Diana, headquartered in Vannes (France) is the world leader in natural functional solutions for the food, pet food, nutraceuticals, aquaculture and cosmetics industries, and technology leader in plant cell culture, dedicated to the production of active ingredients for food, cosmetics and health. The Group is organized in three independant divisions :<\/p>\n
With 32 production sites across 23 countries in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Middle-East and Australia, Diana employs more than 2,000 people worldwide and has posted continuous highly profitable growth for 15 years.<\/p>\n
During the investment period, the strategy implemented by Motion Equity Partners has been to pursue Diana\u2019s internationalization to :<\/p>\n
This expansion strategy materialized\u00a0 in both greenfield developments, with the creation of new production sites in the US, Canada, Latin America, Russia, South Africa and Thailand, and external growth with no less than 6 successful acquisitions since our initial investment, including Confoco in Ecuador and Pacific Pure Aid in the US.<\/p>\n
Olivier Caix, President and CEO at Diana, said : \u201cThe understanding of our industry and the expertise of Motion Equity Partners\u2019 team in achieving external growth has been an important element in the development of our company. We are now ideally positioned, particularly to take advantage of emerging market opportunities\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n Patrick Eisenchteter, Managing Partner at Motion Equity Partners, said : \u201cSince our initial investment in Diana about 10 years ago, the Group has considerably changed its scope to become the world leader on its markets. We are extremely proud of having successfully supported Diana\u2019s Management team in the international development of the firm and we are convinced that Symrise is an ideal partner which will allow Diana to enter with great serenity its next development stage\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavorings, cosmetic active ingredients and raw materials as well as functional ingredients. With a market share of 11 % (2013), Symrise is the world\u2019s fourth largest supplier in the F&F market. 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