# Mecfor and Advanced Dynamics merge to form EPIQ Machinerie

Mecfor and Advanced Dynamics, two Quebec-based SMEs, merged to create EPIQ Machinerie, the largest equipment manufacturer in the North American aluminum industry. The new company will have revenues of CAD 55 million in 2021 and 60 million in 2022.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-08-24
- Where: Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, Canada
- Status: announced
- Products: aluminum industry equipment, material handling systems
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [SeaFort Capital](https://endata.com/companies/15447.md) (investor)
- [Mecfor](https://endata.com/companies/29935.md) (target)
- [Advanced Dynamics](https://endata.com/companies/57273.md) (target)
- [EPIQ Machinerie](https://endata.com/companies/57287.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [lesaffaires.com](https://www.lesaffaires.com/secteurs/manufacturier/deux-pme-fusionnent-pour-creer-un-leader-nord-americain-2/), 2021-08-24: "Les deux équipes de direction collaboraient parfois sur certains contrats à l’étranger, et nous étions d’accord à l’effet qu’il manquait un équipementier."

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