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Sonance Expands WAVE Electronics Relationship to a Full-Line Distributor

September 19, 2024 by Ted Leave a Comment

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Sonance, an industry-leading custom integration (CI) brand renowned around the world as a top marketer of the finest luxury audio products, announced this week that it has expanded its relationship with WAVE Electronics, a leading specialty CI distributor, to one in which it will offer the full Sonance line, further increasing its support for the luxury CI channel. This partnership looks to boost availability and support for Sonance brands throughout WAVE’s expanding service area, predominantly in the Southwest and West regions.

See more on this partnership between Sonance and WAVE

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Filed Under: Brands, Distributors, News Tagged With: Jason Sloan, Sonance, WAVE Electronics

A Huge Merger of Major Specialty Distributors; WAVE Elects. Acquires KOA Elects.

September 10, 2024 by Ted Leave a Comment

WAVE CEO Mark Fukuda & KOA CEO Anton Tomassian
Mark Fukuda (L) CEO of WAVE Electronics and Anton Tomassian CEO of KOA Electronics Distribution

BREAKING NEWS

Houston, TX-based WAVE Electronics, one of the nation’s largest independent distributors for the custom integration industry, announced today that it has acquired KOA Electronics Distribution, itself a leading CI distributor based in Panorama City, CA. This merger creates a mega-distribution business spanning multiple locations in multiple states.

Learn more about this WAVE & KOA acquisition

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Filed Under: Distributors, Financial, Management, News, Strategy Tagged With: acquisition, Anton Tomassian, KOA Electronics, Mark Fukuda, WAVE Electronics

CEDIA 2019: Savant Broadens Access to More of Their Line Through AVAD and WAVE

September 11, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

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Savant announced this week that it has broadened access to more of its models through its existing partnership with the AVAD & WAVE distribution centers across the country. This expansion is for all of the existing 25 distribution centers that AVAD/WAVE have throughout the U.S. and Canada.

See more on Savant’s expanded deal with AVAD/WAVE…

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Filed Under: Brands, Distributors, Management, Manufacturers, News, Shows & Events, Strategy Tagged With: AVAD, WAVE, WAVE Electronics

SnapAV Continues to Grow Their Physical Footprint, Buys Custom Plus

July 18, 2019 by Ted 1 Comment

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SnapAV announced this afternoon that they have acquired Custom Plus Distributing, a regional distributor that started in the Pacific Northwest and expanded into California. This is the fourth acquisition by the company who seeks to grow their physical distribution footprint to better serve their customers in local markets.

See more on this new acquisition by SnapAV…

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Filed Under: Brands, Distributors, Integrators, News, Strategy Tagged With: acquisition, AVAD, Custom Plus Distributing, SnapAV, WAVE Electronics

Does the WAVE/AVAD Deal Signal a New Era in Distribution?

October 10, 2018 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of WAVE's new Dania Beach locationAs we reported last week, the world learned that the private equity group that owns AVAD has made another deal, acquiring Houston, TX-based WAVE Electronics, another major custom integration distribution company. After an initial ripple of excitement over the deal, most of us went back to our daily lives – looking at this deal as nothing more than just another private equity acquisition. But there may be more here than meets the eye…

See how distribution is changing… [Read more…] about Does the WAVE/AVAD Deal Signal a New Era in Distribution?

Filed Under: Buying Groups, Distributors, Industry Trends, Management, News, Strategy Tagged With: Alliance of Value Added Distributors, AVAD, Kiingswood Capital, WAVE, WAVE Electronics

Equity Owner of AVAD Doubles Down, Buys WAVE & Consolidates

October 3, 2018 by Ted Leave a Comment

WAVE Electronics logoKingswood Capital Management, LLC, a private equity company that describes itself as “an operationally-focused lower-middle market” PE company – and the current owner of AVAD – announced today that it has purchased Houston, TX-based custom integration distributor WAVE Electronics, Inc. and plans to merge it with AVAD to create one total entity. Their announcement says that with this move they “will create the single largest value-added distributor of high-end audio, video, security, and home automation solutions in the consumer electronics industry.”

Many thought they already were the largest distributor.

See more on this surprising news… [Read more…] about Equity Owner of AVAD Doubles Down, Buys WAVE & Consolidates

Filed Under: Brands, Distributors, Financial, Management, News, Strategy Tagged With: AVAD, Mark Fukuda, WAVE, WAVE Electronics

WAVE Continues National Expansion with New Full Service Florida Location

April 24, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of WAVE's new Dania Beach location
WAVE’s new Dania Beach, FL location

WAVE Electronics (WAVE) announced this week that it has opened a new full service warehouse location in Dania Beach, FL, which is located in the more populous southern part of the state – just north of Miami between Hollywood and Ft. Lauderdale. Part of WAVE’s continuing national roll-out, just one month ago the company opened a new full service warehouse in New Jersey. This new Florida location brings their total to 10 locations.

Learn more about the success strategy for this rapidly growing CE distributor… [Read more…] about WAVE Continues National Expansion with New Full Service Florida Location

Filed Under: Distributors, News, Strategy Tagged With: Ainslie Fukuda, Atlona, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Onkyo, OnQ, Panasonic, Pioneer, Screen Innovations, Sharp, Sonarray, Sony, WAVE, WAVE Electronics

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