Sefo Group, Backed by Metrika I, Acquires Unit Garage, Premium Italian Brand in Motorcycle Customisation

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SEFO GROUP, BACKED BY METRIKA I, ACQUIRES UNIT GARAGE, PREMIUM ITALIAN BRAND IN MOTORCYCLE CUSTOMISATION

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The acquisition adds a premium heritage and adventure brand, a direct-to-consumer channel active in more than 80 countries and new volumes for the group’s plants to the motorcycle components platform built by Metrika

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Milan, 15 October 2026 – Sefo Group, the Italian motorcycle components platform controlled by the Metrika I Fund, managed by Metrika SGR S.p.A., has completed the acquisition of 100% of Unit Garage S.r.l. (“Unit Garage”), an Italian company specialised in the design of premium customisation kits and technical accessories for motorcycles. For Metrika, the transaction was led by partners Marco Giuseppini and Nicola Pietralunga together with Investment Director Gabriele Giustino. The founders are reinvesting in Sefo alongside Metrika, and Fabio Marcaccini will continue to lead Unit Garage as managing director.

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Founded in 2011 in Rimini by Fabio Marcaccini – a former road racer and rally rider with five Dakar participations – and later joined by designer Michiel Verstockt, Unit Garage has become an international reference in the heritage and adventure segments. Its customisation kits, inspired by the great rally raids of the 1980s, transform modern motorcycles from brands such as BMW, Ducati, Royal Enfield, Triumph and Yamaha while preserving their structural and technical integrity, and are complemented by a full range of technical accessories: fuel tanks, windscreens, seats, suspension, exhaust systems, luggage and riding gear.

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Design and engineering are developed entirely in-house, while manufacturing is entrusted to a selected network of specialist Italian and European suppliers, keeping the model asset-light. The company sells through a proprietary e-commerce platform – with a model-by-model configurator that lets customers build their own bike in a few clicks – serving customers in more than 80 countries, and through a network of specialised dealers across Europe, North America and Asia. Around half of its revenues are generated directly with end customers.

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Unit Garage addresses a loyal, high-spending international clientele of riders for whom the motorcycle is a lifestyle choice rather than a means of transport. In 2025 Unit Garage generated revenues of approximately €4.5 million, up around 13% year on year, combining growth with high profitability.

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A platform of Italian excellences

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Sefo Group is the platform built by Metrika to bring together excellent but sub-scale Italian companies in motorcycle components, turning them into a single, structured operator with shared infrastructure, industrial scale and a credible voice with the major manufacturers. After CNC Racing, LighTech, Braking and Rtech, Unit Garage is the group’s fifth brand.

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A complementary fit

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Unit Garage brings the group what cannot be built quickly: a premium brand with international recognition, established relationships with leading manufacturers and a working B2C channel. It strengthens Sefo’s presence in the adventure, heritage and cruiser segments, while the group’s industrial capabilities in CNC machining and plastic injection moulding make it possible to produce in-house a significant part of the components that Unit Garage currently sources from third parties – improving margins and adding volume to the existing plants.

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The next phase of growth

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As part of Sefo Group, Unit Garage will pursue a new phase of development, whose main objectives are:

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- internalise within the group the production of 30-40% of the components today entrusted to third parties, improving margins and saturating installed capacity;

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- develop new business opportunities with the manufacturers as a group, which a single small supplier could not reach;

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- cross-sell Unit Garage products across the group’s markets and customer base, and vice versa;

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- roll out Unit Garage’s direct-to-consumer and e-commerce know-how to the other brands of the group;

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- preserve the brand’s creative identity and its design and R&D team, while strengthening its organisational, administrative and compliance structure.

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Following the closing, Fabio Marcaccini will continue to run Unit Garage as managing director and will attend the Sefo board as observer, while Michiel Verstockt joins the Sefo board with responsibility for the digital and B2C channel across the group. Both founders are reinvesting part of the proceeds in Sefo, tying their success to the value of the whole platform.

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Commenting on the transaction, Marco Giuseppini and Nicola Pietralunga, Managing Partners of Metrika SGR, said: “Unit Garage is exactly the kind of company Sefo was built for: an excellent Italian brand, with a strong identity and a loyal international following, that reaches its full potential as part of a larger, structured group. It adds a premium brand, a direct relationship with the end customer and new volumes for our plants, and it completes the group’s offering in the adventure and heritage segments. Our priority will be to integrate Unit Garage industrially while protecting the creativity and design culture that Fabio, Michiel and their team have built.”

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Stefano Granvillano, Sefo Group CEO, commented: “The acquisition of Unit Garage is a consistent step in Sefo Group’s buy-and-build strategy: building a leading platform in the premium motorcycle accessories and components market by bringing together highly recognised Italian brands. Unit Garage brings a strong product identity and distinctive design capabilities to the Group, which will help broaden our offering and strengthen industrial and commercial synergies across our brands. We will continue to pursue our growth path with discipline, both organically and through further acquisitions.”

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Fabio Marcaccini and Michiel Verstockt of Unit Garage added: “Unit Garage was born from our passion for motorcycles and for the great adventures of the Dakar years. In Sefo we have found partners who share our passion for quality and Italian craftsmanship, and who give us the industrial strength, the reach and the resources to grow further. We are proud to become shareholders of Sefo Group, and we are excited to continue designing the bikes our customers dream of – with a much bigger team behind us.”

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On the transaction, Metrika was advised on legal matters by Studio LMCR (Roberto Rio, Elmar Zwich, Michela Brusadelli, Martina Ranzani and Eleonora Costa); on financial matters by Accuracy (Renato Vigezzi, Davide Bordo and Gaia Dalla Montà); on tax matters by Poggi e Associati (Domenico D’Elia, Tommaso Sacchi and Valentina Serra); on environmental, health, safety and ESG matters by ESA – ESG Sustainability Advisory (Giulio Corazza and Filippo Zanin); and on insurance matters by BIG Insurance Brokers (Tommaso Dalledonne).

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Fabio Marcaccini and Michiel Verstockt were assisted by their advisors Commercialisti Associati Riccione, represented by Stefano Semprini, and Studio Del Pinto e Associati (with Founding Partner Marco Del Pinto and Senior Partner Raffaele Michelotti) on legal and contractual matters.

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Metrika SGR S.p.A. is an authorized private equity fund manager. Metrika SGR is distinguished by a “hands-on” approach to its investments, acquiring majority and qualified minority stakes in Italian small and medium-sized companies with sound operating profitability and a solid financial structure, in industrial niches in which the members of the Investment Team have developed deep expertise. The Metrika I Fund built Sefo Group as a platform in motorcycle components through the aggregation of CNC Racing, LighTech, Braking, Rtech and now Unit Garage.

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METRIKA SGR S.P.A. (https://metrikasgr.com/)

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Sefo Group is an Italian group specializing in the design, development and manufacturing of high-performance components and accessories for the motorcycle industry. Its portfolio includes CNC Racing, LighTech, Rtech and Braking, covering premium billet components, motorcycle accessories, plastic components and braking systems. The Group serves both OEM customers and the global aftermarket, combining engineering expertise, product innovation and specialized manufacturing capabilities.

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SEFO S.R.L. (www.sefogroup.com)

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Unit Garage S.r.l., founded in 2011 in Rimini, designs and markets premium customisation kits and technical accessories for motorcycles, with a distinctive positioning in the heritage and adventure segments. Designed in-house and manufactured through a selected network of Italian and European suppliers, its products are sold through a proprietary e-commerce platform in more than 80 countries and through specialised dealers across Europe, North America and Asia.

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UNIT GARAGE S.R.L. (www.unitgarage.com)