Business Transactions

Treco Machine & Tool Ltd, Succession (Retirement) Opportunity

Treco, based in Sacroborough, Ontario, is a high precision aircraft engine components manufacturer, primarily to Pratt & Whitney in Montréal.  BGA sold Treco a few months ago to  private investors.

Filtran Group (Succession)

BGA together with a local partner sold Filtran Group (Filtran) of Nepean, Ontario. On June 3, API Electronics Group Inc. (API), a publicly-held company based in Hauppauge, NY, announced it had completed its acquisition of the privately-held Filtran. In the US $3-million all cash deal, API purchased all of the issued and outstanding shares of Filtran, thereby acquiring its contracts, workforce, real estate and facilities. Filtran has projected revenues in excess of US $4-million for its fiscal year, to have ended August 31, 2002. 

Comprised of Filtran Inc. of Ogdensburg, New York; Filtran Ltd. of Nepean, Ontario, Canada; and Canadian Dataplex Ltd., also of Nepean, Filtran is a leading global supplier of superior quality electronic components to major producers of communications equipment, military hardware, computer peripherals, process control equipment and instrumentation. The company also has manufacturing capabilities in China and a distribution center in Britain. In business since 1969, Filtran offers off-the-shelf and custom designed products and regularly ships components to clients in more than 34 countries.  

Hypernetics Limited (Succession)

BGA has sold an Ontario based aerospace company, Hypernetics Limited to another aerospace company, Targa Electronics Systems Inc. (Ottawa), following the preparation of a prospectus and extensive networking.

Hypernetics Limited designs and manufactures precision, state-of-the-art electromagnetic devices, such as wheel speed transducers for aircraft braking systems, primarily to aerospace and military customers.

Sale of Larger Aerospace Companies

BGA was instrumental (with a Toronto partner) in selling the businesses of two much larger aerospace/defence clients, both located in Toronto. These were Donlee Precision and General Gear, which are recognized as North American leaders in their high precision manufacturing field. Combined sales were well over $40 million.

Aircraft Trash Compactor

BGA sold to Weber Aircraft , a large California based aerospace company, the manufacturing and marketing rights to the former Godfrey Aerospace’s (Montreal) product line of aircraft trash compactors.

Aircraft Coffee Maker

BGA sold to Aerolux Limited , a U.K. aerospace manufacturer, the manufacturing and marketing rights to the former Godfrey Aerospace’s product line of aircraft coffee makers.

Other Projects

Armoured Vehicles

BGA Inc. provided and implemented a marketing strategy for a Canadian (Montreal based) armoured vehicle related product, to the European armies and major integrators (eg. Hagglunds, Ruag, Krauss Maffei, Rhein Metall); the order book now stands at $800K.

Bombardier Aerospace Robotics Technologies

BGA Inc. identified new applications, markets and potential licensees for Bombardier Aerospace, Defence Services division to commercialize its robotics real-time software techniques. 

Most of the existing industrial robotics controllers can only deal with the pick and place type of tasks in which the robot moves in free space, or have a minimal interaction with the environment. Bombardier's robotics software techniques not only enable the robot to interact with the passive environment, but also provided means for interaction with a dynamically changing environment including other robots. The software techniques provided the robot with core capabilities for autonomous or partly autonomous operation in performing tasks which require a dexterity similar to human arms.

Aerospace Industries Association of Canada/Industry Canada

On behalf of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC), in February 1997 BGA organized an Aerospace Partnering Trade Mission to Australia, which coincided with AirShow DownUnder. Also for the AIAC, BGA assisted in the organization of a similar Trade Mission to France, in conjunction with the June 1997 Paris Air Show. In February 1999, a second trip to the Australian Air Show was carried out by BGA in order to gather Australian market intelligence for four distinct BGA clients.

In 1999, the AIAC and Industry Canada awarded a mandate to PriceWaterhouseCoopersLybrand, with BGA as an associate, to undertake a review of Canada's Aerospace Suppliers. The 6 month undertaking evaluated the current state of the Canadian Suppliers Base and provided recommendations to address these challenges.

Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade

BGA was mandated by the Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade to organize and manage the SME (Small & Medium Enterprises) Program for the 1993 and 1995 Paris Air Shows.

Canadian Space Agency

BGA was awarded by the Canadian Space Agency a second Standing Offer Agreement (SOA) for Technology Commercialization (Commercialization Plans, Market Research, and Financial Planning). Two technology commercialization mandates have already been implemented for a high tech software (for the marine navigation market) company and a software firm (in the nuclear business).

Within the same Canadian Space Agency SOA for Technology Commercialization, BGA recently initiated an advanced robotics technology transfer research mandate for Bombardier Aerospace.

Association Québécoise de l'Aérospatiale

In mid 1999, BGA completed a mandate for the Association Québécoise de l'Aérospatiale to provide a study of leading technologies used by Québec Aerospace SMEs.

Canadian International Development Agency

With respect to Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), BGA assisted two companies in the preliminary process of establishing production joint ventures in Indonesia. A second Asian market which we investigated was China. With two Chinese associates, our group collectively initiated 5 projects, with CIDA's financial support for Viability Studies and follow-on Project Implementation.

Canadian Tourism Commission

In 1996, BGA conducted a study of the Japanese Market for Incentive Travel to Canada, on behalf of the Canadian Tourism Commission. In 1997 a similar Tourism Study was conducted in Hong Kong. A third study for the Taiwan market was completed in 1998.