All items tagged with acquisitions (222)

Analog Devices Completes Acquisition of Linear Technology

March 13, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Analog Devices Completes Acquisition of Linear Technology

Analog Devices announced the completion of its acquisition of Linear Technology Corporation, announced in July 2016. The combination creates a premier analog technology company with the industry’s most comprehensive suite of high-performance analog offerings and integrated engineering, manufacturing, sales and support operations that will accelerate innovation and revenue growth opportunities.

Sound United Acquires Denon, Marantz, and Boston Acoustics

March 10, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Sound United Acquires Denon, Marantz, and Boston Acoustics

Sound United, parent company to Polk Audio, Definitive Technology, and Polk BOOM, announced it has completed the acquisition of the D+M Group, owner of the Denon, HEOS by Denon, Marantz, and Boston Acoustics brands. The D+M Group is the largest supplier of audio/video receivers worldwide and a leader in wireless multi-room audio. Sound United is the largest supplier of loudspeakers in North America and a leading supplier of sound bars and wireless music systems.

Control4 Acquires Residential and Home Theater Pioneer Triad Speakers

February 28, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Control4 Acquires Residential and Home Theater Pioneer Triad Speakers

Control4 Corporation announced the acquisition of Larry Pexton’s company, Triad Speakers, Inc., known for its advanced audio technology and customizable speaker-solutions. Direct competitors to Control4 have all recently introduced their own installation-oriented speaker lines. The acquisition of Triad is a strategic addition that immediately brings industry-leading acoustics expertise to Control4 and adds a full line of premium audio-speaker solutions to its product portfolio.

Wheatstone Acquires Former Harris Broadcast Radio Division

February 24, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Wheatstone Acquires Former Harris Broadcast Radio Division

Wheatstone Corporation has acquired the assets and intellectual property of Pacific Research & Engineering (PR&E) from GatesAir of Quincy, Illinois (formerly Harris Broadcast) for an undisclosed amount. The purchase includes audio consoles, the networking system, the furniture lines, all designs, trademarks, engineering files and tooling, effectively restoring the PR&E console brand under the Wheatstone umbrella.

Pascal Announces Buyout of Minority Shareholder Camco

January 3, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Pascal Announces Buyout of Minority Shareholder Camco

Leading OEM amplifier module provider for the global pro audio industry, Pascal A/S from Copenhagen, Denmark, has announced a buyout of its minority shareholder Camco, by its Danish founding team. The buyout has been executed through a joint holding company, which is now sole owner of the company. The buyout follows the acquisition of Camco by L-Group, the holding company for L-Acoustics.

Kramer Electronics Acquires iRule and ON Controls

December 29, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Kramer Electronics Acquires iRule and ON Controls

Kramer Electronics has announced the acquisition of iRule, LLC, creator of cloud-based control and automation software for commercial and residential markets. In 2014, Kramer announced a partnership with iRule to deliver its Kramer Control automation technology. This acquisition will enable Kramer to leverage the highly customizable iRule software platform to best address a growing demand for advanced control and automation solutions.

Nielsen Acquires Music Metadata Service Gracenote for $560 Million

December 20, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Nielsen Acquires Music Metadata Service Gracenote for $560 Million

Nielsen announced it has entered into an agreement with Tribune Media Company to purchase Gracenote, the industry’s premier provider of media and entertainment metadata, including the music metadata provided to all major digital music services, including Spotify and Apple iTunes. With this transaction, Nielsen will acquire the data and technology that underpins the programming guides and personalized user experience for major video, music, audio and sports content.

MISCO Acquires and Breathes New Life into Oaktron Speakers

December 9, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

MISCO Acquires and Breathes New Life into Oaktron Speakers

MISCO announced that the company has completed its acquisition of the Oaktron division of Mitek. Oaktron will relocate from Monroe, Wisconsin to Minneapolis and will operate as a wholly owned division of MISCO. Oaktron Senior Development and Manufacturing engineer, Nick Leiendecker will continue with MISCO-Oaktron under the new ownership. Nick’s 30 years of experience and dedication to Oaktron will provide continuity of product support and manufacturing for MISCO-Oaktron’s customers and products.

Tessera Completes Acquisition of DTS

December 2, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Tessera Completes Acquisition of DTS

Following the original announcement in September 2016, Tessera Holding Corporation announced it has completed the acquisition of DTS. Tessera Technologies and DTS are now combined under Tessera Holding Corporation and the shares of the combined company will continue to trade on the NASDAQ under Tessera’s ticker symbol TSRA. The Company plans to introduce a new corporate name, stock ticker, brand and logo during the first quarter of 2017.

NTi Announces New General Manager and Corporate Transition with Acquisition of NTI Americas Inc

November 30, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

NTi Announces New General Manager and Corporate Transition with Acquisition of NTI Americas Inc

NTi Audio AG and NTI Americas Inc. announced that effective January 2017 the operations at NTI Americas Inc will be converted to NTi Audio Inc., a new wholly-owned subsidiary of NTi Audio AG of Liechtenstein. This also reflects the purchase of NTI Americas Inc. and the retirement from NTi of Thomas E. Mintner, the founder and president of NTI Americas Inc.. Brian MacMillan has been appointed General Manager of the new entity.

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