Raleigh bike brand faces chop after owner begins insolvency proceedings
Accell’s insolvency proceedings come four years after a €1.4bn buyout led by the US private equity firm KKR. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianView image in fullscreenA vintage Raleigh Chopper. Cities have built cycle lanes to encourage exercise and to cut congestion and pollution, while electric bikes have opened up cycling to people with different physical abilities.The KKR purchase came at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, when demand for bikes soared from people locked down in their local areas.
- ▪Accell’s insolvency proceedings come four years after a €1.4bn buyout led by the US private equity firm KKR.
- ▪Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianView image in fullscreenA vintage Raleigh Chopper.
- ▪Cities have built cycle lanes to encourage exercise and to cut congestion and pollution, while electric bikes have opened up cycling to people with different physical abilities.The KKR purchase came at the height of the coronavirus pandemic
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A vintage Raleigh Chopper. Accell’s insolvency proceedings come four years after a €1.4bn buyout led by the US private equity firm KKR. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianView image in fullscreenA vintage Raleigh Chopper. Accell’s insolvency proceedings come four years after a €1.4bn buyout led by the US private equity firm KKR. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianManufacturing sectorRaleigh bike brand faces chop after owner begins insolvency proceedingsFate of historic bicycle name in hands of administrators after Netherlands-based Accell Group fails to find buyerJasper JollyThu 6 Aug 2026 08.45 EDTLast modified on Thu 6 Aug 2026 08.46 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe bicycle company that owns the historic Raleigh brand has started insolvency proceedings after…
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