Investissement Qu\u00e9bec recently provided financial support of more than $1.3 million from its own funds to support the acquisition of Matelas Orthop\u00e9dique by Francis Martin, \u00c9ric Goulet, Annick Tardif and Karine Tardif, who will collectively take over from Ghislain Fortier, a shareholder for more than 25 years. This support is in addition to that of other partners who have contributed to the realization of the succession project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the past three decades, Matelas Orthop\u00e9dique has specialized in mattress manufacturing and has carved out a niche for itself against the competition by offering a diverse and high-quality product offering. The East Broughton-based company is constantly expanding and develops its products using the latest technologies on the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Matelas Orthop\u00e9dique announcement is a wonderful story of entrepreneurship that demonstrates the vitality of Chaudi\u00e8re-Appalaches businesses. Our regional network teams are on the front lines supporting local businesses. Their daily commitment actively contributes to the economic development of all of Quebec. The results announced today demonstrate not only the relevance of our mission, but also Investissement Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s ability to remain attentive to Quebec businesses and adjust its offerings to better meet their challenges,\u201d says Bicha Ngo, President and CEO of Investissement Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe support provided by Investissement Qu\u00e9bec throughout our acquisition process was very helpful. The financial assistance resulting from this work is the culmination of a rigorous process,\u201d says Francis Martin, General Manager of Matelas Orthop\u00e9dique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Summary of activities
Investissement Qu\u00e9bec took advantage of this announcement to unveil its activities for the 2024-2025 fiscal year in the Chaudi\u00e8re-Appalaches region. In an economic context marked by uncertainty and against the backdrop of a tariff war with the United States, Investissement Qu\u00e9bec's economic development mission has proven more relevant than ever in meeting the needs of businesses in the region, such as Matelas Orthop\u00e9dique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indeed, during the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the state-owned company implemented financing and support solutions in line with the challenges faced by businesses, which had to deal with various economic turbulences and the threat of tariffs imposed by the American administration. The Panorama financial solution was launched at the end of the fiscal year to support the working capital needs of companies aiming to increase or diversify their sales outside the United States, coupled with support from our international network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Company also launched the Grand V initiative, which combines financing and technological support to stimulate business investment, increase their productivity and propel their growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Investissement Qu\u00e9bec experts from Chaudi\u00e8re-Appalaches once again this year helped support local businesses, whether through their financing and investment interventions, technological support or market development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are some highlights of Investissement Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s impact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More than 250 financial interventions, for financing exceeding $760 million, contributing to the completion of projects worth nearly $1.15 billion.
Some 130 support sessions provided by regional network teams or in innovation, enabling companies to be more innovative, increase their productivity or take the digital turn.
262 export support initiatives were carried out by Investissement Qu\u00e9bec International teams to support companies' efforts abroad and in the rest of Canada to diversify their markets. These efforts led to firm sales worth $257 million. At the same time, $738 million in foreign direct investment or reinvestment by subsidiaries of foreign companies was confirmed in the region during the fiscal year.
\u201cFor businesses in Chaudi\u00e8re-Appalaches that want to take action and develop projects to support their growth, increase their productivity and ensure their competitiveness in a rapidly changing economic context, Investissement Qu\u00e9bec is there. Thanks to the combination of our support and financing services, we are able to demonstrate agility and creativity to support companies in the region and all regions of Quebec, so that they are more innovative, more productive, and diversify their markets to ensure their sustainability,\u201d emphasizes Maxime Dionne, Regional Director for Chaudi\u00e8re-Appalaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For all of the state corporation's activities, nearly 6,750 support interventions and 2,350 financing interventions generated financial commitments of more than $4.7 billion during the year to support projects with a total value exceeding $21.4 billion.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Investissement Qu\u00e9bec a r\u00e9cemment octroy\u00e9 un soutien financier de plus de 1,3 million $ provenant de ses fonds propres pour soutenir le rachat de l\u2019entreprise Matelas Orthop\u00e9dique par Francis Martin, \u00c9ric Goulet, Annick Tardif et Karine Tardif, qui reprendront collectivement le flambeau de Ghislain Fortier, actionnaire depuis plus de 25 ans. Ce soutien s\u2019ajoute \u00e0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":164,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matelasorthopedique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matelasorthopedique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matelasorthopedique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matelasorthopedique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matelasorthopedique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.matelasorthopedique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":318,"href":"https:\/\/www.matelasorthopedique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168\/revisions\/318"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matelasorthopedique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matelasorthopedique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matelasorthopedique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matelasorthopedique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}