I am no Harvard or Stanford MBA but I fail to see the business rationale for the acquisition by Masimo, a medical technology company, of Sound United, a pure play consumer audio and video entertainment umbrella of companies. I hope I am wrong but Masimo may just want to "milk" Sound United’s cash flow as implied in the video above ? I am worried but the Marantz brand has had its ups and downs over the decades... B&W also has very strong brand recognition and I am confident it, along with Marantz, will be able to survive post Masimo.
Masimo Acquires Sound United - Are Denon, Classe, Polk, B&W, Marantz, going to fade away??
FOMO posted a yt that describes the overall financial overlay of the deal and why he thinks it may portend bad news for Audio and HT fans. In the near future, some very well known, iconic brands may no longer have the financial backing they've been able to enjoy up to now. Could this be the end of these brands as we know them? What do you think?