DLA Piper is advising international audio technology company Audinate Group Limited on its AU$21 million initial public offering (IPO).

The DLA Piper team is being led by Sydney Corporate partner Catherine Merity, with assistance from senior associate Rosa Sayer, solicitor Olivia Wild and teams in DLA Piper's Washington, San Diego, London and Hong Kong offices.

Catherine Merity said: "We are delighted to advise our client Audinate on this IPO, at a time of significant market opportunity for the company. The offering will deliver funding and financial flexibility to support Audinate’s global growth strategy, and the launch of new products."

Audinate is the leading provider of professional digital audio networking technologies globally. Audinate’s core technology, Dante, distributes digital audio signals over computer networks, and is designed to bring the benefits of IT networking to the professional AV industry.

Headquartered in Sydney, Audinate has offices in the United States, United Kingdom and Hong Kong. The company's customer base has grown to over 350 original equipment manufacturer (OEM) brands, spread across Asia, EMEA and the Americas.

Blackpeak Capital is the financial adviser to the IPO, which is being lead managed and underwritten by Shaw and Partners.