Bose bought Skullcandy on Wednesday, the company said in a statement . The seller was a fund managed by Mill Road Capital Management, a private investment firm in Connecticut. Skullcandy joins McIntosh and Sonus faber in Bose’s group of audio brands.

Skullcandy will sit inside Bose’s Premium Consumer Audio business. It keeps its base in Park City, Utah, where it started on a chairlift in 2003. Bose said it plans to give the brand more access to its technology, resources and global distribution.

“As a privately held company, we have the freedom to make bold, long-term investments in opportunities we believe in, and Skullcandy is a great example of that,” Bose chief executive Lila Snyder said in the statement.

“We believe this is a win for Skullcandy and our fans,” Skullcandy chief executive Brian Garofalow said.

Partners first

The two companies already worked together. Skullcandy designs the headphones and Bose handles the audio, Harry Rabinowitz reported for Wired .…