Investors in Manitoba

Banyan Capital Partners is a private equity firm specializing in acquisitions, buyout, growth capital, recapitalizations, turnaround, mezzanine, PIPES, and succession transactions of middle market mature companies. The firm is active looking for investment opportunities in facilitating ownership change or recapitalize balance sheet, leveraged acquisition of orphaned corporate divisions or small-cap public companies, and micro and small-cap public companies seeking negotiated placements of preferred equity or equity-linked securities. The firm does not invest in the biotech, real estate, and mining industries. It primarily invests in mid-sized private and public companies based in Northern America, with a focus on Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Washington D.C., Oregon, Western Canada and Northwestern United States. The firm typically invests between CAD7 million ($5.34 million) and CAD30 million ($22.87 million) of equity per transaction in companies with enterprise value between CAD10 million ($7.62 million) and CAD150 million ($114.36 million); revenue between CAD10 million ($7.62 million) and CAD200 million ($152.48 million); and EBITDA between CAD3 million ($2.29 million) and CAD20 million ($15.25 million). The firm also has the ability to execute placements greater than $20 million in partnership with other equity sponsors. It prefers to acquire both majority, control as well as minority stake in its portfolio companies. It prefers long term holding period for its investments, having no requirement to exit in less than ten years. It invests through its balance sheet investments. Banyan Capital Partners was founded in 1999 and is based in Toronto, Canada with additional office in Vancouver, Canada.

The Fonds de solidarité FTQ is a development capital fund that calls upon the solidarity and savings of Quebecers to help create and maintain jobs in Québec by investing in small and medium-sized businesses. Its mission also involves offering its shareholders a fair return. No other institution has stricken such a balance, which indeed, is a fundamental principle of a labour-sponsored investment fund. Since its inception in June 1983, the Fund, whose net assets is $9.3 billion as at May 31, 2013, has become a hub of knowledge, resources and contacts for Québec companies and a key player in the Québec economy.

Investissement Québec is the right partner in terms of consulting and financing to support your expansion project in Québec. They offer the combined advantages of a financial institution and an economic development agency.

Scotiabank Private Equity Investments is the private equity and venture capital arm of The Bank of Nova Scotia specializing in mid-to-late stage investment. It invests in mergers and acquisitions, leveraged and management buy-outs, growth strategies, expansions, upgrades of facilities and assets, privatizations and balance sheet recapitalizations. The firm prefers to invest in manufacturing, industrial and consumer products, fintech sector, services sector, financial industry, technology, building materials and resources. It invests globally with a focus on Canada. Scotiabank Private Equity Investments is based in Toronto, Canada.

Avrio Capital was established in 2006 to identify and invest in innovative food and agriculture companies that provide solutions to global challenges in the areas of health, wellness and sustainability. Avrio is a hands-on investor who works alongside of its portfolio companies to provide the support and resources needed to transform emerging companies into successful globally competitive enterprises.

Sageview provides growth capital to small and mid-sized companies in the business services, financial services and technology sectors. We combine active ownership, industry experience and a partnership approach to drive long-term value for our portfolio companies and investors. The Founders of Sageview have been successfully investing together for over 25 years and have completed more than 60 investments, spanning multiple business and market cycles. Our investment team has significant expertise and extensive relationship networks in our focus industries, providing a valuable engine for sourcing, due diligence and post-investment value-add. Sageview’s team has extensive Board experience, having served on over 50 corporate boards across 15 industries. Due to Sageview’s concentrated portfolio of 15-20 high conviction investments, the firm is able to dedicate more time and resources to each individual portfolio company. We often are a preferred partner to owners and management teams due to the high level of senior attention we provide, in addition to our active board involvement, valuable relationship network, partnership approach and flexible structuring capabilities. Sageview is flexible as to the size, structure and form of our investments, which allows us to develop capital solutions tailored to each situation. Our history of investing in both private and public companies makes Sageview an attractive ‘crossover’ investor for private companies looking to enter the public markets, as we are a natural holder both pre- and post-IPO. Sageview is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut and in Palo Alto, California.

Westcap is a venture capital and private equity fund manager with over half a billion in assets under management. It works alongside with its partners to provide the right balance of strategic, operational, and financial support. Its comprehensive approach to fund management aligns identified capital sources with specific investment opportunities to create unique and highly successful niche investment funds. Westcap was founded in 1994 and is based in Saskatoon, Canada.