Investment Summary

TorQuest Partners Invests In McKeil

On October 25, 2016, private equity firm TorQuest Partners invested in transportation company McKeil

Investment Highlights
  • This is TorQuest Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is TorQuest Partners’ 17th transaction in Canada.
  • This is TorQuest Partners’ 9th transaction in Ontario.
Investment Fate
  • McKeil was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2023.

Investment Summary

Date 2016-10-25
Target McKeil
Sector Transportation
Investor(s) TorQuest Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

McKeil

Burlington, Ontario, Canada
McKeil is a marine transportation company delivering turnkey solutions to customers with a wide range of transportation and project requirements. McKeil was founded in 1956 and is based in Burlington, Ontario.

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Investor

TorQuest Partners

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 3.0B CAD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TorQuest Partners is a Canadian mid-market private equity firm. TorQuest invests in established companies that deal in manufacturing, business services, financial services, industrial products, food, consumer products, and chemicals. Prospective transaction situations include family successions, recapitalizations, corporate carve-outs, and buyouts. Torquest targets businesses valued from C$40 to C$250 million where the firm can commit C$20 to C$100 million. TorQuest Partners was formed in 2002 and is based in Toronto.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 45
Sector: Transportation M&A 2 of 5
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 1 of 8
State: Ontario M&A 9 of 19
Country: Canada M&A 17 of 36
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-16 Polycor

Quebec, Quebec, Canada

Polycor is a dimensional stone company in North America, operating a network of quarries, manufacturing facilities, and retail stores. Polycor crafts custom stone blocks, slabs, tiles, mosaics, architectural stone, curbs, and landscaping products sold to diverse end markets. Polycor was founded in 1987 and is based in Quebec City.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-28 Global Traffic Technologies

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Global Traffic Technologies is a provider of traffic management technology to provide solutions that are deployed in 60,000 intersections and 30,000 vehicles in more than 1,500 cities worldwide including every U.S. state. Global Traffic Technologies was formed in 2007 and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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