It’s a big week for Italian Motorcycle companies. First, The Harley-Davidson MV Augusta buyout was finalized and now it looks like Ducati will be sold to a group of existing investors. The deal, which will see a minority group of shareholders purchase the remaining 70% of the company for about $579 million. The deal has already been approved by regulators and is expected to go through next month, it will see Ducati delisted from public trading.
Performance Motorcycles S.p.A. is an investment vehicle formed by three of Ducati’s main shareholders: Investindustrial, BS Investimenti and Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan.