All items tagged with acquisitions (222)
B&C Speakers Formalizes Offer to Acquire Eighteen Sound
October 23, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

B&C Speakers Formalizes Offer to Acquire Eighteen Sound

B&C Speakers formalized a binding offer for the acquisition of 100% of share capital of Eighteen Sound from Landi Renzo Group. The announcement confirms an operation anticipated by the Landi Renzo Group of focusing on its core automotive business, divesting from non-strategic assets and "return to profitability" in 2018. For B&C Speakers this represents a formidable expansion of its business to new loudspeaker market segments.
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Transom Capital Acquires All Brands from LOUD Technologies, Inc.
October 18, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Transom Capital Acquires All Brands from LOUD Technologies, Inc.

Transom Capital Group acquired all brands from LOUD Technologies, Inc., including the iconic Mackie, Ampeg, EAW, and Martin Audio brands. The new company will be called LOUD Audio, LLC and be led by the executives of LOUD Technologies, ensuring continuity with product development, distribution and the supply chain but with new capital to enable growth across all brands.
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Leading macOS and iOS Audio Company Audiofile Engineering Under New Ownership
August 16, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Leading macOS and iOS Audio Company Audiofile Engineering Under New Ownership

Leading music technology company Audiofile Engineering has been acquired by Krekeltronics, a Minnesota-based product development firm. A new team will be resuming development on popular Audiofile products such as Fidelia, Vio, and Audiofile Calc, and has expanded contract product development services to assist with hardware, firmware, software, and integration, partnering with key audio technology and market leaders.
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Riedel to Acquire Majority Stake in Vienna-Based Antenna Company PIDSO
July 21, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Riedel to Acquire Majority Stake in Vienna-Based Antenna Company PIDSO

Riedel Communications has brought on board a powerful new center of expertise through a partnership with PIDSO, a leading manufacturer of innovative and lightweight antennas and antenna systems based in Vienna. With the deal, Riedel assumes a majority financial position in PIDSO, accelerating development of solutions that leverage PIDSO antenna systems with Riedel's industry-leading family of communications systems.
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Samsung-Owned Harman International Industries Acquires Arcam
July 19, 2017 by Joao Martins

Samsung-Owned Harman International Industries Acquires Arcam

The news was out in the British press and there's been a message sent by Arcam to its own distribution network, shared on social media. Apparently, Harman has decided to acquire the famous British audio brand Arcam for reasons unknown. No details are available about the transaction. On Arcam's twitter account the company confirmed the news, by stating "the current team carries on and joining Harman opens the door to major R&D and manufacturing resources for our future."
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Digital Audio Labs Expands Brands and Solutions with Acquisition of LaChapell Audio
July 11, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Digital Audio Labs Expands Brands and Solutions with Acquisition of LaChapell Audio

Digital Audio Labs, based in Chanhassen, Minnesota, confirmed the acquisition of LaChapell Audio, a manufacturer of tube microphone preamps and 500 series studio outboard equipment. Digital Audio Labs currently manufactures solutions for musicians and the installation market with its Livemix and PowerShape brands, and develops OEM audio solutions for a number of partners. With the acquisition of LaChapell Audio, the company returns to its origins in the studio market.
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XMOS Acquires Setem Technologies to Drive Development of Next Generation Voice Interfaces
July 10, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

XMOS Acquires Setem Technologies to Drive Development of Next Generation Voice Interfaces

XMOS announced that it has completed the acquisition of Setem Technologies, a pioneer on algorithms that enable separation of voice or conversation signals within a crowded audio environment to achieve optimized input into speech recognition systems. The two companies have been collaborating on next generation voice interfaces and decided upon the combination of the companies to create a leading vendor in the fast-growing application area.
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Legrand Acquires US company Milestone AV Technologies LLC
June 28, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Legrand Acquires US company Milestone AV Technologies LLC

French company Legrand, a world leader in electrical and digital building infrastructure solutions, announced the acquisition of US group Milestone AV Technologies for $950m. Milestone is the group that owns well-established Audio Video (AV) infrastructure brands, including Chief mounts and racks, Da-Lite screens, Projecta screens, Sanus AV mounts and furniture, and Vaddio conference and PTZ cameras.
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Synaptics to Acquire Audio and Voice Technology Specialist Conexant
June 16, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Synaptics to Acquire Audio and Voice Technology Specialist Conexant

The market for anything related to far-field voice solutions has never been hotter, and acquisitions are a natural result of the increasing demand for those cutting edge technologies and engineering talent. Conexant Systems, a leading provider of audio and voice technology solutions based in Irvine, CA, announced an agreement to be acquired by Synaptics. Meanwhile, Synaptics also acquired the video and audio processing division of Marvell Technology Group.
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Tymphany to Acquire Bang & Olufsen Engineering and Manufacturing Operation in Czech Republic
March 13, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Tymphany to Acquire Bang & Olufsen Engineering and Manufacturing Operation in Czech Republic

Tymphany, a premier audio ODM, announced the acquisition of an engineering and manufacturing operation in the Czech Republic from Bang & Olufsen. According to the company, this acquisition will accelerate Tymphany’s growth as an ODM of premium consumer and professional audio systems and acoustic solutions. Tymphany’s global footprint will expand to four manufacturing locations and five audio product engineering centers.
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