AGV (helmet manufacturer)

AGV
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryMotorcycle
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
FounderGino Amisano
Headquarters,
ProductsMotorcycle helmets
Owner
ParentDainese
Websiteagv.com

AGV (initials for "Amisano Gino Valenza") is an Italian motorcycle helmet manufacturer active in motorcycle sport. Founded in 1947 by Gino Amisano, since 2007 the company is a subsidiary of Dainese,[1] which was taken over by Investcorp in 2019.[2] The AGV brand is well known in motorcycle sport.

  1. ^ DAINESE BUY HELMET BRAND AGV at VisorDown News, 15 Aug 2007
  2. ^ "Investcorp buys protective clothing maker Dainese for $163 million". Reuters. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2019.