La Caisse and the Fonds de solidarité FTQ invest in Triotech

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Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and the Fonds de solidarité FTQ have announced a minority investment of $80 million in Triotech, the global leader in immersive and interactive attractions for the entertainment industry. Triotech designs, manufactures and markets rides that integrate several technologies to deliver a multi-sensorial experience. To date, Triotech products are installed in more than 50 countries across all continents and over 53 million people have experienced them. In 2015, the company revolutionized its industry by developing the Maestro technology, which relies on hand gestures. The rides that integrate this technology are currently being deployed in certain Legoland amusement parks and will be deployed more extensively throughout the world in the years to come. false false false Established in 1999, Triotech has 150 employees distributed between its Montréal head office, its Joliette plant and its U.S. and China offices. ABOUT CAISSE DE DÉPÔT ET PLACEMENT DU QUÉBEC La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) is a long-term institutional investor that manages funds primarily for public and parapublic pension and insurance plans. As at December 31, 2015, it held $248.0 billion in net assets. As one of Canada's leading institutional fund managers, CDPQ invests globally in major financial markets, private equity, infrastructure and real estate. For more information, visit cdpq.com, follow us on Twitter @LaCDPQ or consult our Facebook or LinkedIn pages. ABOUT THE FONDS DE SOLIDARITÉ FTQ The Fonds de solidarité FTQ helps drive our economy. With net assets of $11.2 billion as at November 30, 2015, the Fonds is a development capital fund that channels the savings of Quebecers into investments in all sectors of the economy to help create and maintain jobs and further Québec’s development. The Fonds is a partner, either directly or through its network members, in more than 2,550 companies. With more than 600,000 shareholder-savers, the Fonds helps create, maintain and protect more than 176,000 jobs. For more information, visit www.fondsftq.com. false false false