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{{Short description|German software company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Nemetschek SE
| logo = Nemetschek AG Logo.svg
| type = ''[[Societas Europaea]]''
| traded_as = {{ubl|{{FWB|NEM|isin=DE0006452907}}|[[MDAX]] component}}
| key_people = Yves Padrines (CEO)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2022/03/01/ex-synamedia-chief-padrines-lands-at-maxon-owner-nemetschek-group/|title = Ex-Synamedia chief Padrines lands at Maxon-owner Nemetschek Group|date = March 2022}}</ref> <br /> Louise Öfverström (CFO)<ref>[https://www.finance-magazin.de/cfo/cfo-wechsel/louise-oefverstroem-wird-neue-cfo-von-nemetschek-136529/ nemetschek.com: Management and Supervisory Board]</ref> <br /> Usman Shuja <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wallstreet-online.de/nachricht/17304579-bluebeam-announces-new-executive-leadership-appointments | title=Bluebeam Announces New Executive Leadership Appointments | date=5 September 2023 }}</ref> <br /> Marc Nezet<ref>{{Cite web | title=The Nemetschek Group forms new executive leadership team  {{!}} Planning, Building & Construction Today | url=https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/digital-construction-news/construction-software-news/the-nemetschek-group-forms-new-executive-leadership-team/132088/ | access-date=2025-05-17 | website=www.pbctoday.co.uk}}</ref>  
| industry = Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Multimedia
| revenue = {{profit}} €995.6 million (2024)<ref name="fy">{{cite web |url=https://ir-api.eqs.com/media/document/8abba513-553d-46fd-9475-33b455e0ba08/assets/NEM_AR2024_EN.pdf |title=Nemetschek 2024 Annual Report |access-date=23 April 2025 |publisher=Nemetschek}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{profit}} €301.0 million (2024)<ref name="fy" />
| net_income = {{profit}} €175.4 million (2024)<ref name="fy" />
| assets = {{profit}} €2,136.3 million (2024)<ref name="fy" />
| equity = 
| num_employees = 4,000 (end 2024)<ref name="fy" />
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1963}} in [[Munich]], [[Germany]]
| location = Munich, Germany
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.nemetschek.com}}
}}

'''Nemetschek Group''' is a vendor of [[Computer software|software]] for architects, engineers and the construction industry.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nemetschek SE Company Profile|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/NEM:GR|access-date=15 September 2020|website=Bloomberg.com}}</ref> The company develops and distributes software for planning, designing, building and managing buildings and real estate, as well as for [[multimedia|media]] and entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nemetschek SE Company Profile|url=https://www.reuters.com/companies/NEKG.DE|access-date=15 September 2020|website=Reuters.com}}</ref>

== History ==
===20th century===
The company was founded by Prof. Georg Nemetschek in 1963, and initially went by the name of '''''Ingenieurbüro für das Bauwesen''''' (engineering firm for the construction industry), focusing on structural design. It was one of the first companies in the industry to use computers and developed software for engineers, initially for its own requirements. In 1977, Nemetschek started distributing its program ''Statik 97/77'' for civil engineering.

At the [[Hannover Messe|Hanover Fair]] in 1980, Nemetschek presented a software package for integrated calculation and design of standard components for solid construction. This was the first software enabling [[computer-aided engineering]] (CAE) on microcomputers, and the product remained unique on the market for many years.
 
[[File:Nemetschek Haus.jpg|thumb|Nemetschek AG headquarters in Munich]]

In 1989, '''Nemetschek Programmsystem GmbH''' was founded and was responsible for software distribution; Georg Nemetschek's engineering firm continued to be in charge of program development. The main product, Allplan – a [[Computer-aided design|CAD]] system for architects and engineers, was launched in 1984. This allowed designers to model buildings in three dimensions. Nemetschek began to expand internationally in the 1980s. By 1996, the company had subsidiaries in eight European countries and distribution partners in nine European countries; since 1992, it has also had a development site in [[Bratislava]], Slovakia.

The first acquisitions were made at the end of the 1990s, including the structural design program vendor Friedrich + Lochner. The company, operating as '''Nemetschek AG''' since 1994, went public in 1999 (it has been listed in the [[Prime Standard]] market segment and the [[TecDAX]] in Frankfurt ever since).

===21st century===
Two major company takeovers followed in 2000: the American firm Diehl Graphsoft (now [[Vectorworks]])<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Vectorworks Kicks Off Its 2016 Releases with a Rebranding Effort|url=https://www.architectmagazine.com/technology/vectorworks-kicks-off-its-2016-releases-with-a-rebranding-effort_o|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-09|website=www.architectmagazine.com}}</ref> and [[Maxon Computer GmbH]], with its [[Cinema 4D]] software for visualization and animation. In 2006, Nemetschek acquired Hungary's [[Graphisoft]] (for its key product [[ArchiCAD]]), and Belgium's SCIA International.

