Highlander Partners Acquires McIntosh Group

Bose Corporation Acquires McIntosh Group

November 19, 2024

Consumer Products

Bose Corporation has acquired McIntosh Group, the parent company of luxury audio brands including McIntosh and Sonus faber, from Highlander Partners. The deal (consummated November 15, 2024) expands Bose’s premium product portfolio and opens opportunities to grow its in‑car and high‑end audio offerings.

Highlander Partners Acquires RMS Beauty

October 8, 2021

Consumer Products

Highlander Partners, a Dallas-based private investment firm, acquired RMS Beauty, the Charleston-headquartered pioneer of the clean beauty movement. Highlander plans to scale the brand by revamping marketing and product assortment, strengthening retail relationships, driving direct-to-consumer growth, and using RMS as the foundation for a broader clean-beauty platform.

Highlander Partners Acquires Black Sage Technologies

January 31, 2023

Aerospace & Defense

Highlander Partners, through its defense-focused division High Point Aerotechnologies, acquired Black Sage Technologies from Acorn Growth Companies. Black Sage, a Boise-based developer and integrator of Counter-UAS hardware and its DefenseOS C2 software, will complement Highlander’s growing C-UAS platform and expand capabilities for military, internal security, and critical infrastructure customers.

Highlander Partners Acquires Majority Stake in SanoVita

February 19, 2020

Food & Beverage

Highlander Partners, a Dallas-based middle-market private equity firm, has acquired a majority stake in SanoVita, a Romanian plant-based food brand headquartered in Râmnicu Vâlcea. Highlander plans to accelerate SanoVita's growth through new product innovation, enhanced production capabilities and strategic M&A while the founders will remain partners in the business.

PAI Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Audiotonix

April 23, 2024

Manufacturing

PAI Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Audiotonix, the UK-headquartered global designer and manufacturer of professional audio mixing consoles and related products. Ardian will retain a minority stake alongside Audiotonix management; the investment will support R&D, product and software development, brand synergies and continued strategic M&A.

McIntyre Partners Acquires Moreld Group

January 8, 2024

Energy

McIntyre Partners, alongside specialist private equity firm Velocity Partners and Moreld management, has acquired the core business of Norway-based Moreld Group from funds managed by HitecVision. Moreld is an offshore engineering and marine services group with ~NOK5 billion (c. US$484m) revenue in 2023 and ~2,800 employees; the acquisition positions the buyers to benefit from increased investment in offshore activity, decarbonisation and renewables on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.