Ducati Motorcycle Company's Profits Surge

BORGO PANIGALE-BOLOGNA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 13: (ITALY OUT) A worker puts the final touches on a fully produced Ducati "Monster" at the Ducati factory September 12, 2002 in Borgo Panigale- Bologna, Italy. Ducati, maker of top-of-the-line motorcycles, was founded in 1926 and in 1996 U.S. company Texas Pacific bought a 30 percent share. Texas Pacific made a $280 million investment in Ducati, whose profits have since more than quadrupled. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)