Elektron is the latest firm to be acquired by private investment capital

Swedish manufacturer Elektron is no longer independent; Bonnier Capital has bought a controlling stake.

Native Instruments issues a statement; likely closer to acquisition

Native Instruments this morning issued a statement that its restructuring is moving along, including advancing insolvency proceedings and “an active M&A [mergers and acquisitions] process that is progressing well.” Translation for humans: there’s a good chance we’ll see NI acquired soon, and by some company or companies in the audio tech space.

Peter Kirn - March 19, 2026

LANDR acquires Reason Studios; takeaways from that announcement

LANDR, the AI-powered music platform, has acquired Reason Studios. That pairs Reason with the Montreal-based platform for mastering and distribution, and LANDR subsidiary SynchroArts (makers of VocAlign and Revoice Pro).

Peter Kirn - January 6, 2026

Lemur lives: iOS/Android app acquired by MIDI Kinetics

Peter Kirn - January 13, 2023

Soundwide = NI + iZotope + Brainworx + Plugin Alliance – what to know, what to grab for free

Peter Kirn - April 13, 2022

Epic Games just bought Bandcamp – so what does that mean?

Peter Kirn - March 2, 2022

Audacity finds home along open-source MuseScore in new acquisition by growing Muse Group

Peter Kirn - May 4, 2021

Sequential is now a fully-owned Focusrite subsidiary; Dave Smith announcement

Peter Kirn - April 27, 2021

Native Instruments and iZotope now sister companies, with backing from Francisco Partners

Peter Kirn - March 11, 2021