M&A Deal Summary

Audiotonix Acquires Allen & Heath

On August 1, 2014, Audiotonix acquired manufacturer Allen & Heath from Electra

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Audiotonix’s 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Audiotonix’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-08-01
Target Allen & Heath
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Audiotonix
Sellers(s) Electra
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Allen & Heath

Cornwall, United Kingdom
Allen & Heath is a designer and manufacturer of professional audio mixing equipment. It has a niche market position and a strong track record in developing innovative products. Its core products are mixing consoles for live sound venues, professional DJ mixers and sound controllers for building installations. Allen & Heath was founded in 1969 and is based in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Audiotonix

Chessington, United Kingdom

Category Company
Sector Electronics
Employees615
DESCRIPTION

Audiotonix designs, engineerings, and manufactures professional audio mixing consoles, production software, and ancillary products. With pioneering solutions from premium audio brands Allen & Heath, Calrec, DiGiCo, DiGiGrid, Fourier Audio, Harrison, KLANG: technologies, Slate Digital, Solid State Logic, sonible, and Sound Devices, its products are used extensively in live sound, broadcast, theatre production, installations, houses of worship, TV and film production, music creation and recording studios. Audiotonix is based in Chessington, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 3
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-01 DiGiCo

Chessington, United Kingdom

DiGiCo engages in the design and development of digital audio solutions. Its products are used in live and theatre sound mixing, post production, houses of worship, broadcast facilities, corporate sector, and sporting events. DiGiCo was founded in 1971 and is based in Chessington, United Kingdom.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-19 Solid State Logic

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Solid State Logic is a manufacturer of mixing consoles and recording studio hardware for film, audio, video and broadcast professionals. Solid State Logic was established in 1969 and is based in Oxfordshire, UK.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Electra

London, United Kingdom

Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
PE ASSETS 800M GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Electra is an investment trust quoted on the London Stock Exchange that specializes in private equity investments. Electra's primary focus is on opportunities across Western Europe in a broad array of industries. Electra Private Equity is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 32
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 11
Country: United Kingdom M&A 13 of 25
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-04-28 Innovia

Cumbria, United Kingdom

Innovia makes high-tech transparent and coated films for packaging and labels. Its bi-orientated polypropylene (BOPP) films are extruded from oil through a unique 'bubble’ technology. It is also the only scale manufacturer of cellulose film made from wood pulp (Cello) outside Japan.

Buy €498M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-28 Labco

Paris, France

Labco is a provider of medical diagnostic services. Labco also operates a large portfolio of hospital outsourcing contracts in Europe, providing services to both ambulatory care and hospitals. Labco was founded in 2003 and is based in Paris, 75010, France.

Sell €1.2B