Success and Sustainability

Makivik Corporation’s distinct mandates range from owning large profitable business enterprises and generating jobs; to social economic development, improved housing conditions, to the protection of the Inuit language and culture and the natural environment.

Cafa advised demountable glass office wall system manufacturer Muraflex in its acquisition of LMT Group, a manufacturer and distributor of steel doors and hardware  for commercial and institutional markets.

Cafa acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Groupe SFGT in raising financing from Fondaction, Laurentian Bank and BDC for the acquisition of Groupe Financier Maestro Inc.

Cafa acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Bastos of Canada Ltd. in raising financing from TD Bank for the expansion of its plant.

Cafa advised the shareholders of Devencore Investments Inc., a real estate advisor and broker based in Montreal, on the sale of its main assets to Avison Young (Canada) Inc., a global and one of Canada’s largest commercial real estate brokers.

Cafa acted as the exclusive financial advisor to A&D Prévost in raising financing from Fiera Private Debt for the start-up of its new 23,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Sainte-Hyacinthe.

Cafa advised the shareholders of Penmore Benefits Inc., a Toronto-based insurance broker specializing in employee benefits and group retirement plans, on its sale to Navacord, one of Canada’s largest commercial insurance brokers.

Cafa advised the shareholders of Les Équipements Industriels IBS, a leading Quebec-based industrial distributor of hydraulic, power transmission and MRO products, in the sale to Ficodis, a Quebec-based industry consolidator.

Cafa advised Groupe Europlastiques Canada Inc. in the acquisition of the remaining equity interest in IML-PLASTX Inc., which became a wholly owned subsidiary, and its related financing. IML-PLASTX is a Quebec-based manufacturer of injection-molded plastic food containers including In-Mold Labeling.

Cafa assisted Rayonier Advanced Materials (NYSE: RYAM) in the sale of its Huntsville (ON) hardwood sawmill assets to Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve.

Cafa advised the shareholders of Access Mini-Storage Inc., a self–storage company based in Montreal, in the sale to Bluebird Storage Group Inc., an Ontario-based industry consolidator.

Cafa assisted Chantiers Chibougamau with their project to relaunch the shuttered Lebel-sur-Quévillon kraft pulp mill.