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Motion Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout investments in European middle-market companies across a range of industries. The firm, has offices in London, Milan and Paris. The firm was founded in 1989 as Electra Partners Europe and affiliate of Electra Private Equity, a listed investment trust. The firm has raised approximately €2.3 billion since inception across its two funds. ==History== In 1989, Electra initiated a middle market leveraged buyout group, Electra Partners Europe. In 1990, Electra raised £700 million for its first investment vehicle, Electra Private Equity Partners. Through the 1990s, the Electra Partners Europe team made investments for the firm's listed investment trust, Electra Private Equity. In 2000, the firm raised a new private equity fund the Electra European Fund 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, Electra Partners Europe completed a spinout from its investment trust parent.〔(Electra spin-out delays fundraising ). Dow Jones Financial News, May 27, 2005〕 The following year, in 2006, the firm renamed itself Cognetas. As of 2009, Cognetas manages two private equity funds, most recently a €1.25 billion fund raised in 2006.〔(Electra Partners Europe renames itself Cognetas, opens new office in Italy ). AltAssets, September 6, 2006〕 In 2008, Electra initiated a new middle market private equity business, unrelated to Cognetas, and completed raising a £100 million fund for new investments in May 2008.〔(Electra Partners team raises fund to invest alongside Electra Private Equity ). AltAssets, May 28, 2008〕 In 2013, it was reported that the firm was in talks with Boston-based investment group HarbourVest over securing capital to finance deals, as the firm was unable to raise new funds since the financial crisis. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Motion Equity Partners」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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