Badmoose

I I have an older Panasonic drill & driver set that has been awesome. Very long battery life. I bought the set at a hardware store in Ohio during their twice yearly tool extravaganza. Numerous contractors I talked to said they were the best and toughest. Unfortunately, Panasonic no longer makes them but the Metabo units look like they may be the same, just rebranded. If they are, that is my next replacement. Does anyone know if Metabo took them over?