Sagard Private Equity Canada and Desjardins Capital Invest in Norbec Inc.

Sagard PE, Fondaction and Roynat Invest in Courchesne Larose Group

December 20, 2022

Food & Beverage

Sagard Private Equity Canada has made a significant growth investment in Courchesne Larose Group, joined by Fondaction and Roynat Equity Partners, to support the company's expansion beyond Quebec and the Maritimes. The Routhier Monette family and management remain shareholders, and the transaction is supported by several lenders including National Bank of Canada, CIBC, Scotiabank and Royal Bank of Canada.

Sagard Private Equity Canada Leads Buyout of Groupe LOU-TEC Inc.

September 8, 2021

Industrial Services

Sagard Private Equity Canada, alongside Walter Capital Partners, Investissement Québec and BDC Capital, has acquired Groupe LOU-TEC Inc., a leading heavy machinery and equipment rental company operating primarily in Quebec. The investors will partner with LOU-TEC management to accelerate geographic expansion, pursue digital initiatives and broaden product offerings across the Canadian rental market.

Sagard Acquires Strategic Stake in BEX Capital

April 16, 2025

Financial Services

Sagard has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a strategic minority stake in BEX Capital, a specialist private equity secondaries firm with offices in Nice and New York and over US$2 billion AUM. The partnership will integrate BEX’s secondaries expertise into Sagard’s Private Equity Solutions platform while BEX’s leadership continues to manage day-to-day investment activities independently; the deal is expected to close subject to regulatory approvals.

W Investments Group and Desjardins Capital Acquire Groupe BFL (Bousquet Technologies & Nagas Innovation)

May 7, 2024

HVAC & Mechanical

W Investments Group II L.P., in partnership with Desjardins Capital, has acquired Groupe BFL and its subsidiaries Bousquet Technologies and Nagas Innovation. Management remains in place and the investors said the partnership will support accelerated growth and expanded North American distribution of the company’s energy‑recovery and ventilation products.

BDC Capital and Desjardins Capital Invest $4.2M in Agendrix to Facilitate Transfer of Control

June 22, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Agendrix, a Sherbrooke-based HR SaaS company, received a $4.2 million financing package provided equally by BDC Capital's Growth & Transition Capital division and Desjardins Capital consisting of equity and mezzanine debt. The investment enabled founder André Gauthier and smaller silent partners to withdraw and transferred control to five employee shareholders while the investors take a minority stake and join the board to support growth.

Champlain-Led Consortium and Jean Bédard Take Sportscene Group Private

January 17, 2022

Restaurants & Hospitality

Sportscene Group Inc. completed a going-private amalgamation in which two subsidiaries of 13401537 Canada Inc. (controlled by CEO Jean Bédard) together with a consortium led by Champlain Financial Corporation — including Fondaction, Société Financière Bourgie and Horizon Capital Holdings Inc. — acquired the company. The transaction redeems public Class A shares for $7.25 per share and will result in the delisting of Sportscene from the TSX Venture Exchange and cessation of reporting obligations.