Desjardins Capital
Desjardins Capital is the private equity and venture capital arm of Mouvement des caisses Desjardins, based in Quebec, Canada. It provides growth capital, mezzanine, and select debt financing to early-stage through mature companies across industrial, manufacturing, technology, and service sectors, with emphasis on health care, life sciences, and biotechnology. The firm also supports cooperatives, including worker-owned and housing cooperatives, and network cooperatives, financing development, acquisitions, expansions, and succession plans. It primarily invests in Quebec and surrounding regions, and can finance growth, acquisitions, management buyouts, and modernization. Investments may be equity or debt, including unsecured loans, with instruments ranging from senior debt to equity, and tenures typically five to eight years for equity and three to five years for debt. The firm often takes minority stakes with board participation. It does not invest in natural resource exploration or financial services. Desjardins Capital traces its roots to 1974 and operates within the Desjardins Group.
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Past deals in Mechanical Engineering
Laserax
Debt Financing in 2024
Laserax designs and manufactures industrial laser systems for marking, cutting, welding, cleaning, and texturing across automotive, primary metals, and other manufacturing markets. It offers turnkey machines and OEM systems with high-speed marking in large workfields, safe operation, fume extraction, and performance optimization, plus laser process development and on-site support services. The company also provides custom laser solutions tailored to applications such as laser marking and traceability, materials-specific marking, and label-type marking. Its products serve aluminum, steel, die casting, extrusion, and general manufacturing industries. Founded in 2010 and based in Québec, Canada, Laserax supports customers with on-site support and safety assurances.
Laserax
Series C in 2024
Laserax designs and manufactures industrial laser systems for marking, cutting, welding, cleaning, and texturing across automotive, primary metals, and other manufacturing markets. It offers turnkey machines and OEM systems with high-speed marking in large workfields, safe operation, fume extraction, and performance optimization, plus laser process development and on-site support services. The company also provides custom laser solutions tailored to applications such as laser marking and traceability, materials-specific marking, and label-type marking. Its products serve aluminum, steel, die casting, extrusion, and general manufacturing industries. Founded in 2010 and based in Québec, Canada, Laserax supports customers with on-site support and safety assurances.
Poitras
Private Equity Round in 2019
Poitras is a manufacturer of automotive power transmission components. Poitras serves a diverse range of international customers with drivetrain components. Poitras provides precise microstructures with superior machinability, which results in longer tool life. Poitras' expertise, as well as product quality and dependability, are supported by cutting-edge technologies, a commitment to continuous improvement, and ongoing investments in human capital.
Laserax
Venture Round in 2018
Laserax designs and manufactures industrial laser systems for marking, cutting, welding, cleaning, and texturing across automotive, primary metals, and other manufacturing markets. It offers turnkey machines and OEM systems with high-speed marking in large workfields, safe operation, fume extraction, and performance optimization, plus laser process development and on-site support services. The company also provides custom laser solutions tailored to applications such as laser marking and traceability, materials-specific marking, and label-type marking. Its products serve aluminum, steel, die casting, extrusion, and general manufacturing industries. Founded in 2010 and based in Québec, Canada, Laserax supports customers with on-site support and safety assurances.
OXO Fab
Venture Round in 2015
Oxo Valves is a manufacturer of industrial valves. They are designed to be highly resistant to abrasives, corrosion slurries, powders, granular substances, and more. They offer aluminum-mold frames that combine ingenuity and angled profiles with durability and mechanical strength criteria that meet or exceed the most demanding industry standards.
Ace services mécaniques
Venture Round in 2013
ACE Services Mécaniques Inc. is a company based in Val d'Or, Canada, specializing in mobile mechanical services for heavy equipment. Founded in 2010 by Sébastien Bédard and Pascal Rochette, the company leverages over 20 years of combined experience in various sectors, including mining and machinery dealerships. ACE offers a range of services that include on-site mechanical repairs, hydraulic hose repair, and welding services, thereby ensuring that clients can maintain and troubleshoot their heavy equipment effectively. The company's focus is on enhancing the productivity of its clients' operations through reliable and efficient service delivery. With a vision to become Quebec’s leading general service provider for heavy equipment, ACE is steadily progressing towards this goal.
Atlas Aeronautik
Seed Round in 2013
ATLAS Aeronautik specializes in the manufacturing of metal components for the aviation industry, focusing on hard metal parts used in mechanical systems and aircraft engines. The company integrates engineering, manufacturing, assembly, and supply chain management to deliver innovative and technologically advanced solutions. By fostering strong business relationships with its clients, ATLAS Aeronautik aims to provide high-precision parts that cater to both civil and military aviation needs, particularly in the aeronautical sector.
Meriton
Series C in 2005
Founded in 2019, Meriton is a Dallas-based manufacturer of mechanical engineering devices used in the construction of office buildings, houses, and other commercial structures. It provides capital and operational support to its portfolio companies, enabling them to transition ownership and accelerate long-term growth. Meriton invests heavily in software, IT, finance, marketing, leadership development, and HR to increase efficiency and drive growth across its portfolio.
Meriton
Series B in 2004
Founded in 2019, Meriton is a Dallas-based manufacturer of mechanical engineering devices used in the construction of office buildings, houses, and other commercial structures. It provides capital and operational support to its portfolio companies, enabling them to transition ownership and accelerate long-term growth. Meriton invests heavily in software, IT, finance, marketing, leadership development, and HR to increase efficiency and drive growth across its portfolio.
Valtech Fabrication
Venture Round in 2003
Valtech Fabrication was founded and incorporated in June 2000 to serve the local industrial market for fabrication of pipe spools, pressure vessels, stacks, API tanks and other general types of fabrication.In 2004, Valtech Fabrication started fabricating FCC cyclones, plenum chambers, dip legs and valves for Buell – Division of Fisher Klosterman, Lebanon, PA.
Valtech Fabrication inc manufactures industrial equipment for fluid catalytic cracking units (FCCUs) in world-renowned oil refineries.
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