Gerig, also known as Hans Gerig Verlag, was a German firm of music publishers. It was founded as the Bühnen- und Musikverlag Hans Gerig in the city of Cologne in 1946 by Hans Gerig (1910–1978). Over time, the firm grew to include a total of 36 different publishing houses: including the subsidiaries: Sidemton, Mondial, Rialto, Excelsior and Volk.[1] In ceased to exist after being acquired by ROBA Music Publishing in 2022. At the time of its acquisition, the Gerig firm was described as "Germany's leading music publisher"; a position if had held for decades. Its catalogue at the time of purchase included more than 30,000 songs and the master rights to thousands of works.[2]