Paul Villemaire has extensive experience in negotiation and management of equity investments, in structured loans and M&A transactions in financial services, and in the technology and professional service sectors.
As portfolio manager at Fondaction, he has advised many companies on their growth plans and has contributed his expertise in ownership transitions.
He has been working with the Fondaction investment fund ($1.5 billion in assets) for more than 10 years.
Previously, he worked in SME financing at the Business Development Bank of Canada.
and for several years was head of strategic investment mandates at AXA Assurance.
Paul Villemaire is also a director on the boards of three private companies and a foundation associated with education in Montreal.