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Unlocking Your Companies Value While Honoring Your Legacy

Unlocking Your Companies Value While Honoring Your LegacyUnlocking Your Companies Value While Honoring Your LegacyUnlocking Your Companies Value While Honoring Your Legacy

*Selling and buying expertise for privately owned Canadian businesses with revenue from $5 million to $50 million 

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What To Expect

Congratulations

You’ve built something remarkable—a lower-middle-market Canadian business with heart, grit, and value. Now, you’re ready to sell, and you need more than just a broker. You need a partner who gets it. We know what sellers like you want because we’ve walked this path ourselves and with countless owners of businesses.

Price

You want the highest price possible. We deliver by tapping into our network of strategic and financial buyers, sparking competition, and timing the sale to perfection—when your profitability shines and the market aligns. 

Confidentiality

Confidentiality

Confidentiality? It’s non-negotiable. We market discreetly, protecting your employees, customers, and reputation while targeting the right buyers with precision.

Preparation

Preparation

Confidentiality

Preparation is where we shine. We’ll get your business buyer-ready—clean financials, streamlined operations, and a valuation you understand, with clear steps to boost it before the deal. 

Experience

Preparation

Experience

Our negotiation expertise levels the playing field, securing not just top dollar but terms that honor your legacy, whether it’s minimizing earnouts or ensuring a smooth handoff. 

Guidance

Preparation

Experience

We’re with you every step, offering steady guidance through the emotional ups and downs of closing.Your business isn’t just a transaction—it’s your life’s work.

You want an exit that feels right, whether that’s cash in hand, a thriving future for your team, or a little of both. We’re here to make it happen with financial savvy and a personal touch.

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Testimonials

"Reaching the decision to sell your business is one of the toughest challenges entrepreneurs will wrestle with. All business owners want to ensure that their company and employees will continue to have a successful future. They must also consider how the potential sale of their company will impact their financial goals and the well-being 

"Reaching the decision to sell your business is one of the toughest challenges entrepreneurs will wrestle with. All business owners want to ensure that their company and employees will continue to have a successful future. They must also consider how the potential sale of their company will impact their financial goals and the well-being of their family.


Committing yourself to assemble the right team to manage the process is the most important step in the selling process.   


As I moved through all the stages of selling my business, Karl Sigerist and the Shaughnessy Group were actively involved in every step of the process. Karl helped with negotiations with potential buyers, worked with my lawyer and provided input and guidance on an ongoing basis. I feel strongly that Karl helped me to maximize my company’s valuation and ensured that all aspects of the transaction were thoroughly and professionally completed. "

Scott Braid

"Starting a process like selling a business is a huge undertaking and a daunting time commitment. When we chose to sell our family business of over 38 years, we had little knowledge of what the process would be like and knew we would have to seek professional advice.

  

The Shaughnessy Group guided us successfully from start to finish. From

"Starting a process like selling a business is a huge undertaking and a daunting time commitment. When we chose to sell our family business of over 38 years, we had little knowledge of what the process would be like and knew we would have to seek professional advice.

  

The Shaughnessy Group guided us successfully from start to finish. From lining up interviews with top-tier legal and financial advisors, creating our CIM, managing our data room, and attending all management meetings, the Shaughnessy Group delivered seamlessly.

  

Karl spent many hours with us on the phone and in virtual meetings, keeping us motivated and positive along the way—gestures that are so needed in a process like this. We ultimately sold our business for much higher than anticipated to a buyer we thoroughly enjoy working with. We would highly recommend The Shaughnessy Group for your next business sale."

Chantal Hampson

"Reaching the decision to sell your business is one of the toughest challenges entrepreneurs will wrestle with. All business owners want to ensure that their company and employees will continue to have a successful future. They must also consider how the potential sale of their company will impact their financial goals and the well-being 

"Reaching the decision to sell your business is one of the toughest challenges entrepreneurs will wrestle with. All business owners want to ensure that their company and employees will continue to have a successful future. They must also consider how the potential sale of their company will impact their financial goals and the well-being of their family.


Committing yourself to assemble the right team to manage the process is the most important step in the selling process.   


As I moved through all the stages of selling my business, Karl Sigerist and the Shaughnessy Group were actively involved in every step of the process. Karl helped with negotiations with potential buyers, worked with my lawyer and provided input and guidance on an ongoing basis. I feel strongly that Karl helped me to maximize my company’s valuation and ensured that all aspects of the transaction were thoroughly and professionally completed. "

Scott Braid

How We Unlock Your Value

Align

Develop

Develop

We align our interests with yours by earning a success fee only upon the successful closing of your transaction, whether you’re buying or selling your Canadian business. 

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Develop

Develop

Develop

We develop a bespoke, highly confidential and professionally crafted process to ensure the timely closure of your transaction—securing preferential terms, maximizing value and achieving the best possible outcomes in buying or selling your Canadian business. 

Our Process

Expertise

Expertise

Expertise

Our team brings decades of experience in startups, growth, recapitalization, turnarounds, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions across a variety of industries.  

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Expertise

Expertise

Leverage our extensive global network of contacts when it's time to buy or sell your Canadian business. 

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Dedication

We offer dedicated, personalized attention to ensure you have the full support of our team when buying or selling your Canadian business.  

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