La Caisse in Québec
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LA CAISSE IN QUÉBEC CAISSE DE DÉPÔT ET PLACEMENT DU QUÉBEC AR 2015 57 LA CAISSE IN QUÉBEC La Caisse’s achievements in Québec CAISSE DE DÉPÔT ET PLACEMENT DU QUÉBEC AR 2015 58 La Caisse’s achievements in Québec ANP IM ACTFUL ROLE WITH QUÉBEC’S COMPANIES and economy $15.0 B NW E INVESTMENTS IN THE PAST 550 6 YEARS SMEs THROUGHOUT QUÉBEC THAT PARTNER WITH LA CAISSE 330 BUILDIS NG OWNED OR FINANCED CAISSE DE DÉPÔT ET PLACEMENT DU QUÉBEC AR 2015 59 AN APPROACH FOCUSED ON FOUR PILLARS G ROWTH OF BUSINESSES PR OJECTS WITH IMPACT In 2015, la Caisse helped further the With two electric public transit systems growth of several Québec businesses, being studied for Montréal and three including WSP Global, D-BOX, Fabritec downtown real estate projects underway, and Agropur Cooperative. la Caisse is making investments that have an impact in Québec. INNOVATION ERNTREP ENEURIAL INITIATIVES One of our priorities is to invest Two major projects were launched in innovative companies and funds in 2015 to help boost the Québec that specialize in innovation, such entrepreneurial culture and ensure as Lightspeed, XPNDCROISSANCE that many more strong businesses and iNovia. are able to fuel the economy. CAISSE DE DÉPÔT ET PLACEMENT DU QUÉBEC AR 2015 60 La Caisse’s achievements in Québec FOUR FOCUS PILLARS TO MAXIMIZE OUR IMPACT IN QUÉBEC G ROWTH OF BUSINESSES INNOVATION D-BOX Lightspeed A global leader in the development Created in 2005, Lightspeed is one of motion-simulation systems for of the new economy companies recognized the entertainment market, D-BOX met for their strong growth. As a result, the with experts in China through networking company received support from a number connections facilitated by Ivanhoé Cambridge of funds for innovation, including that in Asia. The Chinese market may therefore of iNovia Capital in 2014. A year later, soon join the 40 other countries already la Caisse alongside Investissement using D-BOX technology. Since the first Québec to invest in Lightspeed with investment by la Caisse in 2010, D-BOX iNovia, enabling the company to refine revenues and the number of theatres its technological solutions and pursue deploying its technology have grown its international growth. tremendously. A few key figures > 17,000 transactions per minute processed with its cloud platform > 36,000 clients in 100 countries > More than 475 employees Growth in revenues and in the number of theatres using the system From $4.5 million to $20.6 million 25 450 400 20 2 350 300 Number of Number of 15 250 employees client stores 200 theatres of Number Revenues in $ millions 10 150 475 2016 36,000 5 100 1 50 290 2015 23,000 0 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 180 2014 18,000 INVESTMENTS BY LA CAISSE 80 2013 11,000 1 $7.1 million to help 2 $5 million to further the D-BOX optimize growth of the company 45 2012 4,200 its business model and its international expansion CAISSE DE DÉPÔT ET PLACEMENT DU QUÉBEC AR 2015 61 PR OJECTS WITH IMPACT AU SOMMET PLACE VILLE MARIE The top floors of Place Ville Marie, a main hub of Montréal’s downtown core, are undergoing an innovative transformation designed to offer new experiences. To carry out the project, Ivanhoé Cambridge has teamed up > 34 rd floor: Lounge with Claridge and creative partners > 44th floor: Terraces and gsmprjct°, which specializes in the creation Les Enfants Terribles restaurant and production of visitor experiences, > 45th floor: Interactive and evolving Sid Lee and Cirque du Soleil. The objective: Montréal-focused Exhibition Gallery create a key attraction sure to draw > 46th floor: Observatory Montrealers and tourists alike. offering a stunning view ERNTREP ENEURIAL INITIATIVES DEVENIR ENTREPRENEUR Devenir entrepreneur, an ambitious entrepreneurship awareness campaign, strives to encourage more Quebecers to put their business ideas into action. It promotes entrepreneurship as a career option through a number of channels, including television advertisements and a web series entitled The Defining Moment. On the site, entrepreneurs of all ages and backgrounds share their stories about the turning point in their careers – the defining moment – when their bright idea developed into a real project. CAISSE DE DÉPÔT ET PLACEMENT DU QUÉBEC AR 2015 62 La Caisse’s achievements in Québec A COMMITMENT THAT GENERATED TANGIBLE RESULTS IN 2015 La Caisse is a leading institution in Québec. It deeply understands this market, and with its teams’ expertise and know-how, as well as its strategic advantages, it aims to generate returns for its clients, the depositors, and have an impact on the Québec economy. T o strengthen Québec’s economic fabric, la Caisse fosters More than ever, la Caisse’s investments extended beyond the development of small, medium-sized and large high- dollars, with its teams notably reflecting on the best performing companies, undertakes