Mergers & Acquisitions

Motion Solutions Acquired by Novanta

5685 Motion Solutions NT

M&A Engagement Overview

Industry Group: Industrials
Areas of Focus: Industrial Technology; Automation, Robotics & Intelligent Systems

Harris Williams advised Motion Solutions, a portfolio company of Frontenac, on their sale to Novanta.  

U.S.-based companies with precision mechatronic engineering capabilities are highly sought after, especially with the attractive customer profile of Motion Solutions. Its expertise in developing repeatable, sub-micron motion subsystems across high technology applications in life sciences, medical, automation, and semiconductor markets is a unique differentiator in the market.

Motion Solutions provides custom, application-specific engineered products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and industrial customers in the medical, life sciences, semiconductor, robotics, and industrial automation sectors. Novanta is a technology partner to medical and advanced technology equipment manufacturers.

As a precision motion specialist, Motion Solutions collaborates with OEMs to engineer custom mechatronic solutions that enable the science behind their customers' innovations. The company functions as a critical supply chain partner for customers through the development of highly engineered, specified-in components and subsystems on long lifecycle programs.  

Motion Solutions is well-positioned to continue its long history of consistent growth under Novanta’s ownership.    

Contact the Harris Williams Industrials Group to learn more about this transaction.