- CEO
- Martin Brassard
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Address
- West Tower, Saint-Charles Complex Longueuil QC Canada J4K 5G4
- IPO Date
- Aug 3, 2009
- Business
- Héroux-Devtek Inc. is an international company specializing in the design, development, manufacture, repair and overhaul of landing gear, actuation systems and components for the aerospace market; it supplies the commercial and defence sectors with new landing gear systems, aftermarket products and services, hydraulic systems, fluid filtration systems and electronic enclosures. The company, founded in 1942 and headquartered in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, operates 18 facilities across North America including the Greater Montreal area, Ontario, Ohio, Kansas, Washington and Michigan, and in Europe including the United Kingdom and Spain. It employs approximately 1,960 people and ranks as the world's third-largest landing gear manufacturer, with emphasis on research and development, systems integration and engineering for complete landing gear solutions including actuators, aircraft structures, flight control systems, helicopter landing systems and fracture-critical components.
In February 2025, Platinum Equity completed the acquisition of Héroux-Devtek for an enterprise value of approximately $1.35 billion, taking the company private from its previous TSX: HRX listing while committing to maintain its Quebec headquarters and invest in the Saint-Hubert R&D centre; local investors Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Fonds de solidarité FTQ participated in the debt financing. Platinum Equity plans to support organic growth and strategic acquisitions, leveraging the company's diversified portfolio of long-life defence and commercial programs.