All items tagged with acquisitions (222)

Freedman Electronics Group Acquires Soundfield From TSL Products

November 21, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Freedman Electronics Group Acquires Soundfield From TSL Products

On the eve of its 50th year in business, The Freedman Electronics Group, home to pro audio brands RØDE Microphones, Event Electronics and Aphex, expanded its company portfolio, purchasing the surround sound recording SoundField range of products and technology from broadcast equipment manufacturer TSL Products. With this acquisition, RØDE gains access to the leading brand in surround production and Ambisonic audio, in the exact moment when the format is gaining momentum.

Samsung Electronics to Acquire Harman International Industries

November 14, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Samsung Electronics to Acquire Harman International Industries

Harman’s current management was looking for an exit, getting richer while doing it. The detachment between Harman International Industries’ recent strategies and asian manufacturing focus with the company’s brands and market foundation in the United States and Europe was becoming increasingly visible. The acquisition by Samsung confirms the perspective. Follows the source statement without further comment.

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

November 7, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

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.

Qualcomm’s NXP Acquisition and Impact for the Audio Industry

October 31, 2016 by Joao Martins

Qualcomm’s NXP Acquisition and Impact for the Audio Industry

With rumors already circulating for some time, on October 27, 2016, Qualcomm announced a definitive agreement, unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, under which Qualcomm will acquire NXP Semiconductors. With the acquisition, Qualcomm gets access to a vast portfolio of solutions from the Dutch giant, which was once Philips Semiconductors and remains until now a leading supplier of key technologies for mobile devices and wireless and wired audio applications.

October 18, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

THX Sold to Leading Gaming Lifestyle Brand Razer

THX announced that Razer, a global lifestyle brand for gamers, has acquired the majority of the assets of THX Ltd., and brought onboard the management and employees of the company. THX will continue to operate as an independent entity under its own management and apart from the ongoing business of its parent company. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

GN Audio (Jabra) Acquires VXi and BlueParrott

October 13, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

GN Audio (Jabra) Acquires VXi and BlueParrott

GN Audio – the owner of Jabra – announced that it has acquired VXi Corp., the headset manufacturer of both the VXi and BlueParrott brands. Jabra is a brand of the global GN Group and market leader in its segment of audio solutions. The GN Group is made up of GN Hearing with the flagship hearing aid brand ReSound and GN Audio with the flagship brand Jabra, and now also includes the VXi and BlueParrott brands.

QSC Reinforces its Cinema Equipment Portfolio with the Acquisition of Ultra-Stereo Labs

October 4, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

QSC Reinforces its Cinema Equipment Portfolio with the Acquisition of Ultra-Stereo Labs

QSC announced the acquisition of Ultra-Stereo Labs, Inc. (“USL”), effective September 30, 2016. The acquisition will allow QSC to offer an industry-leading portfolio of audio-visual processing and B-chain solutions under the QSC and USL brands for the motion picture exhibition industry. QSC also confirmed it will be joining forces with USL as an integral part of the product development team for USL branded products.

Tessera to Acquire DTS, Inc

September 26, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Tessera to Acquire DTS, Inc

Imaging and semiconductor technologies company Tessera Technologies, announced the intention to acquire DTS, Inc, effectively resulting in the merger of the two companies. The surprising announcement states that the established audio solutions provider has entered into a definitive agreement under which Tessera will acquire DTS for $42.50 per share. The all-cash transaction is valued at approximately $850 million.

Riedel Communications Reinforces Market Reach with ASL and DELEC Acquisitions

September 12, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Riedel Communications Reinforces Market Reach with ASL and DELEC Acquisitions

In the digital/IP age, the intercom market expanded also into media distribution and infrastructure. The companies who understood that strategic reach are now the dominant players. Following several other acquisitions in the intercom segment, at the IBC 2016 show, Riedel Communications announced the acquisition of ASL Intercom BV, from The Netherlands and DELEC Audio und Videotechnik, from Germany. With those acquisitions, Riedel essentially expanded its engineering resources considerably.

ETAL Group Completes Anaview Integration and Changes Name of Class D Amplifier Specialist to ETAL

August 16, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

ETAL Group Completes Anaview Integration and Changes Name of Class D Amplifier Specialist to ETAL

ETAL Group, based in Stockholm, Sweden, announced that it is renaming Anaview, the manufacturer of Class D amplifiers, as ETAL. The well recognized and regarded Anaview name will continue as the product line name for the Group’s Class D amplifier range. KAMIC Group, the parent company of ETAL acquired Anaview in 2013, managing it as a unit of ETAL Group, an international supplier of inductive components.

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