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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 8, 2019

FMIC Acquires Bigsby

Fender® Musical Instruments Corp (FMIC) has announced the acquisition of the Bigsby® brand and its assets from Fred Gretsch Enterprises. The Gretsch family and FMIC have a longstanding relationship and…

Christian Wissmuller
Jan 8, 2019
Acquisitions & M&A December 30, 2018

DiGiCo Acquires KLANG:technologies

DiGiCo is pleased to announce the acquisition of KLANG:technologies as a key new addition to the Audiotonix family that already includes leading audio brands Allen & Heath, Calrec, DiGiGrid, Solid…

Christian Wissmuller
Dec 30, 2018
Acquisitions & M&A December 12, 2018

Italian Firm Acquires DPA Microphones

Italian speaker giant RCF has acquired DPA Microphones from The Riverside Company. In 2017, two prominent European private equity players, Palladio Holding and Amundi Private Equity Funds, took a minority stake…

Ronnie Dungan
Dec 12, 2018
Acquisitions & M&A October 25, 2018

Cardinal Percussion Acquires Attack

Attack Drumheads is now under new ownership. A team of industry veterans led by Jim Bickley, former vice president of Universal Percussion; Robbie McFarland, general manager of Hubbard Music retail…

Christian Wissmuller
Oct 25, 2018
Acquisitions & M&A September 13, 2018

Hal Leonard Acquires Groove3

Hal Leonard has acquired Groove3, a leading website specializing in music technology tutorial videos. The announcement was made by Jeff Schroedl, executive vice president of Hal Leonard, and Asa Doyle,…

Christian Wissmuller
Sep 13, 2018
Acquisitions & M&A September 5, 2018

RCF Group Announces Acquisition of EAW

RCF Group has announced that it is acquiring Eastern Acoustics Works (EAW), an iconic company in the history of Install and Touring sound headquartered in Whitinsville, Massachusetts from LOUD Audio…

Christian Wissmuller
Sep 5, 2018
Acquisitions & M&A May 17, 2018

Yamaha Acquires Ampeg From Loud Audio

 LOUD Audio has sold the Ampeg bass amp brand to Yamaha. The move is aimed at allowing Loud to narrow its focus and return to its pro-audio roots, says the firm.“While saying…

Ronnie Dungan
May 17, 2018
Acquisitions & M&A May 11, 2018

Yamaha Guitar Group Acquires Ampeg

Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc., the newly formed U.S. subsidiary of Japan-based Yamaha Corporation, has announced the acquisition of the Ampeg brand from LOUD Audio, LLC., a portfolio company of Transom Capital…

Christian Wissmuller
May 11, 2018
Acquisitions & M&A May 8, 2018

Adam Hall North America Merges with MDG

Adam Hall North America, a newly formed subsidiary of the German-based Adam Hall Group, has merged with its New Jersey-based North American Distributor, Musical Distributors Group (MDG). The partnership will enhance…

Christian Wissmuller
May 8, 2018