Derby Cycle

The Derby Cycle Holding GmbH is the largest bicycle manufacturer in Germany and the third largest in Europe. It employed in the financial year 2011/ 12 756 employees ( annual average). She was listed from 2011 to 2012 in the Prime Standard of the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The delisting took place in January 2013, due to a transfer of minority shares to the majority shareholder Pon Holding Germany GmbH.

History

The result, the company is from the company founded by Heinrich Kalkhoff 1919 Oldenburg company Kalkhoff. In 1988 the company of the Derby Cycle Werke GmbH, the international derby group is taken together with the bicycle brand Kalkhoff. 1992, the conversion into Derby Holding ( Germany ) GmbH. 2002 Mathias Seidler Managing Director of the company. In November 2007, Derby Cycle Werke took over the insolvent Kynast plants in Quakenbruck (see Otto Kynast ). After successfully restructuring by the Frankfurt investment company Finatem took place on February 4, 2011, the IPO. The end of 2011, the Dutch Accell Group launched a takeover attempt that did not lead to the goal. Was instead Derby Cycle 2012 by the Dutch group also Pon Holdings ( see also Ben Pon Ben Pon senior and junior) taken. Pon Holding also owns the Gazelle bicycle brands, and Cervélo Union, the German sales via Hartje.

In August 2013, the former managing director and CEO Mathias Seidler, the leadership of the company to Thomas Raith was after almost 14 years from the office.

Brands

The following brands are produced under the auspices of the Derby Cycle Werke:

  • Kalkhoff, premium brand for comfort bikes
  • Focus, premium brand for road and mountain bikes
  • Rixe, City and trekking bicycles for the scaler
  • Raleigh Germany
  • Univega
Types of business entity Cloppenburg Privately held company Ben Pon, Sr. Focus Bikes Raleigh Bicycle Company
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