News: Acquisition
April 05, 2026
John Packer Musical Instruments Acquires Smith-Watkins
John Packer Musical Instruments has announced the acquisition of Richard Smith Musical Instruments, the company behind the Smith-Watkins brand. The news sees…
March 25, 2026
Robert M. Sides Family Music Centers Purchases Johnstonbaugh’s Music Centers
Robert M. Sides Family Music Centers, headquartered in State College, Pennsylvania, has purchased Johnstonbaugh’s Music Centers. Former owners Bob and Judy…
February 09, 2026
Vista Musical Instruments Relaunches Kenny’s Music
Vista Musical Instruments has confirmed the acquisition of the intellectual property, brand assets and goodwill of Kenny’s Music. The acquisition was…
January 14, 2026
TNAG Global Acquires Norman’s Rare Guitars
TNAG Global, the family-owned company behind Nashville,Tennessee-based Carter Vintage Guitars and Cotten Music Center, has announced its acquisition of…
September 18, 2025
Zoom Expands Product Line with Instamic Acquisition
Zoom Corporation has acquired Instamic Inc. (U.S.) and Instamic AB (Sweden). With this transaction, Instamic becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Zoom…
June 20, 2025
Cosonic Acquires Beyerdynamic
Chinese audio company Cosonic has acquired Beyerdynamic for approximately $140 million. This acquisition marks the end of Beyerdynamic's century-long private,…
June 16, 2025
Two Old Hippies Announces Sale of Breedlove, Bedell Guitars
Two Old Hippies Guitars, LLC, parent company of Breedlove and Bedell Guitars, has completed the sale of the company to Nashville-based artists and music…
April 22, 2025
Reverb to Become Privately Held
Music gear marketplace Reverb has announced that two new investors — Creator Partners and Servco — have entered an agreement to purchase Reverb from Etsy.…
