Who owns the Aqualung company?
The company was sold to Montagu Private Equity in 2016, and subsequently acquired by Barings LLC in 2023. In June 2025, Aqualung Group was acquired by Head Group. 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.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.
Who bought Aqualung?
In a significant shift for the global scuba diving landscape, head group—the company behind mares and ssi—has officially acquired aqualung group, one of the most iconic names in diving history. The u. s. divers brand was sold to aqua master sporting technology, a california based company.