Lafayette Instrument Company Acquires Avisoft Bioacoustics, Increasing Focus in Life Science through Ultrasound Recording and Analysis

Lafayette, IN – July 27, 2026 – Lafayette Instrument Company is pleased to announce the acquisition of Avisoft Bioacoustics, the premier developer of systems for investigating animal acoustic communication. Through this acquisition, Lafayette Instrument further expands its scientific instrumentation line of products ? providing their customers additional methods of studying behavior, biology, and neuroscience through incorporating ultrasonic vocalization.

Regarding the acquisition, Benjamin Mangrich, CEO of Lafayette Instrument Company, said, “The addition of Avisoft Bioacoustics expands our portfolio with highly complementary products while adding world-class technical expertise that reinforces our leadership in life science research.”

Raimund Specht, founder of Avisoft Bioacoustics, said, “The acquisition by Lafayette Instrument Company ensures the continued supply and support of Avisoft Bioacoustics hardware and software for the scientific community focused on animal acoustic communication.”

About Lafayette Instrument Company

Lafayette Instrument Co. has over 75 years of experience engineering and manufacturing specialized scientific instruments for disciplines such as neuroscience, physiology and medical research. Lafayette is positioned at the forefront of neuroscientific discovery, human evaluation, and credibility assessment with a global family of leading brands including Campden Instruments, Aurora Scientific, Actimetrics, and ALZET.  Our values-driven team actively listens to our customers and serves as a trusted partner to help answer questions and solve problems in life science research, public safety, and healthcare.   Lafayette Instrument is a portfolio company of Branford Castle Partners, LP (“Branford Castle”), a New York City-based private equity firm.

About Avisoft Bioacoustics

Avisoft Bioacoustics, located in Glienicke/Nordbahn, Germany has over 30 years of experience in designing and supporting innovative animal sound analysis software, digital signal processing systems, ultrasound recording and playback equipment. Avisoft Bioacoustics products are known worldwide for their application in fields such as behavioral biology, neuroscience, ecology, zoology, and conservation.