For business owners

A partner in the value you build

We uncover what is hard to see from the inside, build what you cannot get to, and when you are ready for the next thing, take the business on so it keeps going.

What we do

Automate. Operate. Acquire.

Three things, and you choose how far it goes. Most owners start at the first and never need the third. That is a good outcome for us.

1

Automate

We find where the hours and the margin are going, then build the fixes with your team. You have been too close to it for too long to see all of it, and that is normal.

2

Operate

Where the gap is a person rather than a process, one of our operators takes the seat and runs it, accountable for the number.

3

Acquire

When you move on to the next phase, we take ownership and keep the business running, with the people in it.

Who you would be working with

Operators, not consultants.

Everyone on our bench has carried a number inside a real company. A plant, a branch, a sales floor, a fleet. We come in and do the work alongside your team.

50operating years combined
$400Mlargest P&L owned
125largest team led
4businesses grown past 40% a year
01 · Automate

We automate what we would buy.

This is the work we would do in the first ninety days if we owned your company. You do not have to sell it to us to get it. Four parts of a business, each with jobs that no longer need a person in the middle.

01

Go to market

Leads that go cold, quotes that take days, calls nobody picks up.

  • Marketing
  • Sales
  • Customer support
02

Production

What happens between the order and the shipment, and where it stalls.

  • Factories
  • Robotics
  • Procurement
03

Administration

The back office where people retype numbers from one system into another.

  • Accounting
  • Payroll
  • HR
04

Management

Knowing what is actually happening this week, not waiting for month end.

  • Single company
  • Portfolios

We find the money before we build anything. You see where the hours and the cost are going and what each fix is worth. If the number is small, we will tell you that too.

02 · Operate

When the gap is a person, not a process.

You do not need a full-time VP to fix a department that has been drifting for two years. You need someone who has run one before, in the building, accountable for the result.

It starts small

A short paid diagnostic. Our operator spends time inside the business and comes back with what is broken, what it is costing you, and what to do first. That work is yours whether or not you continue.

Then they stay

If it makes sense, the operator takes the seat part-time and runs it. They are measured on the number, not the advice.

03 · Acquire

When you are ready for the next phase.

We take a majority stake or buy outright, put an operator in the chair, and keep building it. We are not flipping anything, and your people keep their jobs.

SIZE

$1M to $6M EBITDA

STAKE

Majority or full

WHERE

Ontario, Alberta, BC

HOLD

5 to 7 years

Being straight with you

Yes, we buy businesses.

What that means

We say it on the first call, not the fifth. Buying and operating companies is our main business. If we work together and you never sell, that is a good outcome. If you do sell one day, you will be dealing with someone who already knows your numbers and your people.

What we will not do

We will not ask you to stop talking to other buyers. We will not tie you to a sector non-compete. And we will not take on work where we cannot see a number worth paying for.

Start with one conversation

Tell us where the business is slow, expensive or stuck. We will tell you what we would look at first and what we think it is worth. No cost, no pitch deck.

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