MVC Group, the Italian firm specializing in technical apparel for cycling and outdoor sports, acquired Tailfin, the UK-based maker of premium technical bikepacking equipment.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Founded in Bristol in 2017 by Nick Broadbent, current CEO, mechanical engineer and product designer, Tailfin is known for its bikepacking bags, racks and accessories. The company has developed proprietary technologies protected by more than 20 granted and pending patents.
Over the past five years, Tailfin has achieved average annual growth of approximately 50 percent, reaching almost €10 million in revenues in 2025 globally. More than half of its revenues were generated in the U.S., UK and Germany, as the company progressively expanded its international presence. This growth will now expected to be further supported by MVC Group’s commercial and industrial capabilities, backed by the Group’s presence in 75 countries through 10 subsidiaries.
Tailfin’s founder and management team will continue to lead the brand while retaining a minority stake.
The acquisition represents an acceleration of MVC Group’s development strategy, expanding its cycling offering into the bikepacking sector, with the acquisition seen as complementary to MVC Group’s technical apparel brands, Castelli and Sportful. MVC Group said it is also acquiring “a valuable pool of technological expertise, design capabilities and intellectual property that can support the development of new solutions for triathlon and outdoor sports, where MVC Group operates with Zoot and Karpos respectively.”
Emilio Foà, CEO of MVC Group, said: “The most valuable acquisitions are those that strengthen an organisation’s capabilities. With Tailfin, we are not simply adding a new product category: we are integrating a leading brand whose positioning around excellence and strong focus on innovation are fully aligned with our own brands, while also being complementary to their offering. We are also integrating a strategic asset: the company’s distinctive technological expertise and extensive intellectual property, which could generate product innovation across the different disciplines in which we operate, from cycling and triathlon to outdoor sports. We are delighted to welcome Nick and the entire team and look forward to working together to unlock Tailfin’s potential for further international growth and to embark on a new phase of shared development.”
Broadbent commented: “Since Tailfin was founded, we have invested heavily in innovation to develop products that set the standard within the rapidly growing category of bikepacking and adventure cycling. Joining MVC Group will allow us to accelerate this journey further, leveraging the Group’s industrial strength and international presence, while preserving the identity, autonomy and innovation culture that have made Tailfin so successful.”
For MVC Group, this is the fourth transaction completed in less than a year, following the launch of its tenth international subsidiary in the UK last July; the acquisition of Wolvenberg in February, which led to the creation of MVC Benelux; and the transaction carried out through Zoot, the California-based triathlon apparel and accessories brand, which acquired its European distributor last October, creating Zoot Europe.
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