Motion Equity Partners

Motion Equity Partners
Company typePrivate
IndustryPrivate equity
PredecessorElectra Partners Europe
Founded1989
HeadquartersParis, France
ProductsLeveraged buyout, Growth capital
Total assets€1.0 billion
Number of employees
15
Websitewww.motion-ep.com

Motion Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout and growth capital investments in European middle-market companies across a range of industries.

The firm, has office in Paris. It was founded in 1989 as Electra Partners Europe and affiliate of Electra Private Equity, a listed investment trust.

History

Motion Equity Partners raised its first fund in 2000, with €1.0 billion of investor commitments. Among the investments in that portfolio were Rank Leisure, Azelis, Baxi, Safety-Kleen, Aliplast, Global Solutions, Covenant Healthcare, Ashbourne Healthcare and Diana Ingrédients.

In 2005, it completed a spinout from its investment trust parent.[1] It raised its second fund the following year, with total commitments amounting to €1.25 billion.[2]

Led by Managing Partner Patrick Eisenchteter,[3] the firm rebranded as Motion Equity Partners in 2011 and refocused on the mid-cap segment. The firm targets investments up to €300m in enterprise value. It has currently 9 portfolio companies : Axience, Banook, Tournaire, Atlas For Men, Résilians, Omni-Pac, Learnation, Olmix and Olyos.[4]

Investments

Motion Equity Partners have held a number of company asset investments over the years, including:[5]

Current Investments

Entry Exit Company Name Business description Country Ref.
February 2024 Unrealised Axience Reference French specialist vet lab for pharma & OTC products France [6]
November 2023 Unrealised Banook Group Cardiac safety specialist in the context of clinical trials France [7]
September 2022 Unrealised Tounaire Specialist in highperformance industrial packaging France [8]
April 2022 Unrealised Atlas Group European leader of D2C sale of men outdoor apparel and home linen France [9]
September 2021 Unrealised Résilians Leading player in post-disaster intervention in France France [10]
December 2020 Unrealised Learnation French leading player in digital vocational training and tutoring France [11]
October 2020 Unrealised Omlix Group Global specialist of natural solutions for sustainable farming France [12]
December 2017 Unrealised Olyos Group European pharma lab specialised in oligotherapy and food supplements France [13]
November 2014 Unrealised Omni-Pac Leading European player in the moulded fibre packaging market France

Realised Investments

Entry Exit Company Name Business description Country Ref.
2018 2022 Holweg Weber Group Sustainable packaging France
2017 2022 Minlay Manufacturing and distribution of dental prosthetics France
2016 2020 Altaïr Household care products France
2008 2015 Morrison Utility Services Infrastructure services United Kingdom
2005 2015 Tokheim Fuel dispensors France
2008 2015 Fullsix Group Media industry Italy
2004 2014 Diana Pet food industry France
2006 2012 Ixetix Development of high performance hydraulic pumps Germany
2004 2006 Aliplast Aluminium profiles for doors, windows and verandas France

See also

References

  1. ^ Electra spin-out delays fundraising. Dow Jones Financial News, May 27, 2005
  2. ^ Electra Partners Europe renames itself Cognetas, opens new office in Italy Archived 2012-07-20 at archive.today. AltAssets, September 6, 2006
  3. ^ "Motion Equity Partners Private Equity Investor". Motionequitypartners.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  4. ^ https://www.motionequitypartners.com/en/our-investments/
  5. ^ "Our investments". Motion Equity Partners. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  6. ^ WeAreBlow (2024-02-21). "Motion Equity Partners entre au capital du groupe Axience aux côtés de son dirigeant fondateur". Motion Equity Partners (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  7. ^ "Motion Equity Partners acquires majority stake in Banook Group". Real Deals. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  8. ^ "Motion Equity-backed portco carves out plastic packaging vertical". Real Deals. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  9. ^ "Latour sells Atlas For Men to Motion Equity | Unquote". www.unquote.com. 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  10. ^ "Clearwater International advises Motion Equity Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in Résilians from Weinberg Capital Partners". Clearwater International advises Motion Equity Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in Résilians from Weinberg Capital Partners. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  11. ^ "Learnation". Motion Equity Partners. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  12. ^ "Motion Equity Partners announces the signing of an exclusivity agreement with Latour Capital for the disposal of its shareholding in Omni-Pac Group". Motion Equity Partners. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  13. ^ "Motion Equity Partners-backed EA Pharma bolts on Group W". Real Deals. Retrieved 2024-01-29.


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