Investment Summary

General Atlantic and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Invest In Motif FoodWorks

On August 15, 2019, growth capital firm General Atlantic and pension Ontario Teachers Pension Plan invested in food company Motif FoodWorks

Investment Highlights
  • This is General Atlantic’s 2nd and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan’s 3rd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is General Atlantic’s 107th and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan’s 55th transaction in the United States.
  • This is General Atlantic’s 9th and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan’s 4th transaction in Massachusetts.

Investment Summary

Date 2019-08-15
Target Motif FoodWorks
Sector Food
Investor(s) General Atlantic
Ontario Teachers Pension Plan
Deal Type Venture

Target

Motif FoodWorks

Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Motif FoodWorks is an ingredients innovation company dedicated to reshaping the landscape of food through science and technology. The company offers sustainable alternative proteins and wide-ranging ingredient solutions for innovative food producers. Motif FoodWorks is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

General Atlantic

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 73.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

General Atlantic is a large private equity firm that invests globally in growth-oriented public and private companies. Broad areas of interest include financial services, media and consumer, healthcare, enterprise solutions, communications and electronics, and energy. General Atlantic looks to invest $40 to $400 million in transactions that support growth, expansions, buy-outs, consolidations and build-ups. General Atlantic seeks to make 8 to 12 investments per year with an investment horizon of five to ten years. The Firm's geographic coverage spans North America; Europe; Asia/Pacific; and India. General Atlantic was formed in 1980 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 227 of 343
Sector (Food) 2 of 4
Type (Venture) 46 of 99
State (Massachusetts) 9 of 17
Country (United States) 107 of 163
Year (2019) 16 of 23
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-01 Wish

San Francisco, California, United States

Wish is an online marketplace that makes it convenient for underserved populations to purchase affordable goods. Wish was formed in 2010 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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2019-08-16 FORMA Brands

San Francisco, California, United States

FORMA Brands is an incubator, accelerator, and curator of next-generation beauty brands, with a portfolio including Morphe, Morphe 2, Jaclyn Cosmetics, Such Good Everything, and Playa Beauty. FORMA Brands was founded in 2009 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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Investor

Ontario Teachers Pension Plan

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Pension
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 242.5B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Teachers' Private Capital is the direct investment arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. Teachers' Private Capital considers both private equity and venture related investments in North America, Europe, and Asia. Teachers' can support direct private equity investments between $100 million and $3 billion. Target sectors include business services, consumer products, retail, diversified industrials, financial services, technology, media, and communications. Teachers' Private Capital also makes private equity fund investments between $50 million and $750 million. Teachers' Private Capital was formed in 1991 and is based in Toronto, with additional offices in London and New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 127 of 175
Sector (Food) 3 of 4
Type (Venture) 4 of 14
State (Massachusetts) 4 of 5
Country (United States) 55 of 72
Year (2019) 8 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-06 Dream Cruises

Kowloon, China

Dream Cruises is an iconic and innovative brand with a strong product offering that is well-positioned in an attractive industry. Dream Cruises offers inspirational journeys, which are Asian at heart and international in spirit. Dream Cruises was founded in 2015 and is based in Kowloon, China.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-19 Spandana Sphoorty Financial

Hyderabad, India

Spandana Sphoorty Financial is a book microfinance institution that focuses on providing small-ticket loans under the group lending model in rural and semi-urban parts of India. Spandana Sphoorty Financial was founded in 1998 and is based in Hyderabad, India.

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