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  • Within just ten weeks, Prophete Group has found itself a new owner. – Photo Prophete
    Business7 Mar 23

    Prophete Group's future secured through Asian manufacturing giant

    RHEDA-WIEDENBRÜCK, Germany - Following a "lively bidding process" the German bicycle and e-bike manufacturers Prophete and Cycle Union have been successfully taken-over. No stranger to the bicycle industry, the new owner Singapore-based Dutech Group, is on a path to strategically expand its focus on green technology. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

  • The insolvency includes both Prophete GmbH & Co. KG in Rheda-Wiedenbrück and Cycle Union GmbH (see aerial photo) in Oldenburg, both in Germany. – Photo Cycle Union
    Prophete10 Jan 23

    Insolvent Prophete and Cycle Union Group put up for sale

    BIELEFELD, Germany - The end has come for the bicycle production and trade consortium owned by the Prophete and Lönne families. The involvement of the Prophete family goes back to 1908 when the company was founded, while the Lönne family stepped in in 1970 to build a cycling business that is active worldwide.

  • Prophete and Cycle Union ran into difficult waters again. - Photo Prophete
    Financial22 Dec 22

    Cycle Union and Prophete file for insolvency

    OLDENBURG, Germany - Mass merchant supplier Prophete GmbH & Co. KG and IBD supplier Cycle Union filed for insolvency yesterday. Already in mid-2019 Prophete ran into difficult waters and owner families Lönne and Prophete brought in a turnaround consultancy. It now turns out that this was not enough.

  • Dirk Vroomen steps down at Prophete. – Photo Prophete
    Business8 Feb 22

    Prophete Group adjusts management team

    OLDENBURG, Germany - Cycle Union's sales, marketing and product managing director Frank Aeschbacher has taken up a new position at mother company Prophete Group. Aeschbacher succeeds Dirk Vroomen and is now responsible for all sales, marketing and product management of Prophete Group.

  • The future of Prophete now lies in the hands of Michael Dorin (left) as he takes over from Felix Schwabedal (right). - Photo Prophete Group
    Business7 Oct 21

    Restructuring and e-bike boom propels Prophete Group forward

    RHEDA-WIEDENBRÜCK, Germany - Mid-2019 German bicycle supplier Prophete Group ran into difficult waters. The owner families Lönne and Prophete brought turnaround consultancy Struktur Management Partner GmbH on board. Interim manager Felix Schwabedal was tasked with designing and implementing the restructuring.

  • vsf fahrradmanufaktur is a Cycle Union brand. Photo: Cycle Union
    Cycle Union29 Jul 21

    vsf fahrradmanufaktur gets into gravel

    OLDENBURG, Germany - Steel frame specialist bike brand, vsf fahrradmanufaktur, has, until now, been associated with touring and utility bikes. However, their recent launch of a high quality, limited edition gravel bike looks to expand their reputation into a new product category.

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