{"id":3891,"date":"2021-12-01T14:52:58","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T19:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/deals-cases\/desjardins-capital-and-siparex-investment-in-proaction-international\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T19:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T00:02:46","slug":"desjardins-capital-and-siparex-investment-in-proaction-international","status":"publish","type":"deals-cases","link":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/desjardins-capital-and-siparex-investment-in-proaction-international\/","title":{"rendered":"Desjardins Capital and Siparex investment in Proaction International"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On December 1, 2021, Proaction International (\u201cProaction\u201d), a Quebec-based technology and consulting services firm, announced the completion of an investment by Desjardins Capital (\u201cDesjardins\u201d) and Siparex Group (\u201cSiparex\u201d) through the Transatlantic Fund. Pursuant to the investment, Desjardins and Siparex will become minority shareholders of Proaction.<\/p>\n<p>A subsidiary of Desjardins Group, Desjardins Capital is a fund manager that offers strategic and financial support to growing businesses and innovative start-ups in Quebec.<\/p>\n<p>Siparex is a French private equity firm covering the French, Italian, German, and Belgian market, as well as Canadian through a transatlantic co-investment fund in partnership with Desjardins.<\/p>\n<p>Miller Thomson advised Desjardins with a team comprised of Myriam Bensadoun-Amato (Corporate\/M&amp;A); Nathalie Marchand (Private Client Services); Wendy Belisle (Transactions &amp; Leasing); and Alexandre Benoit (Paraprofessional).<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"template":"","class_list":["post-3891","deals-cases","type-deals-cases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Desjardins Capital and Siparex investment in Proaction International | Miller Thomson<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/desjardins-capital-and-siparex-investment-in-proaction-international\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Desjardins Capital and Siparex investment in Proaction International | Miller Thomson\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Counsel to Desjardins Capital and Siparex\/Transatlantic Fund\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/desjardins-capital-and-siparex-investment-in-proaction-international\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Miller Thomson\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MillerThomsonLaw\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-21T00:02:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@millerthomson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/desjardins-capital-and-siparex-investment-in-proaction-international\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/desjardins-capital-and-siparex-investment-in-proaction-international\/\",\"name\":\"Desjardins Capital and Siparex investment in Proaction International | Miller Thomson\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-12-01T19:52:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-21T00:02:46+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/desjardins-capital-and-siparex-investment-in-proaction-international\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/desjardins-capital-and-siparex-investment-in-proaction-international\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/desjardins-capital-and-siparex-investment-in-proaction-international\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Deals and Cases\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Desjardins Capital and Siparex investment in Proaction International\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Miller Thomson\",\"description\":\"National law firm providing business law expertise and litigation and disputes services for businesses across Canada since 1957.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Miller Thomson\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/miller-thomson.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/miller-thomson.svg\",\"width\":380,\"height\":50,\"caption\":\"Miller Thomson\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MillerThomsonLaw\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/millerthomson\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/miller-thomson-llp\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@millerthomson\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Desjardins Capital and Siparex investment in Proaction International | Miller Thomson","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/desjardins-capital-and-siparex-investment-in-proaction-international\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Desjardins Capital and Siparex investment in Proaction International | Miller Thomson","og_description":"Counsel to Desjardins Capital and Siparex\/Transatlantic Fund","og_url":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/desjardins-capital-and-siparex-investment-in-proaction-international\/","og_site_name":"Miller Thomson","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MillerThomsonLaw\/","article_modified_time":"2026-01-21T00:02:46+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@millerthomson","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/desjardins-capital-and-siparex-investment-in-proaction-international\/","url":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/desjardins-capital-and-siparex-investment-in-proaction-international\/","name":"Desjardins Capital and Siparex investment in Proaction International | Miller Thomson","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-12-01T19:52:58+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-21T00:02:46+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/desjardins-capital-and-siparex-investment-in-proaction-international\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/desjardins-capital-and-siparex-investment-in-proaction-international\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/desjardins-capital-and-siparex-investment-in-proaction-international\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Deals and Cases","item":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Desjardins Capital and Siparex investment in Proaction International"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/","name":"Miller Thomson","description":"National law firm providing business law expertise and litigation and disputes services for businesses across Canada since 1957.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Miller Thomson","url":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/miller-thomson.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/miller-thomson.svg","width":380,"height":50,"caption":"Miller Thomson"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MillerThomsonLaw\/","https:\/\/x.com\/millerthomson","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/miller-thomson-llp\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@millerthomson"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/deals-cases\/3891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/deals-cases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/deals-cases"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/deals-cases\/3891\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}