Motion Equity Partners

Company type| Private
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.

## History

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

### Current Investments

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

* Companies portal

* Electra Private Equity

## References

[edit]

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.

## External links

[edit]

* Motion Equity Partners (company website)
* Cognetas in debt talks at clutch of portfolio cos. Reuters, Jan 22, 2009
* Cognetas to stand by Covenant despite writing equity to zero. July 22, 2009
* Cognetas reveals Europe job cuts. Dow Jones Financial News, December 19, 2008

This article about a private equity or venture capital firm is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template