All items tagged with acquisitions (258)
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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