Hitachi is acquiring German firm synvert to accelerate development and integration of Physical and Agentic AI into the company’s offerings. This is aimed particularly at enhancing Hitachi’s HMAX software suite, designed to support operational autonomy and business model development.

Development of Physical AI enhances management and integration of IoT data and objects within enterprise-level AI models.

The company is purchasing synvert from private equity fund Maxburg, which focuses on founder-led tech companies in German-speaking countries. synvert will become a subsidiary of Hitachi US subsidiary GlobalLogic.

Münster-based synvert provides expertise in AI-driven business design, data access and governance, integration, and operations. The company has a portfolio of over 200 clients, and specialises inn data-driven business transformation. synvert partners include Databricks and Snowflake, alongside major public cloud vendors such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.

Once the acquisition is completed, synvert will complement GlobalLogic’s capabilities in AI and digital engineering. It will also accelerate development of Agentic and Physical AI within the Hitachi Group.

synvert’s strong presence in Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, and the Middle East should help expand markets for HMAX through collaboration with Hitachi Rail and Hitachi Energy.

The acquisition is expected to close in the fiscal year ending March 2026, subject to regulatory approval.