Fonds de solidarité FTQ and CDPQ Acquire 65% of Bonduelle Americas Long Life

Taylor Farms and Foodiverse Acquire Bonduelle's Packaged Salad Business in Germany

April 1, 2025

Food & Beverage

Taylor Farms and Foodiverse have completed the acquisition of Bonduelle Group's packaged/ready-to-eat salad operations in Germany (production sites including Straelen, Reutlingen and Thurländer). Foodiverse will operate the unified German businesses under the Greenfresh brand, strengthening the buyers' presence and production capacity in the German and broader European fresh-packaged salad market.

Fonds de solidarité FTQ Invests in Corporation Andy Amérique du nord inc.

October 24, 2022

Transportation

Fonds de solidarité FTQ has taken a minority equity stake in Corporation Andy Amérique du nord inc., a Montreal-based transportation, maintenance and fleet-management services provider. The investment will support Andy Corp.'s acquisition-driven growth plan; the company has grown from about 60 employees in 2012 to more than 400 across four business units by 2022.

Bain Capital Acquires Valeo Foods from CapVest

May 10, 2021

Food & Beverage

Bain Capital Private Equity has agreed to acquire Valeo Foods Group from funds managed by CapVest. Valeo is a pan‑European ambient food company headquartered in Dublin with a portfolio including Jacobs, Kettle and Rowse, generating roughly €1.1 billion in annual net sales and employing over 4,000 people; Bain said it will seek to accelerate growth organically and via acquisitions. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and the financial terms were not disclosed.

LongueVue Capital Invests Growth Capital in Global Gourmet Food Solutions

June 15, 2023

Food & Beverage

LongueVue Capital, a New Orleans-based growth equity firm, invested growth capital in Global Gourmet Food Solutions to support the company's continued expansion and production capacity growth. Global Gourmet, headquartered in Garland, Texas, is a manufacturer of specialty frozen ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat foods serving retail, food service, distribution, education, and institutional customers nationwide.

Champlain Financial Corporation-led Group Acquires Boulangerie Dumas

June 4, 2020

Food & Beverage

A group of Quebec investors led by Champlain Financial Corporation acquired Boulangerie-Pâtisserie Dumas, a Quebec City-based producer of puff pastries, croissants and vol‑au‑vents. Champlain will support the company’s product development and distribution expansion across Canada and into the United States; Marc Poulin joined as Executive Chairman. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Champlain Financial-led Continuation Fund Recapitalizes JLD-Laguë

September 2, 2021

Trucking & Fleet

An investor group led by Champlain Financial Corporation, alongside Desjardins Capital, Fondaction and Société Financière Bourgie, has completed a continuation-fund style recapitalization of JLD-Laguë, a leading Canadian John Deere equipment and Peterbilt truck dealership network. Management remains in place under CEO Terry Enepekides and the investors intend to support continued growth through organic initiatives and tactical acquisitions; financial terms were not disclosed.