Audinate Group announced that it has completed the acquisition of the video business of Belgium-based Silex Insight, which produces video networking products for manufacturers of AV equipment, in a transaction initially announced in mid-December 2021.
The acquisition of the Silex video business is expected to allow Audinate to accelerate its strategic vision for integrated audio and video over IP as well as add breadth and depth to its AV-over-IP product line-up. In addition, the transaction increases video FPGA expertise within the company and helps cement critical mass for its video engineering team in Europe.
“Since the development of our first Dante AV product we have been committed to bringing the simplicity and interoperability of Dante to the video-over-IP market,” states Audinate co-founder and CEO Aidan Williams. “With this acquisition, we are doubling down on that strategy. The video codecs and deep product expertise in the team, in combination with our Dante networking technology, will enable us to go to market with a variety of full-service video offerings.”
The acquisition is a carve-out of the video business from Silex, which retains its existing security business.
