Industry Private equity Founded 1989 Type of business Private Total assets 2.5 billion EUR | Website www.motion-ep.com Number of employees 15 Predecessor Electra Private Equity Headquarters Paris, Milan | |
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Products Leveraged buyout, Growth capital | ||
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 offices in Paris and Milan. It was founded in 1989 as Electra Partners Europe and affiliate of Electra Private Equity, a listed investment trust. The firm has raised approximately €2.5 billion since inception across three funds.
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 and Ashbourne Healthcare.
In 2005, it completed a spinout from its investment trust parent. It raised its second fund the following year, with total commitments amounting to €1.25 billion.
Led by Managing Partner Patrick Eisenchteter, the firm rebranded as Motion Equity Partners in 2011 as it refocused its activities on its two best-performing offices, Paris and Milan. In 2014, the firm raised a third €150m fund, taking the firm's investment capacity to €300m. It has since made three investments in Cellular Line (Italy, 2014), CDL (France, 2014) and Altaïr (France, 2016).
The firm's investment strategy is based on taking control positions in mid-sized companies across Europe, with a particular focus on growth through "buy & build" and international expansion.