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We founded the Shaughnessy Group in 2017, our presence has ambitiously expanded across Canada, thanks to our recruitment and growth strategies.

With each member remaining fiercely independent, we continue to seek out and attract innovative, entrepreneurially minded professionals ready to lead their career and business to the next level, expanding their capabilities and creating new, added value for their clients.

We identified an ignored and underserved segment within the mid-market mergers and acquisitions advisory space. 

Sophisticated owner operators whose business in the one million to three million EBITA range are considered too small to garner the time and attention or pay the fees of investment bankers and not well served by the passive commercial listing process of a business broker. 

Could we deliver “Bay Street” sophistication and attract a cosmopolitan global audience of Canadian and foreign buyers to “main street” Canadian business? 

The opportunity to create an organization of like-minded senior entrepreneurially minded professionals executives targeting the thirty thousand lower middle market Canadian organizations with revenues of $10MM to $50MM.

Approximately 65% of private Canadian businesses are owned by Baby Boomers (born 1946–1965), and an additional 15% are owned by Generation X (born 1966–1980), totaling 80% of private Canadian businesses owned by these two generations combined.

Owners who have 60% to 80% of their families net worth tied up in their business and are seeking to responsibly transition their business over the next decade. 

We have come to exist to create successful outcomes for our business owner clients, and a big part of our job involves educating the various stakeholders, advisors, intermediaries, and entrepreneurs themselves on what the M&A process looks like broadly and strategically to the nuanced tactics and specifics of a successful win-win outcome. 

Our entrepreneurially minded professionals have been on all sides of the table, as advisors, entrepreneurs, lenders, executives, investors, board members and as business operators, and this experience allows us to see the bigger picture, anticipate challenges and effectively navigate the transactional landscape within the lower middle market.   

Today, our clients have asked us to aid them beyond the sale or divestiture of a division or business, to advise in their founding, growth through acquisition and source debt to fund their acquisitions.

Support from a collaborative network of entrepreneurially minded professionals coast to coast and globally.

• Enhanced brand recognition through nationally led marketing initiatives.
• Global brand recognition, resources, and access through membership in various international associations and networks.
• Innovative human resource strategies to attract, develop and retain top talent.
• Proven governance infrastructure.
• Capacity to offer clients a broader range of specialty services.
• Accordingly, our growth strategy shows no signs of letting up.  

We continue to attract outstanding geographically focused, or industry specialized deal makers.

Business owners and executives are discovering an alternative of entrepreneurially minded professionals who are proactively taking stock of their clients’ needs and seeking to join a network that offers both an innovative mindset and one-stop-shop specialty services. 

Possess a background that includes:

• 10+ years of successful commercial banking, corporate finance, merger, acquisitions, leasing, strategic advisory, financial services, and executive leadership experience.
• A respected leader in your community.
• Possess an established network of investment, Insurance, legal, accounting, tax, consulting, entrepreneurs, business owners and executive relationships. 
• A LinkedIn profile and growing social selling index. 
• Entrepreneurially minded professionals

Navigating the complex world of M&A? You're good at what you do, but imagine what you could achieve with a powerhouse team behind you.

At Shaughnessy Group, we offer a unique value proposition that transforms your solo efforts into a formidable force. We're not just a firm; we're entrepreneurs helping entrepreneurs, believing that together, we can reduce risk and uncover more opportunities.

As an entrepreneur, you're constantly seeking that next strategic move – the perfect acquisition to fuel your growth. But sourcing, structuring, and closing deals is a full-time job in itself. What if you could spend less time hunting alone and more time leading, backed by a collaborative team?

• Expanded Reach & Shared Discovery: While we can't guarantee a specific deal flow, our collective efforts in research, networking, and relationship-building mean we cast a wider net together. You'll gain access to our established pipelines and diverse connections, increasing the odds of finding new mandates.
• Expert Navigation, Shared Risk: M&A is complex. Leverage our decades of corporate finance and operational experience to navigate valuations, due diligence, and deal structuring with confidence. We're your "do-it-with-you" partner, sharing the burden and mitigating risk as we work together for our clients.
• Capital Connections: Securing financing can be a major hurdle. Benefit from our strong relationships with traditional lenders, private equity, and investors, streamlining your capital-raising process and aiming for better terms.
• Credibility & Support: Close deals with the backing of a reputable firm. Our established brand lends immediate credibility, while our team provides the administrative, analytical, and strategic support you need to succeed as a rain-maker.

You've built your expertise and reputation as an independent consultant, but the constant grind of client acquisition and back-office tasks can limit your billable hours and the scale of your engagements.

• Enhanced Opportunity & Collaboration: The independent consultant often faces the challenge of sourcing new projects. By joining our entrepreneurial collective, you'll be part of a team actively seeking opportunities. While we don't promise specific deal flow, our combined efforts and shared networks increase the likelihood of uncovering and pursuing promising M&A advisory mandates.
• Elevated Brand & Credibility: You're no longer pitching yourself as a sole operator. By joining a firm with a recognized name in the M&A advisory space, your expertise gains immediate leverage from our collective brand, reputation, and proven track records.
• Collaborative Power: You're not alone. Tap into the diverse expertise of our team for complex challenges, share best practices, and benefit from comprehensive back-office support – from IT to marketing. This allows you to focus on high-value advisory work.
• Resources at Your Fingertips: Gain access to expensive, sponsorships, speaking engagements, thought leadership content, specialized M&A tools, databases, and research that would be too time consuming and cost-prohibitive for a solo consultant.
• Global Reach & Larger Engagements: Our extensive networks and global affiliations open doors to larger, more complex, and potentially more lucrative engagements that an independent consultant might not be able to tackle solo.
• Eat-What-You-Kill" Rewards: We believe in rewarding results directly. Our competitive, performance-based compensation model ensures your hard fought results translate directly into top-tier earnings, all while leveraging our powerful platform.

We are looking for entrepreneurially minded professionals who are:

 • Seeking top industry pay.

 • Expect to eat-what-you-kill.

 • Are Entrepreneurial by nature.

 • Prefer an independent environment.

• Are a deal junkie.

Our members have a demonstrated record of success, enabling you to punch above your weight class and win.

By joining our network,  entrepreneurially minded professionals are breaking through traditional barriers to their personal growth. 

Members gain access to resources that empower them to provide clients with even greater value, while maintaining the autonomy that leads to their local market and industry leadership.

Ready to stop doing it all yourself and start achieving more with a leading M&A advisory firm? Let's talk about how joining Shaughnessy Group can unlock your next level of success.