Natixis Partners advised Hivest Capital on the raise of a senior debt to finance a majority shareholding deal in Marchante group alongside the Marchante Family and the main managers and executives.

Founded in 2010, Marchante SAS is one of the world’s leading experts in the design of biaxially-stretched specialty plastic film production lines for a variety of industrial sectors (energy, electronics, telecommunications). The production lines designed by Marchante SAS are especially used to produce Lithium-Ion battery separators, technical films just a few microns thick and porous, a critical component in electric car batteries. Thanks to its leading position on a promising market, the company benefits from strong growth records and from a substantial order book, providing visibility on business for several years. The majority of the turnover streams from Asia, but the willingness of European & US governments to boost the manufacturing of EV batteries on shore should lead to a geographical rebalancing