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Accell Group B.V.

Location

Friesland

Founded

1998-01-01

Website

https://www.accell-group.com

Articles

338 Articles

Category

Offices of Holding Companies, Not Elsewhere Classified

Description

Accell Group is a European company that designs and manufactures bicycles, bicycle parts, and accessories. They are the European market leader in e-bikes and the second largest in bicycle parts and accessories. They have numerous leading European bicycle brands under their portfolio, including Haibike, Winora, Ghost, Batavus, Koga, Lapierre, Raleigh, Sparta, Babboe, and Carqon. They also have a brand called XLC for bicycle parts and accessories. Accell Group has approximately 3,500 employees across 15 countries and sells their products to dealers and consumers in more than 80 countries. In 2021, they sold around 856 thousand bicycles and had a turnover of €1.4 billion.

Articles

Partnership with Bencis: Majority stake in company bike leasing provider eurorad sold

2023-12-21 (pedelec-elektro-fahrrad.de)

Partnership with Bencis: Majority stake in company bike leasing provider eurorad sold

Bencis, an independent investment company, takes over the majority shares in the service bike provider eurorad to further drive growth,

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KKR-led consortium acquires nearly 100% of Accell Group shares

2022-06-23 (bicycleretailer.com)

KKR-led consortium acquires nearly 100% of Accell Group shares

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (BRAIN) — A consortium headed by investment firm KKR has acquired 96.9% of Accell Group shares during the post acceptance period that ended Thursday.

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KKR-led consortium proceeds with Accell Group acquisition - BikeBiz

2022-06-13 (bikebiz.com)

KKR-led consortium proceeds with Accell Group acquisition - BikeBiz

The KKR-led consortium set to acquire Accell Group will move forward with its offer despite not meet

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KKR consortium makes offer for bike maker Accell unconditional

2022-06-10 (yahoo.com)

KKR consortium makes offer for bike maker Accell unconditional

A consortium led by buyout firm KKR has made its offer to buy Accell Group unconditional, it said on Friday, in a deal that values the maker of Sparta, Batavus and Raleigh at 1.56 billion euros ($1.66 billion). After receiving 77.8% of shares, the consortium said it would waive a condition of

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KKR consortium proceeds with Accell Group acquisition despite not reaching share threshold

2022-06-10 (bicycleretailer.com)

KKR consortium proceeds with Accell Group acquisition despite not reaching share threshold

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands( BRAIN)— A consortium planning to acquire Accell Group and take it private has said it will move forward with the offer despite not reaching a threshold of 80% of shares committed to the buyout.Accell Group said the company and the consortium, which is led by the global

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Or bicycle manufacturer Accell gives away advisory rights on acquisition - ORnet

2022-05-25 (ornet.nl)

Or bicycle manufacturer Accell gives away advisory rights on acquisition - ORnet

The takeover of bicycle manufacturer Accell Group by an American venture capitalist is not yet settled. This requires a large majority of shareholders. In the meantime, the Works Council has already waived its right to advise.

Read more
KKR's Accell Group takeover remains with hurdles

2022-05-23 (cyclingindustry.news)

KKR's Accell Group takeover remains with hurdles

The proposed takeover of the Accell Group by investment giant KKR remains with a key threshold uncrossed ahead of the June deadline.

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Shareholder Moneta finds offer for Accell too low

2022-04-01 (beursgorilla.nl)

Shareholder Moneta finds offer for Accell too low

(ABM FN-Dow Jones) French investor Moneta is opposing the offer made by the American KKR for Accell Group. This was reported by the Financieele Dagblad on Thursday. According to the shareholder, the acquisition price is too low. The French,...

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Green light for acquisition of Accell Group

2022-03-25 (mena.nl)

Green light for acquisition of Accell Group

The European Commission allows the purchase of the bicycle company by KRR.

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