Company type | Private |
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Industry | Private equity |
Predecessor | Electra Partners Europe |
Founded | 1989 |
Headquarters | Paris, France |
Products | Leveraged buyout, Growth capital |
Total assets | €1.0 billion |
Number of employees | 15 |
Website | www.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.
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]
Motion Equity Partners have held a number of company asset investments over the years, including: [5]
Entry | Exit | Company Name | Business description | Country | Ref. |
November 2023 | Unrealised | Banook Group | Cardiac safety specialist for drug candidates | France | [6] |
September 2022 | Unrealised | Tounaire | High-barrier packaging | France | [7] |
April 2022 | Unrealised | Atlas For Men | Outdoor clothing distributor | France | [8] |
September 2021 | Unrealised | Résiians | Emergency home repairs | France | [9] |
December 2020 | Unrealised | Learnation | Digital learning platform | France | [10] |
October 2020 | Unrealised | Omlix Group | Natural solutions for sustainable agriculture | France | [11] |
December 2017 | Unrealised | Olyos Group | Natural health products | France | [12] |
November 2014 | Unrealised | Omni-Pac | Molded fiber packaging | France |
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 |
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