Funds advised by Motion Equity Partners have acquired Minlay, a leading European player in dental prosthetic devices, in June 2017

Paris, June 6th 2017 – Funds advised by Motion Equity Partners (« Motion »), an independent mid-market European private equity firm, have announced today the acquisition of Minlay (the « Group ») from its founder.

Minlay is a key European player in the dental prosthetic device manufacturing and distribution landscape. Positioned in the premium segment of the market, the Group’s offer addresses all the dentist’s needs, from fixed prosthetics (to replace one or several teeth) to removable devices (to replace several or even all teeth). Minlay’s prosthetic devices are manufactured using very high quality processes. The Group’s strong expertise and operational know-how enables it to meet the dentists’ highest expectations in terms of product and service quality.

The development strategy carried out by Management and its new majority shareholder will be based on both organic and external growth. To this end, Minlay will leverage its operational know-how and its comprehensive product offering in line with future market developments.

“We are very pleased to support Minlay’s team in this new growth phase” said Cédric Rays, Partner at Motion Equity Partners. “The Group enjoys a strong reputation within the dentistry community. It is a robust and resilient platform, with many opportunities for growth and value creation. We are convinced that the Group, led by a quality management team, is ideally positioned to seize these opportunities.”