Post and Broadcast
Live Media Group Expands OB Fleet with Acquisition
Live Media Group has acquired Gravity Media's US mobile production assets, adding eight units to its nationwide fleet.
Acquisition
Business
Bose Professional Acquires Fulcrum Acoustic
Continuing to break from its past, Bose Professional is bolstering its holdings as it preps for a new future as 802 LABS.
Business
Boris FX Acquires iZotope
Visual effects software company Boris FX has acquired iZotope, developer behind various top audio post-production plug-ins.
Business
inMusic Acquires Native Instruments, iZotope, Plugin Alliance and Brainworx
inMusic Brands is acquiring German pro audio software company Native Instruments, which owns iZotope, Plugin Alliance and Brainworx.
Business
Royer Labs Acquires Undertone Audio
Ribbon mic maker Royer Labs has acquired high-end recording equipment manufacturer Undertone Audio.
Business
TSL Acquires JLCooper Electronics
The future of specialist control and interface manufacturer JLCooper had been in question following the passing of its founder, Jim Cooper.
Business
Royer Labs Acquired
Emerging private equity firm Sounds Great Holdings has taken the reigns of ribbon microphone mainstay Royer Labs.
Business
Barco Acquires Focal, Naim Audio
Barco will acquire VerVent Audio Holding, the parent company of Focal and Naim Audio.
Business
Audiotonix Acquires DPA, Wisycom and Austrian Audio
Pro audio conglomerate Audiotonix triples down on mics and RF with the acquisition of three top brands in those fields: DPA, Wisycom and Austrian...
Business
LD Systems Acquires ILIOS Productions
Houston's event production provider LD Systems has acquired Austin, TX-based ILIOS Productions.
Business
LANDR Acquires Reason Studios
Montreal’s AI music software house LANDR has acquired Stockholm-based music software developer Reason Studios.
Business
Pro-Audio Acquisitions of 2025
2025 was a busy year, and nowhere was that more apparent than in the sheer number of corporate acquisitions that took place.
Business
Apogee Electronics Acquired by Rockforce
Apogee Electronics has been acquired by Rockforce Tech Holding Inc., which earlier this year also acquired Manley Labs.
Business
Sound Productions Acquires ProAudio.com
Sound Productions has purchased ProAudio.com and the dotcom's corporate parent, The Crouse-Kimzey Company.
Business
Biamp Acquires ClearOne IP, Designs
Conferencing/streaming provider ClearOne has entered an agreement with Biamp to sell various assets.
Business
Wolff Audio Acquires Pulse Techniques
Wolff Audio has acquired Pulse Techniques (Pultec), the manufacturer of recreations of the legendary Pultec equalizers.
Business
Harman Acquires Sound United
Harman has been growing its portfolio of audio brand with the acquisition of Sound United, parent company to brands like Bowers & Wilkins, Denon,...
Business
Ross Video Acquires LAMA
Ross Video has acquired Netherlands-based audio production software developer LAMA.
Business
Clair Global Acquires Clearwing
In its fourth major acquisition this year, Clair Global has acquired production services and systems integrator Clearwing.
Business
Manley Laboratories Acquired
Analog tube audio gear manufacturer Manley Laboratories has been acquired by audio entrepreneur and industry veteran Dirk Ulrich.
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Sonance Acquires Blaze Audio
Sonance and Blaze Audio will exhibit their integrated audio solutions at InfoComm 2025.
Business
Clair Global Acquires Ampco Flashlight Group
Clair Global has acquired Utrecht, Netherlands-based event and touring production provider Ampco Flashlight Group.
Business
3G Productions Acquires Switch Video
Live event production services provider 3G Productions has added L.A./Atlanta-based Switch to its offerings.
Business
Powersoft Acquires K-array Controlling Interest
Power amplifier manufacturer Powersoft has entered an agreement to purchase 51 percent of loudspeaker company K-array.
Business
DPA Microphones Acquires Austrian Audio
Two noted brands with more than just their product category in common have joined forces, as DPA Microphones has acquired the majority share of...
Business
Clair Global Acquires LD Systems
Houston-based event and installation services provider LD Systems has been acquired by Clair Global Group as of January 1, 2025.
Business
Goer Dynamics Acquires AURO-3D IP and Personnel
Goer Dynamics, new parent company to Dynaudio and others, has acquired the Auro-3D immersive audio technology.
Business
Bose Acquires McIntosh, Sonus Faber and Sumiko
Bose has acquired McIntosh Group, the parent company of the McIntosh, Sonus faber and Sumiko Phono Cartridge brands.
Business
Focusrite plc Acquires Innovate Audio
Focusrite plc has acquired spatial audio software house Innovate Audio.
Business
Meyer Sound Acquires Jonathan Deans-Led Startup
Meyer Sound has acquired Audio Rhapsody, an audio software startup founded by noted theatrical sound designer Jonathan Deans.
Business
Mackie Acquired by Røde Microphones
Australia's Røde Microphones has acquired U.S. pro-audio mainstay Mackie.
Business
Acquisition Fever!
In recent years, if you’ve heard that a pro audio company was acquired, nine times out of 10, it was by a private equity...
news
Avid Now Privately Held Following STG Acquisition
With STG’s acquisition of Avid now complete, the company’s stock has stopped trading on NASDAQ.
Business
DiGiCo Acquires Fourier Audio
DiGiCo has acquired Fourier Audio, bringing the live sound software developer and manufacturer into the family of parent company Audiotonix.
Facilities
Soundmirror Recording Company Acquired By Employees
Classical music recording and post-production company Soundmirror has become a 100% employee-owned business.
Blog
Craig Anderton’s Open Channel: Hitting the Ceiling
The past few years have seen multiple MI company acquisitions, but can the industry maintain the kind of growth that private equity often demands?
Business
BREAKING: Avid Acquired for $1.4 Billion
Avid Technology announced late Wednesday afternoon that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by private equity firm STG.
Business
Audiotonix Acquires Sonible
Austrian plug-in developer Sonible has joined the ranks of Allen & Heath, DiGiCo, SSL and more.
Business
Solid State Logic Acquires Harrison
Solid State Logic has acquired console and music production software manufacturer Harrison.
Business
Audio Alchemist Acquires Chameleon Labs
Pro audio brand management firm Audio Alchemist has acquired Chameleon Labs, a manufacturer of analog equipment.
Business
Mackie Acquires Plug-In Developer Babelson Audio
Mackie has acquired plug-in developer Babelson Audio and its library of various processing plug-ins.
Business
Audiotonix Acquires Slate Digital
Audiotonix has announced another acquisition, adding plug-in developer Slate Digital to its brand portfolio.