All items tagged with acquisitions (221)

Harman Professional Solutions to Acquire FLUX Software Engineering

November 9, 2023 by Joao Martins

Harman Professional Solutions to Acquire FLUX Software Engineering

Harman Professional Solutions entered into an agreement to acquire French company FLUX Software Engineering (FLUX::), pioneers in immersive audio production, audio processing plug-in design, and audio analysis. The acquisition will broaden Harman Professional's offerings in live production, installed audio, and more. Notable solutions from FLUX:: includes the powerful SPAT Revolution real-time immersive audio mixing engine, and analyzer for real-time spatial and loudness monitoring.

November 7, 2023 by Joao Martins

STG Completes Acquisition of Avid Technology

As anticipated in the August 2023 announcement, Avid Technology announced the completion of its acquisition by an affiliate of the Symphony Technology Group (STG), a private equity firm based in Menlo Park, CA, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.4 billion. The acquisition was approved by Avid stockholders on November 2, 2023. With Avid becoming a privately held company, there's a general positive sentiment among management and employees about the future of the company.

Ampetronic and Listen Technologies Partner in Assistive Listening and Wireless Audio Distribution

November 1, 2023 by Joao Martins

Ampetronic and Listen Technologies Partner in Assistive Listening and Wireless Audio Distribution

Now owned by Swedish conglomerate Allvida, Listen Technologies and Ampetronic have partnered to create a single, global source of the broadest range of audio solutions to help people hear clearly in challenging listening environments. Beginning January 1, 2024, Utah-based Listen Technologies will be the exclusive representative for Ampetronic hearing loop systems in North America, and the British company will represent Listen Technologies solutions in the UK.

AVPro Global Acquires THENAUDIO to Expand Residential and Commercial Solutions

October 31, 2023 by Joao Martins

AVPro Global Acquires THENAUDIO to Expand Residential and Commercial Solutions

AVPro Global, Inc., the parent company of AVPro Edge, AudioControl Pro, Murideo, and Bullet Train audio/video distribution products, announced the acquisition of THENAUDIO from X-VUE, expanding the AVPro Global footprint in the residential and commercial connectivity solutions market segments. Through the deal, AVPro Global assumes ownership of the THENAUDIO business, and X-VUE founder and CEO, Juha Nurminen joins AVPro Global as Director of Engineering, with an immediate focus on AudioControl Pro.

Infineon Acquires Ultra-Wideband Startup with Plans to Strengthen its Streaming Connectivity Portfolio

October 6, 2023 by Joao Martins

Infineon Acquires Ultra-Wideband Startup with Plans to Strengthen its Streaming Connectivity Portfolio

Infineon Technologies has acquired Zurich-based startup 3db Access AG (3db), a pioneer in secured low power Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology and already today a preferred IP provider for major automotive brands. The German semiconductor giant had experience working with 3db and decided to fully acquire the company to fully explore the possibilities of UWB technology, including low-power audio streaming applications.

October 4, 2023 by Joao Martins

ICEpower Signs an Investment Agreement with Crestline

Danish audio amplifier company ICEpower has signed a definitive agreement with Crestline Investors, for an investment in a majority stake in the company. Crestline, headquartered in the US, is an institutional alternative investment management firm with over $16 billion in assets under management. ICEpower's management aims to accelerate the company's global growth strategy as a "preferred partner for outsourced product creation to the leaders of the audio industry."

DiGiCo Invests in Hardware-Enabled Audio Software Platform for Live Sound

October 2, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

DiGiCo Invests in Hardware-Enabled Audio Software Platform for Live Sound

DiGiCo announced the acquisition of UK-based live sound software developer and manufacturer Fourier Audio. The deal further strengthens DiGiCo’s investment in live sound innovation, building on its acquisition of immersive in-ear pioneer KLANG:technologies in 2018. The vision is to expand the integrated possibilities of DiGiCo mixing systems, avoiding the use of external hardware touring around the world, building a hardware-enabled audio software platform instead.

Garmin Completes Acquisition of JL Audio

September 20, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Garmin Completes Acquisition of JL Audio

As anticipated in early August 2023, Garmin announced it has completed the acquisition of JL Audio, the privately-held US company that designs and manufactures audio solutions including speakers, amplifiers, subwoofers and other audio components for marine, aftermarket automotive, powersports, home and RV applications. The acquisition was intended to add premium audio integration solution across a broad range of Garmin markets and products.

Knowles Announces "Exploration of Strategic Alternatives" for Consumer MEMS Microphones Segment

September 19, 2023 by Joao Martins

Knowles Announces "Exploration of Strategic Alternatives" for Consumer MEMS Microphones Segment

Knowles Corporation, a leading global supplier of high performance components and solutions, including ceramic capacitors and radio frequency filters, advanced microphones and balanced armature speakers and audio solutions, announced an agreement to acquire Cornell Dubilier, a manufacturer of high-quality film, electrolytic and mica capacitors for $263 Million. At the same time it announced the intention to explore "strategic alternatives" for its consumer MEMS microphones business.

Lenbrook Acquires MQA, Patents, and Audio Codecs

September 19, 2023 by Joao Martins

Lenbrook Acquires MQA, Patents, and Audio Codecs

Lenbrook Corp., the privately-owned Canadian audio company that owns NAD Electronics, PSB Speakers, Bluesound, Bluesound Professional, and BluOS, has acquired the assets of UK-based company MQA. The deal adds significant audio patents and codecs to Lenbrook’s IP portfolio, including MQA's high-resolution audio encoding and the latest SCL6 Scalable Codec for wireless audio applications, which is implemented in the upcoming line of PSB headphones and earbuds.

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