In a recent interview with Italian newspaper La Stampa on March 21, Cristiano Silei, who has been at the head of Dainese for the last seven years, said that the company is putting growth in Asia and the U.S. at the heart of its expansion plans. The brand is already present in these two markets. As reported by SGI Europe, the American private equity firm Carlyle acquired a majority stake in Dainese from Investcorp and Lino Dainese earlier this month. Dainese has revenues of €250 million and expects to double them by the next five years, Silei said. In his interview with La Stampa, Silei also referred to the company’s ambitious retail plan, with six new store openings planned in key locations including Paris (two stores), Miami, San Diego, Madrid and Rome – its second in Italy’s capital city. In the U.S., where Dainese already runs nine stores, the company plans to open two new stores per year, he added.

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