation, vessel monitoring, simulation and control. In 2020, Argonics founded the company Argonav, which specialises in inland ECDIS navigation systems. Both companies are technological leaders in the field of inland waterway navigation.

With the acquisition, Alphatron Marine gains essential missing components for autonomous navigation and will be able to enhance operational efficiency and expand into new business areas. Together, the companies plan to enhance research and development of new elemental technologies for autonomous navigation and introduce new business models utilizing digital technologies.

The transaction was comprehensively legally supported by an ARQIS-team headed by the two Partners Dr. Shigeo Yamaguchi and Dr. Meiko Dillmann.

Advisor to JRC / Alphatron Marine

ARQIS (Dusseldorf/Munich): Partner: Dr. Shigeo Yamaguchi, Dr. Meiko Dillmann (both Japan Desk/M&A, Lead), Dr. Friedrich Gebert (Regulatory), Marcus Nothhelfer (IP), Dimitrios Christopoulos (Commercial), Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier (Labour), Tobias Neufeld (Data Law/Compliance), Dr. Ulrich Lienhard (Real Estate), Counsel: Dr. Yohei Nagata-Vogelsang (Japan Desk/M&A), Associates: Marius Mesenbrink (Japan Desk/M&A), Rolf Tichy (Commercial, IP), Daniel Schlemann (Data Law), Diana Puchowezki (Real Estate)