RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: NPR's business news starts on a high note.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Steinway Musical Instruments announced Monday that it would be acquired by the private equity firm Kohlberg and Co., in a deal worth $438 million. Kohlberg says it plans to build on Steinway's 160 years of piano-making tradition, and expand its sales globally.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Steinway's stock price jumped in response to the news. And for the record, the company's ticker symbol is LVB - a reference to the initials of Ludwig van Beethoven.
Steinway Musical Instruments announced Monday that it would be acquired by the private equity firm Kohlberg and Company in a deal worth $438 million. Kohlberg says it plans to build on Steinway's 160 years of piano-making tradition and expand its sales globally.