Who owns Sundek?
Sundek is owned by BasicNet (Italy, BIT: BAN), which has owned the brand since 16 December 2025.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: BasicNet Group Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements at December 31, 2025, BasicNet S.p.A. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- BasicNet S.p.A. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Turin
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, San Francisco
- Founded
- 1958
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Fashion apparel › Casual & denim
- Parent ticker
- BIT: BAN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Sundek
Sundek is a beachwear and surf-culture brand established in San Francisco in 1958, best known for its Rainbow Boardshorts introduced in 1972. BasicNet acquired 100% of Kickoff S.p.A. (renamed Sundek S.p.A.), the owner of the brand, on 16 December 2025 for 10 million euros, paid in treasury shares, with a possible earn-out tied to 2026-29 revenue.
Ownership timeline of Sundek
Where Sundek sits in BasicNet
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by BasicNet
BasicNet controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- Briko
- Kappa
- Robe di Kappa
- Sebago (1946)
- Superga (1911)
Other brands in casual & denim, and who owns them
The 133 brands in casual & denim on Brandtree belong to 59 owners. The largest is Azzas 2154, with 8; BasicNet has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Fábula | Azzas 2154 | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Carter's | Carter's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Duck Head | Oxford Industries | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cortefiel | Tendam | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| & Other Stories | H&M Group | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Bershka | Inditex | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| GU | Fast Retailing | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| BSX | Giordano | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
About the owner: BasicNet
BasicNet is a publicly listed company headquartered in Turin, Italy. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as BIT: BAN.
Turin-based apparel, footwear and accessories group listed on Euronext Milan. It owns its brands through subsidiaries and develops and distributes them through a global network of licensees. In 2025 it sold about 40% of K-Way S.p.A. to a Permira fund and acquired Woolrich Europe and the European rights to the Woolrich brand (a regional right, so Woolrich is not listed here) and the Sundek brand.
🇺🇸 Sundek and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Sundek among them.
- 7 For All Mankind — Delta Galil 🇮🇱
- AKHG — Duluth Holdings 🇺🇸
- Adore Me — Victoria's Secret 🇺🇸
- Aerie — American Eagle Outfitters 🇺🇸
- All in Motion — Target 🇺🇸
- Allen Edmonds — Caleres 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Sundek?
The parent company of Sundek is BasicNet, a publicly listed company headquartered in Italy.
Is Sundek American or Italian?
Sundek originated in the United States in 1958, but it is owned today by BasicNet, which is headquartered in Italy. So Sundek is an American-origin brand under Italian ownership.
Since when has BasicNet owned Sundek?
BasicNet has owned Sundek since 16 December 2025.
Is Sundek still owned by BasicNet?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Sundek is still owned by BasicNet. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] BasicNet Group Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements at December 31, 2025 — BasicNet S.p.A., Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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