As Accell writes in a press release, Ghost fits in well with the company's own high-end strategy. The mountain bikes and racing bikes from Ghost would ideally complement the range of high-quality sporty Accell brands Koga Miyata, Lapierre and Haibike. Accell CEO René Takens expects that more people will switch to bicycles in the future due to the CO2 problem and rely on durable products.

Ghost was founded in 1993 and has made a name for itself in the mountain bike segment in particular. Based in Waldsassen, Germany, with an assembly plant in the Czech Republic, the company currently employs 78 people and generates an annual turnover of around 25 million euros. According to Accell's announcement, the existing company management will continue to steer the fortunes of Ghost.

The Dutch Accell Group is Europe's largest bicycle group. The group includes Lapierre, Batavus, Koga Miyata and Hercules, among others. The group has grown steadily in recent years by taking over other bicycle manufacturers. Most recently, this included the German Winora Group (Haibike, Staiger, Sinus) and the American BMX specialist Redline.