M&A Deal Summary

Harman International Industries Acquires Sound United

On May 6, 2025, Harman International Industries acquired electronics company Sound United from Masimo for 350M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Harman International Industries’ 7th transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is Harman International Industries’ 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Harman International Industries’ 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Harman International Industries’ 4th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-05-06
Target Sound United
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) Harman International Industries
Sellers(s) Masimo
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 350M USD

Target

Sound United

Vista, California, United States
Sound United is a designer and marketer of premium home-theater loudspeakers and consumer-branded vehicle security and convenience systems. Sound United's broad portfolio of high-performance home audio products, including speakers, surround sound systems, soundbars, and personal audio devices, is marketed under the Polk Audio and Definitive Technology brands. Sound United is based in Vista, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Harman International Industries

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Category Company
Founded 1980
Sector Electronics
Employees24,197
Revenue 6.9B USD (2016)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to a Harman retail store in New York City.
Entrance to a Harman retail store in New York City.

Harman International Industries, Inc. is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of audio and infotainment products for the automotive, consumer and professional markets. Its brands include Harman Kardon, JBL, Revel, Mark Levinson, Infinity, Lexicon, Soundcraft-Studer, AKG, Becker and QNX. Harman International Industries, Inc. was formed in 1980 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 22
Sector: Electronics M&A 7 of 7
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: California M&A 4 of 4
Country: United States M&A 10 of 10
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-12-11 Flux

Meung-sur-Loire, France

Flux is a digital audio software workstation focused on creating intuitive and technically innovative audio software tools, used by sound engineers and producers in professional audio, broadcast, and post-production. Flux is based in Meung-sur-Loire, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Masimo

Irvine, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Medical Products
Employees3,600
Revenue 2.1B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Masimo's corporate headquarters in Irvine, California.
Entrance to Masimo's corporate headquarters in Irvine, California.

Masimo is a medical technology company that develops and manufactures noninvasive patient monitoring technologies, including medical devices and a wide array of sensors. Masimo was founded in 1989 and is based in Irvine, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Electronics M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-02-15 Sound United

Vista, California, United States

Sound United is a designer and marketer of premium home-theater loudspeakers and consumer-branded vehicle security and convenience systems. Sound United's broad portfolio of high-performance home audio products, including speakers, surround sound systems, soundbars, and personal audio devices, is marketed under the Polk Audio and Definitive Technology brands. Sound United is based in Vista, California.

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