Twinset

This is the brand’s own full-price collection.

Verified Owner backed by a register page, filing or official source we opened.

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Ownership

  1. 1987
    Founded
  2. Now
    Twinset S.p.A. (Carpi, Modena) - being sold by Carlyle to Borletti Group and Quadrivio (May 2025, just under EUR200m) Ultimate parent: Borletti Group / Quadrivio Group (post-2025); Carlyle 2012-2025 Private-equity backed
  3. 2026
    Checked
Kind of name
Mainline brandSold through the brand’s own stores and wholesale. Off-price stock is usually genuine surplus or end-of-line.
Market tier
Bridge
Seen at off-price
Often
Also appears as
TWINSET · Twin-Set Simona Barbieri

Notes

Founded near Modena 1987 by Simona Barbieri and Tiziano Sgarbi; turnover >EUR200m (2023). No UK stores; frequent at TK Maxx. Name collision with the generic knitwear term.

Sources

  1. fashionunited.uk /news/business/carlyle-finalises-sale-of-twinset-to-borletti-and-quadrivio-for-just-under-200-million-euros/2025052081743

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