Fonds de solidarité FTQ

Fonds de solidarité FTQ is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Montreal, Canada, focusing on investments in small and medium-sized businesses primarily in Quebec. The firm specializes in various financial activities including start-ups, early ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and business successions. It invests in diverse sectors such as aerospace, agri-food, natural resources, and life sciences, while avoiding retail, real estate, and biotechnology. Fonds de solidarité FTQ typically seeks projects requiring investments of $3 million or more and offers loans up to $2 million. It targets companies with specific financial criteria, such as minimum capitalization and revenue thresholds, and can take both minority and majority stakes in its portfolio. The firm aims to foster economic development by supporting companies that positively impact the Quebec economy and holds investments for five to ten years, extending to over ten years in cases of business succession. With a strategic focus on regional growth, Fonds de solidarité FTQ operates across various regions of Quebec, reinforcing its commitment to local development and innovation.

Pierre Belle-Isle

Investment Professional

Normand Bélanger

President, CEO and Member of Management Committee at Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ

Robert Charpentier

Portfolio Manager and Member of Investment Advisory Board

Serge Cormier

Director of Construction at Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ

Serge Côtes

Senior Investment Advisor

Eric Deschênes

Asset Management Director of Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ

Roxanne Emond

Director, Administration and Investment

Nathalie Gagnon

Director of Administration and Human Resources of Fonds Immobilier de Solidarité FTQ

Renaud Gagné

Director

Daniel Gilbert

Portfolio Manager

Daniel Hinse

Senior Director of Investment of Consumer Goods, Entertainment and Equipments

Josée Lagacé

Director of Communications and Marketing of Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ

Daniel Laporte

SVP of Turnaround and Special Projects

Liette Leduc

Senior Director of Legal Affairs

Gilles Poulin

Senior Director of Investment of Aerospace, Construction and Transportation

Chad Ruel

Investment Professional

Jean Thifault

Director of Partner Worker Relations

Past deals in Oil and Gas Exploration

Amex Exploration

Post in 2019
Amex Exploration Inc. is a mining exploration company based in Montreal, Canada, focused on acquiring, exploring, and developing gold and base metal projects primarily in Quebec. The company holds significant interests in several properties, including the Perron gold project, which encompasses 116 mining claims over 4,518 hectares in Rouyn-Noranda. Additionally, Amex Exploration owns 100% interests in multiple other properties, such as the Cameron property (731 hectares), the Madeleine West property (617 hectares), the Madeleine East property (168 hectares), and the Pusticamica property (2,600 hectares), all located in Lebel-sur-Quévillon. The company also holds interests in the Eastmain River North (4,055 hectares), Eastmain South (1,996 hectares), and Eastmain River Centre (350 hectares) properties in the Eeyou Istchee Territory of Baie James. Furthermore, Amex has an option to acquire the Gowan property, covering 256 hectares near the Kidd Creek Mine in Timmins. The company was previously known as Coleraine Mining Resources, Inc. and rebranded as Amex Exploration Inc. in September 2001.
Kintavar Exploration Inc. is a natural resource corporation focused on the acquisition, exploration, and development of gold and base metal mineral properties in Canada, particularly in Quebec. The company's flagship project is the Mitchi copper property, which spans approximately 30,000 hectares in the Grenville geological province. Kintavar also holds the Anik gold property, covering 6,700 hectares in southeast Chapais, and the Riviere à l’aigle project, comprising 161 claims over 9,026 hectares in the Chapais-Chibougamau region. The company aims to identify and develop underexplored properties in both traditional and non-traditional geologically favorable environments, with a strategic focus on the Abitibi gold district and the Grenville geological province. Kintavar Exploration is based in Boucherville, Canada.

Harnois Energies

Venture Round in 2016
Specializing in the sale of wholesale and retail petroleum products, lubricants and speciality products. It also owns a corporate chain of Le magasin convenience stores.