major real estate and ways to finance infrastructure projects. This work led to infrastructure projects, and serves as a catalyst to stimulate a new and innovative model that will enable Caisse funds entrepreneurship. In this way, it achieves both facets of its to finance projects that will improve productivity and mission: generate a return for its clients while contributing stimulate economic activity while delivering returns. This to Québec’s economic development. public-public partnership model resulted in the imple- mentation of CDPQ Infra, a new subsidiary responsi ble for I n 2015, la Caisse continued to refine its approach in Québec undertaking public infrastructure projects. CDPQ Infra by concentrating its efforts on four pillars: growth, inno- is currently studying two public transit projects. vation, projects with impact and entrepreneurship. It focused on expansion projects outside Québec and on L a Caisse also continued to deploy its Innover. Agir. program innovation initiatives by many Québec companies, as well through the launch, in partnership with Desjardins Group as on major real estate and infrastructure projects. This and National Bank, of the Devenir entrepreneur campaign. focus translated into new investments and commitments of I t also continued to implement its plan for downtown $2.2 billion for the year (excluding its investment in Montréal, which includes the innovative Au Sommet B ombardier Transportation), for a total of $11.2 billion over Place Ville Marie project and transformation of Fairmont four years. T he Queen Elizabeth hotel. As at December 31, 2015, LA CAISSE’S total ASSETS in QUÉBEC STOOD at $59.7 billion. TABLE 26 ASSETS AND COMMITMENTS IN QUÉBEC – PRIVATE EQUITY (as at December 31 – in millions of dollars) 2015 2014 Assets and Assets and Undisbursed undisbursed Undisbursed undisbursed Assets commitments commitments Assets commitments commitments Small and medium-sized businesses 980 673 1,653 824 812 1,636 Large businesses 7,543 266 7,809 6,789 408 7,197 Total 8,523 939 9,462 7,613 1,220 8,833 26_Private equity group assets equity group 26_Private _V2 374014_Tableaux RA AN V2 6/04/2016 374014_Tableaux 26 CAISSE DE DÉPÔT ET PLACEMENT DU QUÉBEC AR 2015 63 LONG-TERM PARTNER OF QUÉBEC COMPANIES La Caisse contributes to the growth of strong Québec companies able to compete with the best in their industry and in world markets. La Caisse builds long-term partnerships with these companies in order to have a genuine impact on their growth and help them create sustainable value. It offers them not only financing but also value-added services, including access to its business networks here in Québec and around the world, as well as to the solid sector-specific and transactional expertise of its teams. W ORKING WITH MEDIUM-SIZED IN VESTMENT ACTIVITIES – PRIVATE EQUITY AND LARGE BUSINESSES I n 2015, new private equity investments and commit- L a Caisse has developed unique expertise in helping ments by la Caisse in Québec totalled close to $610 million medium-sized and large companies with their growth and (this amount excludes the investment in Bombardier business succession. Its participation takes the shape of Transporta tion). Total assets reached $8.5 billion (see private equity, publicly-traded stocks and direct financing. T able 26, p. 62). The top 10 private equity investments La Caisse helps these companies create sustainable value, in Québec are shown in Table 27, while examples of tran- notably through innovation, modernization and acquisition sactions conducted during the year are presented on initiatives. In 2015, for example, it contributed to the page 66. realization of business projects conducted by WSP Global, D -BOX, Lightspeed, Manac, Fabritec Group, Agropur SMALL CAPS C ooperative, Cirque du Soleil, IPL, Logistec and Fix Auto. L a Caisse also invests in publicly-traded Québec compa- nies with market capitalization of less than $1 billion. This commitment helps stimulate Québec’s equity market and the growth of these companies. Several such transac- tions took place in 2015, and a number of examples can be found on page 66. TABLE 27 TOP 10 QUÉBEC INVESTMENTS – PRIVATE EQUITY (as at December 31, 2015) CAMSO (formerly Camoplast Solideal) CGI Group Industrial Alliance, Insurance and Financial Services Laurentian Bank of Canada Quebecor Quebecor Media SNC-Lavalin Group TAD Canco (Kruger) Trencap (Gaz Métro) WSP Global Group 27_Top 10 québec investments – private – investments québec 10 27_Top _V2 374014_Tableaux RA AN V2 6/04/2016 374014_Tableaux 27 CAISSE DE DÉPÔT ET PLACEMENT DU QUÉBEC AR 2015 64 La Caisse’s achievements in Québec IN VESTMENT ACTIVITIES – PUBLIC EQUITY PARTNERSHIPS THAT FUEL A s at December 31, 2015, assets in Québec public equities THE GROWTH OF SMEs totalled $8.2 billion (see Table 28). Table 29 presents the I n addition to the activities of its investment teams, la Caisse top 10 positions in this asset class.