Fonds de solidarité FTQ

Fonds de solidarité FTQ is a private equity and venture capital firm established in 1983 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada. The firm specializes in investing in small and medium-sized businesses, primarily within Quebec, focusing on sectors such as aerospace, agri-food, chemicals, construction materials, life sciences, telecommunications, and tourism. Fonds de solidarité FTQ targets projects requiring investments of $3 million or more and offers loans up to $2 million. The firm does not invest in retail, real estate, farming, biotechnology, or financial services. It actively seeks opportunities in various industries, including environmental initiatives, cultural projects, and advanced manufacturing. The firm typically holds its investments for five to ten years, with a preference for equity financing and an ability to take minority or majority stakes in portfolio companies. By prioritizing projects that positively impact the Quebec economy, Fonds de solidarité FTQ aims to foster local development and growth while supporting business succession and innovation.

Khalil Akrout

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Louis Aubuchon

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Saloua Benkhouya

Vice President, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Hugo Bisaillon

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Jean-Philippe Boutet

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Guy Boutin

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Justin Brasier

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Olivier Brossard

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Janie Béïque

President and CEO

Nadia Di Chiara

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Pierre-Luc Cormier

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

François Saloff Coste

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Denis Cyr

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Serge Côtes

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Alain Denis

Senior Vice President, Innovation

Marie-Pierre Donati

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Amélie Dugas-Sampara

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Marc-André Faix

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Véronique Gagnon

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Danny Gagné

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Mickaël Galvani

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Pierre-Pascal Giasson

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Isabelle Gourdeau

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Louis Gourdeau

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Geneviève Guertin

Vice President, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Martin Guestier

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Daniel Hinse

Vice President, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Philippe P. Huneault

Vice President, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Emmanuelle Héroux

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Patrice Jolivet

Vice President, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Dominic Lainesse

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Julien Laplante

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Alexandre Laporte

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Martin Latreille

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Youssef Lemgendez

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Benoit Leroux

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Raphaël Marcel

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Stéphan Marois

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Pierre-Jean Mathon

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Claudia O'Connor Messier

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Serge Michaud

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Véronique Missout

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Julie Morand

Vice President, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Martin Ostiguy

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Céline Palhol

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Nicolas du Parc

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Dany Pelletier

Executive Vice President, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Maxime Pesant

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Gilles Poulin

Vice President, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Julie Proulx

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Sophie Robillard

Vice President, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Florence Rozen

Scientific Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Dany Sarrazin-Sullivan

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Sébastien Sauvageau

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Marc-Olivier Sirard

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Benoît Tétrault

Director, Private Equity and Impact Investing

Past deals in Manufacturing

Omnirobotic

Seed Round in 2020
Omnirobotic Inc. develops autonomous industrial robots aimed at addressing manpower shortages in manufacturing. Founded in 2016 and based in Laval, Canada, the company specializes in creating robots that utilize 3D vision and artificial intelligence to see, plan, and execute tasks on a variety of products without manual programming. Its flagship product, the Omnipainter, is a vision-guided robotic system designed to enhance flexibility, scalability, and customization in coating and painting applications. This technology enables the transformation of traditional industrial robots into autonomous systems suitable for high-mix, low-volume manufacturing, a sector larger than the existing industrial robot market. Omnirobotic installed its first autonomous robot in 2019, following seed funding received in late 2017.

Umano Medical

Venture Round in 2020
Umano Medical designs manufacture and markets innovative medical equipment. The company also stands out for its attentiveness to healthcare professionals, its proactive service, and its engaged team.

CIF Métal

Venture Round in 2020
CIF Métal specializes in the manufacturing of medium to large-sized aluminum casting products, serving various industries including robotics, power transmission, transportation, medical equipment, and recreational vehicles. The company designs and produces its own permanent and semi-permanent molds, ensuring high-quality and cost-effective solutions tailored to customer specifications. By providing a comprehensive range of services, CIF Métal positions itself as a one-stop shop for clients seeking precise and reliable aluminum casting products.
Nordic Structures is the leading innovator in engineered wood products and mass timber construction. Its resource comes from responsibly managed lands within the regional boreal forest. Vertical integration, from forest to structure, bolstered by Nordic’s experienced design and development team, ensures consistent quality and unparalleled level of service.

MAS Chibougamau Inc

Venture Round in 2019
Founded in Chibougamau in February 1962, M.A.S. Chibougamau Inc. is a local company specializing in the wholesale and retail distribution of industrial products and services for the mining, forestry and heavy industrial sectors as well as for the automotive sector. It also offers repair and engineering services through its major business partners.

JLD - Laguë

Private Equity Round in 2019
Distributor of farm machinery and heavy trucks across Quebec and Ontario. The company distributes agricultural, commercial, residential, snow removal and construction equipment as well as offers equipment financing services, enabling clients to meet their heavy truck and related part needs.

