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title: "Apple to acquire Samplab audio tools assets, EU filing shows"
description: "The deal, which includes hiring certain Samplab employees, was notified to the European Commission on 16 June 2026."
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published: 2026-10-19T09:14:37Z
updated: 2026-10-19T09:14:37Z
author: "Mac to Reality Newsdesk"
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# Apple to acquire Samplab audio tools assets, EU filing shows

*The deal, which includes hiring certain Samplab employees, was notified to the European Commission on 16 June 2026.*

**Key points**

- Apple will acquire certain assets of Samplab GmbH, a developer of audio editing tools, through a subsidiary, according to the EU Digital Markets Act register.
- Apple notified the deal to the European Commission on 16 June 2026, according to the register.
- Apple will offer employment to and hire certain Samplab employees as part of the acquisition.

Apple is acquiring assets of Samplab GmbH, a developer of audio editing tools, and will hire some of its employees, according to an entry in the [European Commission’s Digital Markets Act register of acquisitions](https://digital-markets-act-cases.ec.europa.eu/acquisitions?gatekeeper=apple&acquisition=samplab-gmbh).

The deal, which will be completed through an Apple subsidiary, was notified to the Commission on 16 June 2026. The Digital Markets Act requires designated gatekeepers such as Apple to notify certain acquisitions to the EU regulator, and the register entry makes the Samplab transaction public.

Apple will offer employment to and hire certain Samplab employees as part of the transaction, the filing shows. The financial terms, the specific assets being acquired and the number of staff involved are not disclosed. Samplab is a developer of audio editing tools; the filing does not say how Apple plans to use the assets it is buying.

## Sources

- [European Commission: EU Digital Markets Act register lists Apple acquisition: Samplab GmbH](https://digital-markets-act-cases.ec.europa.eu/acquisitions?gatekeeper=apple&acquisition=samplab-gmbh)

*This report was written by the Mac to Reality newsdesk with AI assistance from the sources listed above, under the editorial policy at https://mactoreality.com/editorial-policy.*