Parametric Sound Corporation (Nasdaq: PAMT) and Turtle Beach announced that the companies have reached a Definitive Agreement to merge in a stock for stock transaction. The merger will combine Parametric's audio innovations with Turtle Beach's significant financial, technical, design, sales and marketing resources. Parametric's strong research and development capabilities will be leveraged to accelerate innovation enabling the combined company to deliver sustained growth and shareholder value.

Turtle Beach is an audio technology innovator and has created the market for advanced gaming headsets. Their advanced products allow video game players to experience high-quality, immersive sound and communicate with others while playing video games. The company has gained a dominant position in gaming headsets through a combination of audio technology innovation, quality, marketing savvy and effective retail distribution. Turtle Beach has strong market share in established gaming markets, including a 53% dollar share of the U.S. gaming headset market as of year-end 2012 according to The NPD Group, and a growing market share in the broader consumer audio market. As a result, the company has built a profitable business with approximately $205 million in revenues in 2012. Turtle Beach is majority owned by the Stripes Group, an entrepreneurial growth equity fund based in New York City.

The Dechert team advising Turtle Beach includes corporate chair Henry Nassau, and partners John LaRocca, Daniel Dunn and Joshua Rawson, as well as associates Tony Chan and Jeremy Levy.