After 5 years during which CDA was held by a US partner a buyout was arranged by the management on 29 May 2019. The CDA Invest GmbH, whose sole partners are Frank Hartwig (CEO) and André Keller (CFO), has taken over 100% of the shares of the German group of CDA GmbH. The managing partner Frank Hartwig stated in this connection: "After five years of good cooperation with our US colleague there arose the opportunity to establish CDA as an independent company again. We are pleased to continue the company successfully." André Keller, also a managing partner, stated: "After years of solid growth of sales and revenue we with the new corporate structure continue to bank on growth and full employment if the order situation is good."