Who is the new owner of Aqualung?
HEAD Group, a leading global sports equipment company, takes over the AQUALUNG … The Aqualung Group – owner of Aqualung, Apeks and Aquasphere – has announced it is in takeover talks with HEAD Group – the owner of Mares – just over a year after the company was acquired by Barings.
Is Apeks owned by Aqualung?
The company was founded in 1974 by Ken Ainscough and Eric Partington, with its name being an anagram of their initials. In 1997, the company was acquired by the Aqualung Group, which at the time was called Aqua Lung International. Around 2003, U. S. Divers Company was renamed Aqua Lung America after La Spirotechnique changed its name to Aqua Lung International. The U. S. Divers name is maintained as a trademark for Aqua Lung’s line of snorkelling equipment.