Back In December, 2021, we heard talk that Dainese might go up for sale in 2022. The talk appeared substantive, since it was no less a respected news entity than Reuters which first reported it. Still, the sources it quoted were anonymous, and there was no official word about what was going on. Business deals are, after all, not typically spectator sports.
On March 11, 2022, global investment firm Carlyle Group purchased the Dainese Group from its former owner, Bahrain-based investment firm Investcorp. While Carlyle didn’t go into great detail about its future plans, so far we know that they involve expanding Dainese’s China and United States distribution. Current Dainese CEO Cristiano Silei will remain in his current position. Additionally, this deal still needs to pass all the necessary regulatory approvals prior to completion.
