Ardenton Capital

Ardenton is a private business investment corporation with a diversified portfolio of 14 private companies based in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Ardenton aims to create value by acquiring controlling interests in cash flow generating companies with potential for long-term growth. Ardenton is focused on sourcing investments at attractive multiples within the lower third of the mid-tier private business market and leverages its Ardenton Operating System (“AOS”) to achieve its growth objectives.

Bill Murray

Director of Private Equity

23 past transactions

For over 20 years, Stevenson Industrial Refrigeration has been designing and servicing large-scale cooling systems across Western Canada. From system installations and operating support to maintenance and parts supply, we have proven our ability as a trusted partner refrigeration and industrial refrigeration companies for a variety of projects.

Doric Cake Crafts / Doric Crimped / Doric FPD / Food Innovations

Merger/Acquisition in 2019
Doric Cake Crafts / Doric Crimped / Doric FPD / Food Innovations represents the combines operations of Doric Cake Crafts, Doric Crimped Limited, Doric FPD Limited, and Food Innovations LLP in their sale to Ardenton Capital Corporation. Doric Cake Crafts / Doric Crimped / Doric FPD / Food Innovations manufactures specialist products for the home baking and retail market. Doric Cake Crafts, Doric Crimped Limited, Doric FPD Limited, and Food Innovations LLP are based in the United Kingdom.

Budget Trading Limited

Private Placement in 2019
Budget Trading Limited designs and distributes greeting cards and gift wraps. The company also offers stationery products, banners, badges, balloons, gift bags, and soft toys. It operates cash and carry warehouses in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company serves small businesses. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Comtrad

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
Two entrepreneurial visionaries founded Comtrad Strategic Sourcing in 1977. They had the foresight to see the Big Picture and recognize the value and potential of Asian Manufacturing. They started their overseas sourcing and multi sourcing relationship as a chair casters and small parts sourcing agent with relationships begun in Asia long before Asian manufacturing was the popular and cost effective route to high quality sourcing.

Shaftec

Private Placement in 2018
Shaftec Automotive Components Ltd supplies remanufactured and new parts to the automotive industry. It supplies products, including Drive Shafts, Brake Calipers, Steering Pumps, Steering Racks, CV Boots, Steering Gaiters, and Hub Nuts. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

OES

Acquisition in 2016
OES provides innovative technology and product solutions for a diverse range of applications and markets through three business divisions – OES Technologies, OES Scoreboards, and OES Electronic Manufacturing & Design Services (EMDS). Designer, manufacturer and marketer of proprietary control systems, electronic products, scoreboards and quality assurance devices. The company specializes in engineering capabilities in electrical, electronic, mechanical design and software development which have contributed to the successful commercialization of new products and technologies.

Comtrad

Private Equity Round in 2017
Two entrepreneurial visionaries founded Comtrad Strategic Sourcing in 1977. They had the foresight to see the Big Picture and recognize the value and potential of Asian Manufacturing. They started their overseas sourcing and multi sourcing relationship as a chair casters and small parts sourcing agent with relationships begun in Asia long before Asian manufacturing was the popular and cost effective route to high quality sourcing.

Shaftec

Private Equity Round in 2018
Shaftec Automotive Components Ltd supplies remanufactured and new parts to the automotive industry. It supplies products, including Drive Shafts, Brake Calipers, Steering Pumps, Steering Racks, CV Boots, Steering Gaiters, and Hub Nuts. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
W.Corbett & Co (Galvanizing) Ltd. provides galvanizing services and metal treatment solutions. The company also provides transport services. It serves customers in the United Arab Emirates, Middle Eastern Countries, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Telford, United Kingdom.

Achieve 1

Private Placement in 2018
Achieve One, LLC offers data center solutions. The company operates as an IT architecture and services organization. The company offers storage architecture, virtualization, converged infrastructure, cloud infrastructure services, business continuity, and datacenter solutions. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Glen Allen, Virginia with other offices in the mid-Atlantic.

Combat Networks

Private Equity Round in 2016
Combat Networks Inc. provides network communications products and services for government, education, health care, and enterprise customers in Canada and internationally. The company offers product promotions, network management, remote access, routers, security, switches, voice over IP, VPN switches, Web switching, and wireless LAN products. Its services include consulting, equipment installation, managed spares, network assessment, on-site services, preventative maintenance, project management, remote monitoring, voice over IP readiness, wireless LAN site survey, and software updates. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Ottawa, Canada.

