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MSG Systems

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German information technology company

msg systems ag is a German information technology services and systems integration company headquartered in Ismaning, near Munich. It was founded on 31 January 1980 by Hans Zehetmaier, Herbert Enzbrenner and Pius Pflügler and forms the core of the msg group of companies.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 31, 1980Founded1
  • HeadquartersIsmaning1
  • Websitewww.msg.group
  • Legal formAktiengesellschaft1
  • LEI529900PQ9D4HI469GH983
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressRobert-Bürkle-Str. 1, 85737 Ismaning, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court München, HRB 1401493

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msg systems ag is a German information technology services and systems integration company headquartered in Ismaning, near Munich. It was founded on 31 January 1980 by Hans Zehetmaier, Herbert Enzbrenner and Pius Pflügler and forms the core of the msg group of companies.2

Corporate structure

MSG Systems is part of a group headed by msg group GmbH. 17 entities, 7 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • msg group GmbH Ismaning, Germany
    • msg life ag Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany
    • msg life Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
    • MSG Systems Ismaning, Germany
      • finnova AG Bankware Subsidiary · 57.2% · Lenzburg, Switzerland
      • iconCXM GmbH Subsidiary · Stuttgart, Germany
    • innovas GmbH Subsidiary · Köln, Germany
    • msg global solutions ag Subsidiary · Zürich, Switzerland
    • msg global solutions Deutschland GmbH Subsidiary · Ismaning, Germany
    • msg life Austria Ges.m.b.H. Subsidiary · Wien, Austria
    • msg life Benelux B.V. Subsidiary · Almere, Netherlands
    • MSG LIFE IBERIA, UNIPESSOAL LDA Subsidiary · Porto, Portugal
      • MSG LIFE IBERIA SUCURSAL EN ESPANA (MSG LIFE IBERIA SUCURSAL EN ESPAÑA) Branch · Porto, Portugal
    • msg life Switzerland AG Subsidiary · Zürich, Switzerland
    • msg nexinsure AG Subsidiary · Ismaning, Germany
    • msg Plaut UAP, podjetje za svetovanje in izdelavo informacijskih sistemov ter trgovino, d.o.o. Subsidiary · Maribor, Slovenia
    • msg services GmbH Subsidiary · Ismaning, Germany

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Msg systems was founded in 1980. In 2012 it became the majority shareholder of Austrian consultancy Plaut AG. In 2014, COR&FJA AG (then already part of the msg group) announced it would change its name to msg life ag. In 2021, msg Gillardon AG merged with BSM BankingSysteme und Managementberatung GmbH to form msg GillardonBSM AG.

From Wikipedia’s article on Msg systems ag, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Jan 25, 2021Parent Directly consolidated by msg group GmbH3
  2. Jan 31, 1980Founded Founded1

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