Swiss Maker of $20,000 Road Bikes Hires Adviser for Sale Options

  • BMC previously owned by entrepreneur and billionaire Andy Rihs
  • Bike-makers enjoyed a surge in demand during the pandemic
A Ag2R Citron Team sprint in Port-Valais, Switzerland.Photographer: Dario Belingheri/Velo
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BMC Switzerland AG, a maker of high-end carbon-fiber road bikes, has hired an adviser ahead of a potential sale, according to people familiar with the matter.

BMC was owned by Andy Rihs, a Swiss entrepreneur who became a billionaire after turning around his father’s failing hearing aids company. Rihs, who bought BMC in 2000 and largely funded the company, died in 2018.