Budget Greeting Cards Limited/Budget Trading Limited

Merger/Acquisition in 2019
Budget Greeting Cards Limited/Budget Trading Limited represents the combined operations of Budget Greeting Cards Limited and Budget Trading Limited. Budget Greeting Cards Limited operates cash and carry warehouses that offers greeting cards, gifts, gift wraps, toys, stationery, soft toys, party ware, and fancy dress, and Budget Trading Limited designs and distributes greeting cards and gift wraps. Budget Greeting Cards Limited and Budget Trading Limited is based in the United Kingdom.

W.Corbett & Co (Galvanizing) Ltd

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
W.Corbett & Co (Galvanizing) Ltd. provides galvanizing services and metal treatment solutions. The company also provides transport services. It serves customers in the United Arab Emirates, Middle Eastern Countries, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Telford, United Kingdom.

Pebbles Care

Acquisition in 2019
Pebbles Care is a provider of Residential Care and Education Services for young people aged 6–18 years, with over fifteen years of experience of supporting some of the most vulnerable young people across in the United Kingdom. Born from a practice of innovation, dedication and excellence the organisation has grown into national service with 41 residencies and 4 schools that continue to meet the needs of young people, offering a stepping stone to a brighter future.

Budget Greeting Cards

Acquisition in 2019
Budget Greeting Cards Limited operates cash and carry warehouses that offers greeting cards, gifts, gift wraps, toys, stationery, soft toys, partyware, and fancy dress in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It offers baby keepsakes, banners and badges, costumes, gifts bags, halloween products, hellum balloons, keys and horseshoes, partypacks, pictures and mirrors, pocket money toys, and silver gifts. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom with additional offices in Belfast, Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Dublin, Gateshead, Manchester, and Dunstable, United Kingdom. It has showrooms in Birmingham, Bradford, Manchester, and Dublin, United Kingdom.

Power Panels Electrical Systems Limited

Private Placement in 2018
Power Panels Electrical Systems Limited, doing business as PP Control and Automation, provides electrical control systems, cable harnesses, and sub-contract manufacturing solutions. The company designs and manufactures cable harnesses, which include kombi cables/umbilical cables used in pneumatic applications; and drag chain cable assemblies comprising electrical cables (super flex construction), air tubes (pneumatics), and hydraulic hoses for use in machine tool, printing, and food packaging applications. It also offers electrical/electronic assemblies; electrical control panels and systems; and electro-pneumatic assemblies and systems. In addition, the company provides electro-mechanical assemblies that provide solutions in the areas of fabrication, precision machined parts, plastic molding, vacuum chamber design and manufacture, chemical etched parts, and coil winding; and machine build services. It serves machinery manufacturers in energy and power distribution, food processing, machine tool, medical, packaging, printing, scientific equipment, and semiconductors plant/processing industries primarily in Europe, Asia, the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company was founded in 1967 and is based in Walsall, United Kingdom.

Pebbles Care

Merger/Acquisition in 2019
Pebbles Care is a provider of Residential Care and Education Services for young people aged 6–18 years, with over fifteen years of experience of supporting some of the most vulnerable young people across in the United Kingdom. Born from a practice of innovation, dedication and excellence the organisation has grown into national service with 41 residencies and 4 schools that continue to meet the needs of young people, offering a stepping stone to a brighter future.

Leone Fence

Private Equity Round in 2017
Leone Fence Co. Ltd. provides fencing to industrial, commercial, and public sector clients in the Greater Toronto Area and Southern Ontario. It offers iron fences, chain link fences, and wood fences; and fencing and installation services. The company also provides new home subdivision sound barrier fencing, garden centers for big box retail stores, baseball diamonds, soccer fields, baseball backstops, chain link fencing, commercial industrial installation, dog kennels, farm fencing, fence hardware and gates, guard rails, highway projects, inside partitions, ornamental and iron fencing, security fencing, tennis courts, wood fencing, and wrought iron fencing services. In addition, it offers highway fencing, industrial property enclosures, and sports fields. It offers its services for projects, including work for prisons, retail developments, schools, hospitals, and more. The company was incorporated in 1975 and is based in Mississauga, Canada.

Food Innovations Baking Group

Acquisition in 2019
Food Innovations is a multi-site manufacturer of home baking products. The business provides the full spectrum of edible and non-edible products to the home baking industry, from colours & flavours to cupcake cases, frostings to freeze dried fruit, and sprinkles to sweet pastry cases, with flexibility and customization around packaging formats.

Canadian Posters International Inc.

Merger/Acquisition in 2020
Canadian Posters International Inc. designs, manufactures, and retail art, wall coverings, mirrors, and decor solutions to hotels, healthcare, commercial, and residential industry. The company was formerly known as Posters International. It also sells its products online. The company was founded in 1976 and is based in Toronto, Canada.