Motion Solutions (Frontenac) Acquires nPoint
January 21, 2020
Motion Solutions, majority-owned by private equity firm Frontenac, has acquired nPoint, a Middleton, Wisconsin-based provider of high-precision nanopositioning systems. The deal expands Motion Solutions' precision positioning and nanopositioning product portfolio for OEM customers in life sciences, medical equipment and technology markets; terms were not disclosed.
- Buyers
- Motion Solutions, Frontenac
- Targets
- nPoint
- Platforms
- Motion Solutions
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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