Our Objective
Attract investments that will spur growth in Québec
For the mines, metals, and materials sectors, SGF teams up with companies that
- Carry out economically beneficial industrial projects in promising specialty markets
- Are major multinational corporations or investment firms that wish to create or strengthen links in their production chains by setting up shop in Québec
- Operate in markets in which Québec boasts recognized competitive advantages
In the chemicals, energy, and environment sectors, SGF teams up with companies that
- Have expansion plans in the Québec market
- Want to accelerate their growth in North America and even around the world
- Wish to set up shop in Québec
- Operate in market niches in which Québec boasts recognized competitive advantages
- Are implementing projects in compliance with the Québec energy development policy and that help increase the number of procurement sources
SGF follows a rigorous process to ensure selected projects are a good strategic match and it can track the performance of its investments.
Projects selected in the Mines, Materials, Energy, Environment Group reflect one of SGF’s three business orientations:
- Undertaking projects in Québec with foreign partners.
- Consolidating and expanding corporations in Québec.
- Accelerating the national and international growth of high-performance Québec-based companies.
In line with its orientations, SGF offers development capital throughout a comprehensive series of financial tools – capital-share, preferred shares, senior debts, junior debts – in order to build customized partnerships based on the nature of specific corporate growth projects:
- Minimum investment: $5 million
- Maximum capital-share participation: 49%
- Investment horizon: 5 to 12 years