Desjardins

Desjardins Group is a financial services cooperative that provides a comprehensive array of personal and business services. For individuals, it offers products such as credit and prepaid cards, personal and auto loans, insurance, and investment options. Businesses benefit from services that include financing solutions, insurance, payroll management, and international cash management. Additionally, Desjardins Securities provides a full suite of securities brokerage services, catering to both individual investors and institutional clients through various investment products and advisory services. Its venture capital division manages a range of funds, including Desjardins Venture Capital and Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins, aiming to support businesses with financial resources and expertise. Through these diverse offerings, Desjardins Group plays a significant role in the financial ecosystem, addressing the needs of both personal and commercial clients.

Marie-Claude DesRoches

Director of Credit

Christian Duceppe

VP and Co-CIO of Public Markets

Charles Martel

Investment Manager

Past deals in Quebec

Fronsac Real Estate Investment Trust (the Trust) is a Canada-based open-ended real estate investment trust. The Trust owns and rents commercial real estate properties. The Trust's segments include Major canadian oil and gas company, International fast-food company, International convenience store company, and Others. The Trust operates in the commercial real estate market. The Trust holds approximately 20 investment properties, which are located in the province of Quebec and the province of Ontario. The Trust's properties are occupied by tenants, including fast food chains, oil/gas companies, and convenience store chains. The Trust's properties include Les Coteaux, Rivieres-du-Loup, Saint-Jean-sur-le-Richelieu, Trois-Rivieres, Val-David, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Louiseville, Levis, Cornwall, 1901 Raymond Blais, 2000 Leonard de Vinci, 2050 Leonard de Vinci, 2051 Nobel and 4200 Bernard-Pilon.
Fronsac Real Estate Investment Trust (the Trust) is a Canada-based open-ended real estate investment trust. The Trust owns and rents commercial real estate properties. The Trust's segments include Major canadian oil and gas company, International fast-food company, International convenience store company, and Others. The Trust operates in the commercial real estate market. The Trust holds approximately 20 investment properties, which are located in the province of Quebec and the province of Ontario. The Trust's properties are occupied by tenants, including fast food chains, oil/gas companies, and convenience store chains. The Trust's properties include Les Coteaux, Rivieres-du-Loup, Saint-Jean-sur-le-Richelieu, Trois-Rivieres, Val-David, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Louiseville, Levis, Cornwall, 1901 Raymond Blais, 2000 Leonard de Vinci, 2050 Leonard de Vinci, 2051 Nobel and 4200 Bernard-Pilon.

La Voie Maltée

Venture Round in 2020
La Voie Maltée is a microbrewery based in Jonquière, Canada, with additional locations in Chicoutimi and Quebec. Founded in 2002, the establishment specializes in a diverse range of craft beers, including several signature brews such as the Bra, Graincheuse, Criminal, and Polissonne, along with innovative fruit-infused options. In addition to its beer offerings, La Voie Maltée operates a restaurant that features a menu with starters, main dishes, and desserts, prepared in an open kitchen format. The Chicoutimi location, which opened in September 2017, includes a reception room with seating for 70, designed to accommodate both casual dining and special events. The microbrewery aims to provide a unique dining experience that highlights beer cuisine, making it a popular destination for beer enthusiasts and diners alike.

La Coop fédérée

Venture Round in 2019
La Coop fédérée is an agri-food federation of cooperatives that represent agricultural producers and consumers. It represents more than 60,000 members grouped into close to 70 cooperatives in multiple Canadian provinces. La Coop fédérée employs more than 13,000 employees and has a revenue of $6.3 billion. Its activities are divided into three divisions: Olymel S.E.C (under the Olymel, Flamingo and Lafleur banners, the Agri-business division (under the La Coop, Élite, Agrocentre, Agrico and Agromart banners), and the BMR Group (under the BMR, Unimat and Potvin & Bouchard banners). La Coop fédérée was founded on 1922 and is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec in Canada.
The private medical clinic Opti-Soins is an innovative and diversified company working in the field of health and safety for the population and the industry regardless of the place of residence. It employs 54 people, and it is the LARGEST private medical clinic in Quebec.

Ace services mécaniques inc

Venture Round in 2013
ACE Services Mécaniques inc., founded in 2010 by experienced technicians Sébastien Bédard and Pascal Rochette, specializes in mobile mechanical services for heavy equipment. Based in Val d'Or, Canada, the company offers a range of services including mechanics in remote locations, hydraulic hose repair, and welding. With over 20 years of combined experience in various sectors such as dealerships and mining, the founders have established a strong foundation in heavy machinery maintenance and repair. ACE Services Mécaniques inc. aims to become Quebec's leading general service provider for heavy equipment, reflecting their ambition and dedication to quality service.

Victrix

Venture Round in 2011
Victrix is a high-level information technology consulting company. With expertise in a range of complementary fields, Victrix focuses its practice on four areas: infrastructure, telecommunications, security, and collaborative solutions. From its offices in Montreal and Quebec City, Victrix serves more than 400 active clients in Quebec, including large organizations in both the private and public sectors.

Albert Perron Inc

Venture Round in 2010
Albert Perron Inc. is a Canadian company based in Saint-Prime, specializing in the production of cheddar cheese products, particularly aged cheddar. Founded in 1890, the company also manufactures a variety of other dairy products, including butter, dry milk, and condensed milk. Albert Perron Inc. distributes its products through groceries, food stores, cheese houses, and sales outlets throughout Quebec, and it exports to markets in England and South America.

Ciao Technologies

Venture Round in 2009
Established in 2006, Ciao specialises in areas such as Web accessibility, systems development, application integration and Enterprise 4.0. Their diversified and distinctive product line is aimed particularly at the health sector where their expertise is proven with leading partners as well as with private enterprises seeking to transform their company technologically. The Quebec City business employs around sixty advisors.