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Acquisitions & M&A

Music products industry acquisitions, mergers, investments, ownership changes, and strategic transactions.

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Acquisitions & M&A January 20, 2014

Music Sales Acquires Éditions Alphonse Leduc

The Music Sales Group has completed an acquisitions of family-run French publisher Éditions Alphonse Leduc.Founded in 1842, Éditions Alphonse Leduc started by specialising in piano tutors then expanded to acquire…

MMR Staff
Jan 20, 2014
Acquisitions & M&A December 20, 2013

Line 6 to be Acquired by Yamaha Corporation

Yamaha Corporation and Line 6, Inc. have announced a definitive agreement for Yamaha to acquire Line 6. The acquisition expands Yamaha’s portfolio of modeling guitar processing products as well as…

MMR Staff
Dec 20, 2013
Acquisitions & M&A October 21, 2013

HARMAN International Acquires Duran Audio

HARMAN recently announced the acquisition of privately-held Duran Audio BV.  The acquisition provides HARMAN with access to innovative electro-acoustic and software-based directivity control technologies including the successful AXYS® Intellivox line of “steerable” columns.…

MMR Staff
Oct 21, 2013
Acquisitions & M&A September 19, 2013

Paulson & Co. Announces Completion of Acquisition of Steinway

 On September 19, an affiliate of investment firm Paulson & Co. Inc. (“Paulson”) and Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. (“Steinway” or the “Company”) (NYSE: LVB), announced the successful completion of Paulson’s…

MMR Staff
Sep 19, 2013
Acquisitions & M&A September 19, 2013

PreSonus Acquires Notion Music

PreSonus® has acquired the assets of Notion Music, Inc., a leading developer of music-notation software located in Greensboro, North Carolina. Notion Music's products include the award-winning Notion™ 4.0 composition software (Mac®/Windows®),…

MMR Staff
Sep 19, 2013
Acquisitions & M&A April 1, 2013

Robert M. Sides Family Music Acquires Haines Music

Robert M. Sides Family Music Centers recently announced the acquisition of Haines Music in Selinsgrove, Pa.Haines Music owners Pam and Nevin Garrett are retiring after 37 years in the music…

MMR Staff
Apr 1, 2013