Friday, April 29, 2011

Astro Gaming Acquired By Skullcandy

San Francisco-based Astro Gaming, which develops headphones for the computer gaming market, has been acquired. According to Skullcandy, which also makes audio headphones and accessories, it paid $10.8M to acquire Astro Gaming. The deal closed on April 22nd. Skullcandy, which is based in Park City, Utah, revealed the buy in a regulatory filing Friday. Astro Gaming was backed by Fayez Sarofim & Co, Triangle Peak Partners, Chad DiNenna, and Gilbert Arenas.