Providence investment fund takes control of d&b Group

D&b Group，一家专业音频系统和AVLM解决方案提供商，已被收购普罗维登斯是一家领先的私募股权公司，专注于媒体、培训、通信和技术领域的增长型投资。

在以下人士的支持下 普罗维登斯, d&b plans to enhance its “leading position” in the global pro audio market while deepening the integration of its capabilities in the AV, lighting and multimedia (AVLM) solutions sector. Providence, which has an extensive history of investing in specialized technology companies, will offer the d&b management team a 公司股权，旨在确保“长期领导力和战略连续性”。双方已同意 不透露交易细节，其正式化尚需相关反垄断机构的批准。

d&b成立于1981年，总部位于德国巴克南，结合了 d&b audiotechnik 和 d&b solutions brands. Since the acquisition of the company in 2016 by the private equity firm Ardian, d&b’s previous owner, 销售额增加了两倍。员工人数也从2016年的350人增加到1000多人的国际团队，在多个城市设有办事处。

就是这样 阿姆农·哈曼，首席执行官 d&b Group”对运营情况进行了评估：“在因 COVID-19 大流行而被迫中断之后，全球活动、音乐会和大型活动的增长趋势并未改变。随之而来的是这些活动的专业化和数字化程度不断提高，从而对专业活动技术的需求不断增加。作为世界领先的音频技术和集成音频、视频、灯光和媒体解决方案 (AVLM) 系统提供商之一，拥有全面的硬件和软件技术组合，我们完全有能力获得更多的市场份额。Ardian 已被证明是可靠的业务合作伙伴在过去的几年里，得益于他们坚定不移的支持，特别是在疫情期间，我们能够在这场危机期间进行创新并变得更加强大，我们期待着与普罗维登斯继续我们的成功之旅，并巩固我们作为专业音频和集成 AVLM 解决方案的全球领导者的地位。”

普罗维登斯的观点是由 罗伯特·须藤, its managing director: “d&b bears the hallmarks of a classic Providence investment – it is a business with innovation at its core, clear market leadership and loyal customers. d&b’s passionate team has advanced and defined industry standards and exceeded client expectations for the last four decades. We believe d&b will continue its growth trajectory by delivering spectacular experiences to audiences across the globe. With our solid track record of investing in live entertainment and technology companies, we are confident Providence is the ideal partner to support d&b and we look forward to working with Amnon and his hugely talented team to execute our shared vision for the business.”