In November 2013, Nemetschek acquired the [[Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing|MEP]] software provider Data Design System (DDS).<ref>[https://www.nemetschek.com/en/presse/press-releases/detail/nemetschek-successfully-concludes-acquisition-of-data-design-system-dds/ Corporate News: Nemetschek successfully concludes acquisition of Data Design System (DDS)] {{Archive url|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123145816/https://www.nemetschek.com/en/presse/press-releases/detail/nemetschek-successfully-concludes-acquisition-of-data-design-system-dds/|date=2015-01-23}}</ref> On 31 October 2014, the acquisition of [[Bluebeam Software, Inc.]] was concluded.<ref>[https://www.nemetschek.com/en/presse/press-releases/detail/nemetschek-successfully-concludes-acquisition-of-bluebeam-software/ Nemetschek successfully concludes acquisition of Bluebeam Software] {{Archive url|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226203150/https://www.nemetschek.com/en/presse/press-releases/detail/nemetschek-successfully-concludes-acquisition-of-bluebeam-software/|date=2014-12-26}}</ref> At the end of 2015, Solibri was acquired.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nemetschek.com/en/presse/press-releases/detail/nemetschek-acquires-leading-bim-specialist-solibri-1/ | title=Nemetschek acquires leading BIM specialist Solibri | access-date=13 July 2016}}</ref>

Since 2016, the company has operated as '''Nemetschek SE'''. Later that year, SDS/2 was acquired. In 2017, it acquired dRofus and RISA. MCS Solutions was acquired in 2018, closely followed by the acquisition of Axxerion B.V and Plandatis and subsequently rebranded to [[Spacewell]]. Other acquisitions have been completed at a brand level (for example, Redshift Rendering Technologies, Red Giant and Pixologic were acquired by Maxon, DEXMA by Spacewell).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cgchannel.com/2019/04/maxon-buys-redshift/|title=Maxon buys Redshift {{!}} CG Channel|language=en-US|access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref>

Since 18 September 2018, Nemetschek is listed in the [[MDAX]] in addition to its TecDAX listing.

In the summer of 2024, the Nemetschek Group closed its largest acquisition in company history, adding the SaaS-based field management software GoCanvas, with its sister company Sitedocs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://researchnews.vpbank.com/en/publication/4668/nemetschek-reports-solid-2q-and-1h-results|title = GoCanvas Acquisition; VP Bank}}</ref>

Among others, Nemetschek is a member of the [[BuildingSMART]] e.V. and the ''Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen'' (DGNB) (German Sustainable Building Council), actively advocating for open building information modeling (BIM) standards ("open BIM") in the AEC/O industry.

== Business units ==
Since 2008, Nemetschek has acted as a holding company with four business units:

* Planning & Design (Architecture and Civil Engineering)
* Build & Construct
* Manage & Operate
* Media & Entertainment.

The holding company maintains 13 product brands,<ref name="about">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nemetschek.com/en/company/brands|title = Brands &#124; NEMETSCHEK}}</ref> covering the whole building lifecycle, from planning to operations.

== Shareholders ==

* 38.9% foundations of Prof. Georg Nemetschek
* 4.0% Nemetschek Foundation
* 5.4% Nemetschek family (Georg Nemetschek's sons)
* 2.7% Georg Nemetschek (founder)
* 49% [[public float]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aktie |url=https://ir.nemetschek.com/websites/nemetschek/German/1000/aktie.html#sharekey |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=ir.nemetschek.com |language=de}}</ref>

== Philanthropy ==
A significant percentage of total shares of the Nemetschek group are held by charitable foundations founded by Prof. Georg Nemetschek. 

=== Nemetschek Foundation ===
The Nemetschek Foundation was founded in 2007<ref>{{Cite web |title=04.09.2020 - Meine Stimme für...Ralf Nemetschek {{!}} Bayerischer Landtag |url=https://www.bayern.landtag.de/aktuelles/veranstaltungen/gaeste-und-begegnungen/gub-2020/04092020-meine-stimme-fuerralf-nemetschek/ |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=www.bayern.landtag.de}}</ref> and aims to strengthen democratic institutions in Germany by the means of a number of initiatives, particularly in the field of education.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Günther |first=Anna |date=2018-06-13 |title=Diskutieren reicht nicht |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/schuelerzeitungen-demokratie-ist-debatte-1.4013812 |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=Süddeutsche.de |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Demokratie geht uns alle an. |url=https://nemetschek-stiftung.de/ |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=Nemetschek Stiftung |language=de}}</ref>

