April 7, 2016
On April 7, 2016, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“CDPQ”) announced that it was investing $18 million for the creation of a new entity of Moment Factory, an internationally recognized entertainment leader based in Montréal. This new entity will be dedicated to permanent multimedia infrastructure projects.
CDPQ is a long-term institutional investor that manages funds primarily for public and parapublic pension and insurance plans.
Miller Thomson advised CDPQ with respect to this investment with a team that was led by Philipp Park and included Bernard Blouin and Julien Morier (corporate/M&A); and Maxime Rhéaume, Francis Trifiro and Elleni Tsatoumas (financial services).
