Getting Creative When Financing Your Acquisition
Mergers and acquisitions are a thriving part of the Canadian business landscape. In the first half of 2018, M&A activity was worth $93 billion CAD, and it has been growing quite steadily since 1985. Clearly, small- and medium-sized businesses in Canada are alive and...
Financing a Small Business in Canada
By the end of 2015, there were 1.14 million small businesses in Canada, making up 98% of Canada’s business landscape. Collectively, these businesses employed over 8 million people. And, each and every one of these businesses needed financing to get off the ground and...
When a Small Business Merges with A Mid-Sized Business
Mergers can be exciting to talk about but in many cases the new partners will be larger than the other partners. While this disparity in size could cause problems, it doesn’t have to. A lot of this comes down to the planning before the transaction and the execution...
How Lower Middle Market Private Equity Works
Private equity. It is a broad term used to describe the funds that invest in businesses large and small. While the media generally focuses on big players such as KKR and the Carlyle Group, there is an entire ecosystem that specializes in small-to-medium sized...
What Small Business Owners Need to Know About Private Equity
When it comes to selling a business, one pool of potential buyers which cannot be ignored is private equity (PE). These funds specialize in buying and running companies, ultimately growing the business and then selling it for a profit – at least, in theory. As a...