=== Nemetschek Innovation Foundation ===
The Nemetschek Innovation Foundation sponsors research and development in the field of planning, construction, use, and maintenance of [[Built environment|built environments]] and structures. To fund the institute, Georg Nemetschek transferred 350,000 shares of Nemetschek Group to the foundation in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=KG |first=RM Rudolf Müller Medien GmbH & Co |title=Nemetschek gründet Innovationsstiftung für das Bauwesen |url=https://www.fenster-tueren-technik.de/aktuell/nemetschek-gruendet-innovationsstiftung-fuer-das-bauwesen-28052020 |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=fenster-tueren-technik.de |language=en}}</ref> In particular, the Innovation Foundation is known for researching applications of artificial intelligence in architecture, construction, and engineering.<ref>{{Cite web |title=KI im Fokus: Nemetschek-Stiftung finanziert erstmals konkretes Bauforschungsprojekt |url=https://www.bauingenieur24.de/artikel/ki-im-fokus-nemetschek-stiftung-finanziert-erstmals-konkretes-bauforschungsprojekt |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=bauingenieur24 |language=de-DE}}</ref>

==== Georg Nemetschek Institute - Artificial Intelligence for the Built World ====
The Georg Nemetschek Institute - Artificial Intelligence for the Built World was founded in 2020 as a research institute within the [[Technical University of Munich]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smyth |first=William |date=September 15, 2023 |title=TUM Launches Munich Data Science Institute to Drive Collaboration in Data Science and AI |url=https://themunicheye.com/tum-launches-munich-data-science-institute-to-drive-collaboration-in-data-science-and-ai-5510 |access-date=January 23, 2025 |website=The Munich Eye}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-04-14 |title=Unique Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Construction at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) |url=https://www.allplan.com/blog/unique-institute-for-artificial-intelligence-in-construction-at-the-technical-university-of-munich/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=www.allplan.com |language=en}}</ref> The institute was formed with €50 million in funding from the Nemetschek Innovation Foundation to be disbursed over a period of 10 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spätling |first=Valeska |date=2020-11-24 |title=Neues Institut für Künstliche Intelligenz im Bauwesen |url=https://www.bba-online.de/news/tu-muenchen-neues-institut-kuenstliche-intelligenz-bauwesen/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=bba |language=de}}</ref> €30 million of the total funding was marked for research projects.<ref name=":0" />

The institute specializes in the research of artificial intelligence applications for the [[built environment]], including planning, construction and maintenance of structures and infrastructure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neues Forschungsinstitut für Künstliche Intelligenz im Bauwesen |url=https://www.bayika.de/de/aktuelles/meldungen/2020-11-11_Neues-Forschungsinstitut-fuer-Kuenstliche-Intelligenz-im-Bauwesen.php |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=www.bayika.de |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TUM - Technische Universität München (via Public) / Georg Nemetschek becomes Honorary Senator of TUM |url=https://www.publicnow.com/view/B04749C97A5A9BB264BEC354C533B6DD4EB3172C?1725965260 |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=www.publicnow.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TUM opens Munich Data Science Institute |url=https://idw-online.de/de/news820731 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208163751/https://idw-online.de/de/news820731 |archive-date=2024-02-08 |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=idw-online.de |language=de |url-status=live }}</ref> Shortly after its founding, the company made its first call for research projects, leading to formation of six projects in the fields of [[Digital twin|digital twins]], concrete analysis, infrastructure maintenance planning, structural health monitoring, transport network design, and construction robotics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jacob |first=Don |date=2023-03-29 |title=The institute, launched by The Technical University of Munich in 2020, aims to fund and promote innovative research in technologies that can improve the construction industry long into the future. |url=https://blog.bluebeam.com/gni-construction-innovation/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Built {{!}} The Bluebeam Blog |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2021, the institute hosted its first symposium on the potential and expected influence of AI on architecture, civil engineering, construction, operation, and asset management (AECOM) were discussed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GNI Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in the Built World {{!}} |url=https://events.gni.tum.de/ai-symposium/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |language=de}}</ref> Another symposium was held in 2024 at [[Campus Garching]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heiskanen |first=Aarni |date=2024-07-31 |title=A Munich Symposium & Expo on AI for the Built World |url=https://aec-business.com/a-munich-symposium-expo-on-ai-for-the-built-world/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=AEC Business |language=en-US}}</ref>

As of 2025, the institute was headed by [[Ian Smith (civil engineer)|Prof. Ian Smith]].<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2022-08-01 |title=New challenge for Ian Smith |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13349-022-00612-1 |journal=Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring |language=en |volume=12 |issue=4 |pages=973–973 |doi=10.1007/s13349-022-00612-1 |issn=2190-5479}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-16 |title=Ian Smith to become Founding Director of TUM Nemetschek Institute |url=https://www.myscience.de/de/news/wire/ian_smith_to_become_founding_director_of_tum_nemetschek_institute-2022-tum |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=myScience Deutschland |language=de}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Comparison of CAD editors for architecture, engineering and construction (AEC)]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://www.nemetschek.com/ Nemetschek SE website]

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