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Bombardier
Bombardier designs, manufactures, and maintains aircraft for the aviation industry. Its products include business jets and defense aircraft, as well as support...
Bombardier
Bombardier designs, manufactures, and maintains aircraft for the aviation industry. Its products include business jets and defense aircraft, as well as support and services. The company serves individuals, businesses, and governments. Bombardier was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.
General information
Firm type
Corporate Investor
Year founded
2003
Location
Region
North America
Country
Canada
City
Dorval
Corporate office
Dorval, QC, Canada
Principals
Laurent Beaudoin
Chairman Emeritus, Bombardier Inc.
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions for the Bombardier-Beaudoin family?
Laurent Beaudoin, the patriarch who led Bombardier Inc. for over five decades, oversees the family's private investment activities as President of Beaudier Inc., the family's holding company. His son Pierre Beaudoin formerly served as CEO and Chairman of Bombardier Inc. The family's investment architecture also reflects a long institutional partnership with the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.
How does the Bombardier family's investment structure differ from a traditional family office?
The Beaudoin family does not operate through a conventional single-family office. Instead, it manages private investments through Beaudier Inc., a holding company, while retaining a significant ownership stake in publicly traded Bombardier Inc. This hybrid structure blends operating-company control with direct real estate, industrial, and cultural asset holdings, including joint ventures with institutional partners like CDPQ and OMERS.
Where does the underlying wealth come from?
The family wealth originated from Joseph-Armand Bombardier's invention of the snowmobile in 1937 and grew through the subsequent expansion of Bombardier Inc. into rail transportation and aerospace manufacturing. The 2003 buyout of the recreational products division, creating BRP Inc. in partnership with Bain Capital and the family, generated significant liquidity and separated the Ski-Doo/Sea-Doo business from the core aerospace operations.
Does the Bombardier family maintain philanthropic structures?
Yes, the J. Armand Bombardier Foundation is the family's primary philanthropic vehicle, established in 1965 to honor the company's founder. The family also operates the Libermont Foundation and supports cultural initiatives such as the Yvonne L. Bombardier Cultural Centre in Valcourt, Quebec, which houses a significant collection.
What is the nature of the relationship between Bombardier and CDPQ?
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has been a long-term institutional partner and co-investor across multiple Beaudoin family-linked enterprises, including Bombardier Inc.'s rail division, BRP, and McInnis Cement. CDPQ functions as both a lender and equity partner, reflecting deep provincial pension-fund alignment with Quebec's industrial champions over several decades.
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