LOUD Technologies acquired by Transom Capital Group
Transom Capital Group has announced the acquisition of all brands from LOUD Technologies, Inc.,
including the Mackie, Ampeg, EAW, and Martin Audio brands. The new company will be called LOUD
Audio, LLC (“LOUD”) and be led by the executives of LOUD Technologies, ensuring continuity with
product development, distribution and the supply chain but with new capital to enable growth
across all brands.
“This transaction presents a great opportunity to work with the LOUD team to achieve the next stage
of growth for these iconic brands,” said Ty Schultz, managing partner of Transom Capital. “These
brands are positioned well with major retailers, installers and production companies and bring with
them an outstanding legacy of innovation and category-defining product introductions. We have been
working closely with LOUD’s leadership to ensure continuity of the supply chain, channel relationships
and LOUD’s employee base. We look forward to realizing the compelling growth opportunities for these
brands both in the retail and professional audio spaces.”
With operations in the U.S.,United Kingdom, Canada and China, LOUD engineers, markets and distributes a
wide range of professional audio and musical instrument products worldwide. Its product lines include
sound reinforcement systems, analog and digital mixers, studio products and guitar and bass amplifiers.
The transaction will enable LOUD to invest in innovative product development and expand into adjacent
markets.
“This transaction is the first step in a broader strategic plan to enable and grow each of our iconic
brands. Our brand and product strategies are greatly enhanced going forward as each will be working
from a vastly improved financial structure and with access to growth capital,” said LOUD CEO Mark
Graham. “Transom is an exciting partner as they have experience in our industry and a great track
record of building brands. Further, they share a commitment to our core values of customer focus and
product innovation, and we are looking forward to working together to make our brands even more
valuable to our partners and customers.”