Statement
Olivier Dambricourt hands over the reins at the head of Moret Industries after four intense and demanding years devoted to turning around and transitioning the group. He will be replaced on september 1st by Guillaume Benhamou, Charles Bouygues and Grégory Fréva to implement the strategic plan devised when Ocean Peak Capital acquired the company. This plan, anchored in operations, should enable Moret Industries to fully assert its role as a key player in the transformation of production systems for the industrial customers of each of its brands.
The arrival of a consortium of shareholders, including Ocean Peak Capital, last October has enabled Moret Industries, now with a healthier financial structure, to look forward more serenely to its ambitious development plan to support its customers in the transformation of their production systems.
The dedicated Ocean Peak Capital team taking over the presidency of Moret Industries is made up of three recognized experts in the industrial sector. Guillaume Benhamou becomes Chief Executive Officer, while Charles Bouygues and Grégory Fréva will bring their operational expertise to bear alongside the Group’s brands. This trio, renowned for their knowledge and skills in the industry, intends to enhance the potential of each brand by concentrating efforts on a few priority areas specific to each one.
Guillaume Benhamou, co-founder and partner of Ocean Peak Capital, comments: “Ever since we took a stake in Moret Industries, our objective has been to support the Group in its ambition to become a key player in the industry’s modernization drive. We firmly believe in the future of the Moret Industries brands and the quality of all their teams. We are determined to enable each brand to achieve its full potential, and to make the most of their respective expertise. Future developments will remain anchored in the fundamental values of innovation and quality that have driven our employees since the creation of Moret Industries“.
Olivier Dambricourt adds: “This is a well-prepared, constructive and efficient handover. After the fundamental stages of turnaround, refinancing and refocusing the group on its core industrial business around the Fapmo, Maguin, Promill and Vettertec brands, I look forward to continuing to support the new presidency of the Moret Industries group in an advisory capacity.”
About Moret Industries
Moret Industries is a European industrial group founded in France in 1867, specializing in the design and manufacture of custom equipment and machinery for strategic or growing industrial sectors such as agro-industry, energy, and defense. The group is organized around several brands, including Fapmo, Maguin, Promill, and Vettertec, each playing a key role in the production systems of the industrial companies they serve.
Moret Industries employs over 800 people, operates 6 production sites in Europe, and generates revenue exceeding €160 million. The group has a comprehensive portfolio of technologies, know-how, and expertise, particularly in bioresource extraction, drying and granulation, incineration and flue gas purification, and fluid management in constrained environments. Moret Industries’ ability to modernize industrial tools and processes and improve its clients’ energy consumption makes it a key player in the industry of tomorrow and in reducing the environmental footprint of industrial production.
About OceanPeak Capital
Ocean Peak Capital is an independent French investment firm specializing in industry. It supports European industrial companies in becoming global leaders in their niche markets through product, process, or technological innovation. Ocean Peak stands out for its systemic approach to value creation, intervening at all stages of the business lifecycle—from growth to acquisition, including restructuring. The team combines the agility of private equity experts with operational transformation specialists to create value in collaboration with industrial company management teams.