Motion Equity Partners S.A.S

Motion Equity Partners S.A.S, formerly known as Cognetas LLP, is a private equity firm specializing in investing in buyouts including management buyouts; growth; succession in a family business; buy and build; international expansion in Europe and beyond; buy-ins; public to private transactions; and restructurings of mature, mid-cap, and mid-market companies. The firm primarily focuses on consumer, industrial, business services, media, financial services, and healthcare sectors. Within the consumer sector it seeks to invest in the leisure, retail, household and consumer goods, and food and drink sectors. In the industrial sector, the firm’s investments include building materials, automotive, manufacturing, and chemical sectors. Its investment in the financial services sectors includes outsourced financial services, insurance, and financing companies. Within business services sector, the firm prefers to invest in outsourced services, logistics and transportation, facilities management, and other business services. In the healthcare sector, the firm prefers to invest in the healthcare services and equipment sectors. It typically investments in companies based in France. The firm prefers to invest between $22.01 million and $526.82 million in companies with enterprise values between $55.05 million and $735.4 million and sales value between $66.12 million and $991.87 million. It typically invests up to €400 million ($526.82 million) in European buyouts wherein it seeks control positions. Motion Equity Partners S.A.S was founded in 2001 and is based in Paris, France with additional offices in Milan, Italy and London, United Kingdom.