Legrand has signed an agreement to acquire Milestone AV for an enterprise value of $950 million. Legrand brands like Middle Atlantic will join forces with Milestone brands like Chief, Sanus and Da-Lite.

Led by market stalwart Middle Atlantic, the rack category remains relatively unchanged except for Sanus making solid gains to claim the third spot.

The top four mount companies from 2016 are unchanged: Strong (SnapAV), Chief, Sanus and Peerless AV. Future Automation cracks the top five.

Future Automation lands in the top spot of the Lifts category by adding 24 dealers. Meanwhile Nexus 21, Chief and Auton hold a strong market presence.

CEDIA 2016: Popular in DIY circles, Milestone AV’s Sanus brand is going all-out custom with new Black Series of TV mounts, sold direct to dealer with no online sales.

If assembling quality racks was easy, there wouldn’t be a need for dealers to do it. Putting together a rack system requires attention to detail in order to maximize equipment performance and reliability.