JLD - Laguë

Private Equity Round in 2019
Distributor of farm machinery and heavy trucks across Quebec and Ontario. The company distributes agricultural, commercial, residential, snow removal and construction equipment as well as offers equipment financing services, enabling clients to meet their heavy truck and related part needs.

Licaplast Industrie Emballages

Private Equity Round in 2018
Licaplast develops and manufactures custom sustainable flexible packaging solutions and serves multiple industries including food. beverage, lawn & garden, dairy, bakery, pet food and more.

Inovia

Debt Financing in 2018
Inovia Inc. specializes in the design, manufacture, and installation of process equipment and machinery tailored for the food, biochemical, and industrial sectors. The company produces a range of equipment for the food industry, including feeders, grinders, packaging conveyors, and filling lines. In the biochemical sector, Inovia offers machines such as powder hoppers and pharmaceutical conveyors. Their industrial machinery includes temporary bridges, robotic packaging systems, and other specialized equipment. Inovia serves diverse markets, including food and snacks, beverages, dairy products, and pharmaceuticals, among others. Established in 2006, the company is headquartered in Sainte-Marie, Canada, and is dedicated to providing customized solutions that meet the specific needs of its clients while adhering to high standards of quality and performance.

Groupe Meloche

Venture Round in 2017
Groupe Meloche, Inc. is a manufacturer based in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Canada, specializing in mechanical components and assemblies for various sectors, including aerospace, military, telecommunications, transport, and medical industries. Established in 1974, the company offers a range of services such as precision machining, surface treatment, painting, and assembly engineering. It produces low to medium volume machined parts and added-value sub-assemblies, focusing on aerostructure and aircraft engine components. Groupe Meloche manufactures structural components from materials like aluminum and titanium, as well as aero engine parts from Inconel and stainless steel, providing high-quality solutions that support customers in building robust aircraft and engine structures.

Les Produits Verglass Inc

Venture Round in 2016
Verglass company specializes in the micronization of recovered glass. VerGlass thus produces products that can be used in the production of paints, varnishes, plastics and inks

Spectra Premium

Venture Round in 2016
Manufacturer and distributor of automotive parts and components intended to support sustainable mobility. The company specializes in offering replacement parts for the aftermarket for motor and recreational vehicles and light and heavy-duty trucks along with cooling systems, fuel delivery, ignition and engine management and climate control systems, enabling clients to ensure quality products are tested for performance and endurance with easy installations.

Canam Group

Debt Financing in 2016
Manufacturer of customized metal structural components intended for the commercial, industrial, institutional and multi-residential construction industries. The company produces steel joist and deck and structural steel parts as well as provides associated design, engineering and site erection services, enabling clients with alternative solutions to optimize the manufacturing of products as well as the design and construction of buildings.

J.L. Leclerc et fils inc

Venture Round in 2015
JL Leclerc specializes in the design, production and assembly of parts and mechanically welded components for the energy and transportation industries and their custom and serial production projects.

Acier Québec Maritimes

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Acier Québec Maritimes distributes ferrous metals. (steel) and non-ferrous (aluminum, stainless steel, brass, etc.). The company also offers the transformation of sheet and profile products, as well as the transformation of reinforcing steel for formwork and foundation works.

Groupe Lebel

Venture Round in 2014
Groupe Lebel’s mission is optimizing the transformation of wood into sustainable products all while contributing to the development of our community. Precise quality control, from the tree to the finished product. We control every stage of production (cutting plan, reforestation, sawing, drying, planing, classification, processing, packaging and delivery).

Les Chantiers de Chibougamau ltée

Debt Financing in 2011
Nordic Structures is the leading innovator in engineered wood products and mass timber construction. Its resource comes from responsibly managed lands within the regional boreal forest. Vertical integration, from forest to structure, bolstered by Nordic’s experienced design and development team, ensures consistent quality and unparalleled level of service.

Avior Integrated Products Inc

Venture Round in 2002
Avior produces lightweight hybrid structures & flight critical mechanical assemblies. Complete in-house fabrication. Integrated solutions in program management

AMH Canada

Debt Financing in 1996
AMH Canada Ltd. designs, manufactures, and exports microprocessor controlled welding equipment, short wave infrared curing systems, and pipe bending and end forming equipment for automotive and industrial markets. The company also provides portable pipe expanders, microprocessor controlled resistance spot welding machines, IR curing lamps, and special tooling products, as well as bending, end forming, and special accessories. In addition, it produces specialized equipment for industrial market segments. The company primarily serves automotive service and collision repair markets. It markets its products through automotive and welding equipment distributors in Europe, Japan, New-Zealand, Australia, the Far East, South Africa, the Middle-East, Central and South America, and North America. AMH Canada Ltd. was founded in 1978 and is based in Rimouski, Canada.
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