Marshall Amps Potentially Up for Sale Again: Could They Fetch €800 Million?

[stonevibe]

Reports are going around that Marshall is looking to sell.

Marshall Amps Potentially Up for Sale Again: Could They Fetch €800 Million?

Are Marshall Amps for sale? Iconic guitar amp brand Marshall could be up for sale again just 18 months after being acquired.

guitarbomb.com

 

[Tatzmann]

Wait, let me get my wallet.



And remember...important things belong in a case!

 

[PelliX]

Reports are going around that Marshall is looking to sell.

Let's look at this from another angle; all involved parties claim Marshall has been doing well since the takeover by Zound. Nowhere does the article even so much as hint at a source, which in journalism often means it was pulled out of thin air (or an orifice typically covered in public). The website featuring the article ends the last paragraph on a list of recommendations when buying a Marshall product.

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While I have no evidence pointing the other way, occam's razor states that this is likely just a quick way to get some publicity - even if just by stirring up a rumor.

 

[V-man]

While I have no evidence pointing the other way, occam's razor states that this is likely just a quick way to get some publicity - even if just by stirring up a rumor.

You certainly can’t rule that out but a nationwide blackout on (substantially) all products worth buying, no more replacement boards being produced and shortages (cabs?) in Europe at least give strong support regarding the veracity of the article’s claims.

 

[PelliX]

You certainly can’t rule that out but a nationwide blackout on (substantially) all products worth buying, no more replacement boards being produced and shortages (cabs?) in Europe at least give strong support regarding the veracity of the article’s claims.

Nationwide blackout? Replacement boards are typically not made 'as such', the manufacturer just ensures there's an excess of parts when producing a given product. Let's randomly assume they sell 10.000 Origin 50's and keep maybe 1000 boards on spare - totally random numbers, but you get my point. Of course I've heard of the issues on the other side of the pond but here in Europe I haven't seen a shortage on cabs? Some delays on amps, that's true. My guess is that Zound decided they were big enough to simply set up that supply chain and they're either re-evaluating that stance or working hard to make it happen... I'd put that down to administrative fuckery more than anything else.
I'll agree the "Marshall experience" has been a bit rough recently, but just the slightest hint at a source for these rumors would go a long way for me.

 

[Fosheti]

Something is definitely going on. They just aren’t moving any product right now especially the higher end stuff. Supposedly there will be new shipments in November. That would confirm things are stable. I guess we will just have to wait and see if those shipments materialize.

 

[lespaul6]

The leak is probably from someone at Goldman… finance guys love to talk