All items tagged with acquisitions (222)

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.

Shure Announces Agreement to Acquire Audio Listening and Monitoring Software Company Wavemark Oy

September 15, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Shure Announces Agreement to Acquire Audio Listening and Monitoring Software Company Wavemark Oy

Shure has reached an agreement to acquire Ab Wavemark Oy, a software company that developed products for theater, film, TV, broadcast, and content streaming applications. The acquisition will expand Shure’s professional audio software portfolio. The company from Finland gained recognition for its Wavetool audio monitoring software that detects and solves sound level and RF issues, while its WTAutoMixer is a multichannel gainsharing automatic mixer plug-in with a built-in leveler, compatible with most DAWs.

Digigram Acquires Audio Networking Solutions Specialist AuviTran

September 14, 2023 by Joao Martins

Digigram Acquires Audio Networking Solutions Specialist AuviTran

Digigram, the recognized provider of Audio over IP solutions has acquired Grenoble-based audio networking solutions specialist AuviTran. The French company aims to strengthen its position and expand its operations on audio markets with the direct involvement of Yves Ansade, founder and Managing Director of AuviTran, which historically has been deeply involved in the company's strategic R&D. In his early days at Digigram, Ansade initiated the Networked Audio Department and contributed, as an inventor, to the development of EtherSound.

B&C Speakers Finalizes Eminence Acquisition in the US and China

September 11, 2023 by Joao Martins

B&C Speakers Finalizes Eminence Acquisition in the US and China

B&C Speakers, one of the leading loudspeaker manufacturers for professional audio applications, based in Florence, Italy, announced that it has acquired 100% of Kentucky-based Eminence Speaker, LLC, the manufacturer of professional audio and guitar amplification loudspeakers, and its manufacturing facilities in Dongguan, China. According to B&C Speakers' CEO Lorenzo Coppini, this acquisition will strengthen the company's global reach, while "creating an opportunity to relaunch and enhance an iconic American brand."

Sony Interactive Entertainment to Acquire Audeze and Launch New Lossless Wireless Audio Products

August 24, 2023 by Joao Martins

Sony Interactive Entertainment to Acquire Audeze and Launch New Lossless Wireless Audio Products

Sony Interactive Entertainment - the Sony division responsible for the PlayStation products - announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Audeze, the renowned planar magnetic headphone manufacturer, which has been increasingly also recognized in the high-end gaming headphones space. Sony also announced its latest PlayStation Portal device which connects to new wireless earbuds, and also the new Pulse Elite headset, which uses planar magnetic drivers from Audeze - all launching later in 2023 using a new proprietary wireless lossless audio technology developed by Sony.

Avid Technology Becomes a Privately Held Company Following Acquisition by Investment Firm

August 10, 2023 by Joao Martins

Avid Technology Becomes a Privately Held Company Following Acquisition by Investment Firm

Following rumors that Avid was exploring sale options, the news that the company entered a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of the Symphony Technology Group (STG), a private equity firm based in Menlo Park, CA, was not exactly a surprise. Avid will become a privately held company upon completion of the $1.4 Billion transaction and will exit the NASDAQ. In general, this is great news for stockholders, bound to receive $27.05 per share in cash.

AudioControl Home Audio Division Acquired by AVPro Global

August 1, 2023 by Joao Martins

AudioControl Home Audio Division Acquired by AVPro Global

AVPro Global, a company that started as a distributor, and evolved to create its own brands of audio/video installation products, display calibration and HMDI cables, has announced the acquisition of the Home Audio division of AudioControl from AAMP Holdings, an aftermarket car audio company from Florida who had acquired the Seattle, WA company in April 2022. AVPro Global says that the AudioControl Home Audio Division makes sense in its strategy to accelerate its business in residential and commercial distributed audio and media rooms.

Transcription Startup XL8 Announces Acquisition of American High-Tech Transcription And Reporting

July 13, 2023 by Joao Martins

Transcription Startup XL8 Announces Acquisition of American High-Tech Transcription And Reporting

XL8, a deep-tech startup specializing in AI-powered machine translation technology, revealed its recent acquisition of American High-Tech Transcription And Reporting, Inc. (AHT), a company renowned for its expertise in US Government-related stenography, transcription and translation services, based in Palm Harbor, Florida. By acquiring AHT, XL8 is extending its services business, an unusual move for a technology company.

Providence Equity Partners Acquires d&b Group

July 10, 2023 by Joao Martins

Providence Equity Partners Acquires d&b Group

d&b group announced a major investment by Providence Equity Partners, a private equity firm specializing in investments in media, communications, education and technology. The d&b Group is the entity that combines German company d&b audiotechnik, one of the leading manufacturers of sound reinforcement systems, and d&b solutions, a service-focused business entity, offering audio, video, lighting and presentation systems, mainly based in the UK.

Zound Industries Now Fully Transformed into Marshall Group

June 28, 2023 by Joao Martins

Zound Industries Now Fully Transformed into Marshall Group

Audio, tech and design powerhouse Zound Industries International AB is formally changing its name to Marshall Group following the fusion between Zound and Marshall Amplification in March 2023. More than just a name change, the new Swedish-Anglo company says this represents the beginning of the next chapter in a decade-long partnership to build the iconic Marshall brand. Marshall Group AB anticipates revenue growth and operating margins in the second half of 2023.

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