L-Acoustics’ Holding Company, L-Group, Acquires CAMCO

L-Group, holding company of L-Acoustics, today announced the acquisition of CAMCO, the manufacturer of high-end amplified controllers, DSP and audio network solutions for the professional audio industry. L-Acoustics traditionally worked in close partnership with German company CAMCO to complement its sound reinforcement and touring solutions. The acquisition will enable closer integration of active and networked systems.
 
A recognized household name in electronics for the professional sound industry, CAMCO has over twenty-five years of experience developing amplified controller technology and holds several patents in the trade. Based in Wenden, Germany, CAMCO counts 50 employees and distributes its products in 60 countries around the globe, in addition to supplying components to the industry’s leading professional sound system manufacturers.
 
“For over a decade, CAMCO has been a key supply partner of L-Acoustics. Their expertise in electronics for the professional sound industry has contributed to the success of the L-Acoustics amplified controllers”, explains Hervé Guillaume, Managing Director of the holding company. “Welcoming them into the L-Group family of companies will allow both L-Acoustics and CAMCO to continue growing our research and development expertise. This merger will give us the tools to develop future products to better serve our clients and explore new markets.”
 
“We are excited to join forces with a leader in the professional sound industry,” says Reiner Sassmann, managing director at CAMCO. “Our recognized expertise in the design and manufacture of electronics, combined with L-Group’s excellence in the varied domains of sound reinforcement will allow us both to deepen our skills and enhance our ability to innovate. The united strength of our teams will open up multiple and exciting opportunities for mutual future growth.”
 
CAMCO will maintain its full team and headquarters in Germany and will continue to manufacture its signature i-series, Vortex, D-Power and Q-Power amplified controllers while also developing OEM solutions for L-Acoustics and other manufacturers. CAMCO will keep its brand name and will become a sister company of L-Acoustics, woodworking manufacturer SIMEA and L-ISA, creator of immersive sound art solutions. Founded in 1984 near Paris, France, by Physicist Dr. Christian Heil, L-Acoustics is a leading manufacturer of turn-key solutions for the professional sound industry. The company is best known as the inventor of modern line source arrays thanks to its published research. Dr. Heil created a strong foundation for L-Acoustics with his work on coaxial systems and Wavefront Sculpture Technology (WST), which served as the foundation for the legendary V-DOSC line array system and the subsequent ARCS Constant Curvature Array designs.

Currently with 320 team members, 20 percent of whom are dedicated to R&D, L-Acoustics is present in over 75 countries either through subsidiaries or via a network of certified distributors or providers. L-Acoustics offers a total system approach for both the touring and fixed installation markets, and a product line responding to the needs of venues from the most intimate club to the grandest arena. L-Acoustics sound systems can be heard in places like the Hollywood Bowl, the NBA Houston Rockets Toyota Center, or the Philharmonie de Paris. L-Acoustics solutions have been used at seven of the world’s ten top-grossing festivals, the London and Sochi Olympics, and on the Foo Fighters Sonic Highways World Tour, among others.

L-Group is an independent company owned and operated by the executive-partners of the Group and its subsidiaries. 
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