Just Seen this.....QuoteBenetton family buys stake in Ducati Andrew Dewson 24 Aug 2005 Texas Pacific Group is to sell its 33.5% stake in Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati Motor Holding to Investindustrial, an Italian private equity group

SIGNED TO TRANSFER THE TPG CONTROLLING STAKE IN DUCATI TO INVESTINDUSTRIAL.DUCATI MOTOR SATISFIED WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT.Bologna, 3 December 2005 - Satisfaction at Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A (NYSE: DMH, Borsa Italiana S.p.A: DMH), with the announcement

higher-end and higher-margin motorcycles, D'Onofrio said. Texas Pacific Group sold its 30% minus one share stake in Ducati in March 2006, after holding it from 1996, to Investindustrial, an Italian private equity firm. The company has also changed its R

% (I think) stake to InvestIndustrial for $55mill.Overall sales are down some 9% worldwide, 19% in UK. Biggest drop in sales is in HyperSport sector, reflecting the disappointing 999/749 sales.(You can find nearly all of the above on www