# Mecfor and Advanced Dynamics merge to form EPIQ Machinery

Mecfor and Advanced Dynamics fully merged their operations to form EPIQ Machinery, a North American leader in mobile and heavy equipment for aluminum, pulp and paper, and rail industries. The merger was announced on August 24, 2021.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-08-01
- Where: Saguenay, Quebec; Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, Canada
- Status: announced
- Products: mobile equipment, heavy-duty material handling equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Mecfor](https://endata.com/companies/29935.md)
- [Advanced Dynamics](https://endata.com/companies/57273.md)
- [EPIQ Machinery](https://endata.com/companies/57274.md)
- [SeaFort Capital](https://endata.com/companies/15447.md) (investor)
- [Mecfor](https://endata.com/companies/29935.md) (acquirer)
- [Mecfor](https://endata.com/companies/29935.md) (target)
- [Advanced Dynamics](https://endata.com/companies/57273.md) (partner)
- [Advanced Dynamics](https://endata.com/companies/57273.md) (target)

## Sources

- [seafortcapital.com](https://www.seafortcapital.com/mecfor-and-advanced-dynamics-merge-to-form-epiq-machinery), 2021-08-24: "Mecfor and Advanced Dynamics, two companies with shared values and complementary expertise, have merged to seize a unique opportunity to make EPIQ Machinery a North American leader in mobile and heavy equipment."
- [epiqmachinery.com](https://epiqmachinery.com/mecfor-and-advanced-dynamics-merge-to-form-epiq-machinery/), 2021-08-24: "Mecfor, the Saguenay-based North American leader in specialized mobile equipment for the aluminum and rail industries, and Saint-Bruno-based Advanced Dynamics, a premier manufacturer of heavy-duty material handling equipment... announced today that they have fully merged their operations."
- [lightmetalage.com](https://www.lightmetalage.com/news/marketplace/supplier-news/mecfor-and-advanced-dynamics-merge-heavy-machinery-businesses-to-form-new-company/), 2021-09-01: "Today’s announcement is the culmination of several years of fruitful collaboration between our two companies."
- [bdc.ca](https://www.bdc.ca/en/articles-tools/start-buy-business/buy-business/successful-mergers-are-all-about-compromise), 2021-11-09: "A merger shouldn’t only make sense on paper: you have to feel in your heart, in your gut, that it’s the right thing to do."

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