Buy a Business

Buy-side advisory

Buy the right business — and finance it properly.

Buying a business is the easy part. Buying the right one, at the right price, with financing that doesn’t strangle day-one cash flow — that’s the work.

I help buyers find, evaluate, and acquire businesses valued $500K–$25M across Canada and the US — then structure the capital stack so the deal closes and the business thrives afterward.

What I handle for buyers

• Target search — off-market and on-market opportunities matched to your strategy, skills, and financing profile.
• Evaluation — quality-of-earnings thinking: normalized cash flow, customer concentration, owner dependency, and red flags — before you spend a dollar on diligence.
• Valuation & negotiation — what it’s worth, what to offer, and how to structure the deal.
• Acquisition financing — CSBFL, bank term debt, BDC, and vendor take-backs, layered into a stack a lender will actually approve.
• Close management — diligence, legal coordination, and funding, managed through closing day.

Who this is for

• Operators buying their first business
• Owners acquiring a competitor or complementary business
• Investors seeking cash-flowing small and mid-sized businesses

Tell me what you’re looking for

The best opportunities never reach public listings. Share your criteria — industry, size, geography — and I’ll keep you in mind as mandates come in.