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ALBERTA – Canadian wood product remanufacturer Yellowhead Wood Products has been acquired by Lynx Equity, a Toronto-based private equity firm.  “Using our experience from Winfield, Lynx’s only other wood re-manufacturing business, we had a good understanding of what makes these businesses successful,” Eric Persi, Lynx vice president of mergers and acquisitions. “YWP possesses many, if not […]

I worked for Floor Solutions in Portland, Ore., for eight years when, in 2014, our owner, Robb Siegenthaler decided to sell the business. Robb was a commercial flooring “lifer” and, after purchasing Floor Solutions from DuPont Industries in 2004, he had led the business to a strong market share position in the Portland market. With […]

(Excerpt translated from the original post) Lynx Equity Limited, based in Toronto, will buy ten smaller companies in the Nordic region. Initially, profitable cleaning company is purchased. Brad Nathan, who has a past at Rotchild and PriceWaterhouseCoopers, has flown the long way … Originally published in Danish, by Kasper Kronenberg, December 19, 2017.

It’s a funny thing to think you’re doing something totally clever and unique, and then run into someone who has been doing the exact same thing for almost 20 years except much, much better. You’d think that you’d feel threatened or maybe get this sense that you’re not doing enough, that you’re totally behind… but […]

Seven years after his first company went south, Toronto accountant Brad Nathan is the owner and founder of a private-equity firm specializing in small businesses whose owners are retiring. When Brad Nathan founded his company as a young accountant, his very first deal went south and he lost everything he owned overnight. He had left […]

Brexit uncertainty and the weak pound have created the “ideal time” to buy UK businesses according to Lynx Equity vice president Mathew Burpee. The firm has just made its second UK deal by backing specialist printer Label Express, two months after it picked up London-based kitchen and bathroom products warehousing and distribution business Signalhome. Lynx vice president Mathew […]

The World of Angus team visited our dog-friendly offices and chatted with the team about why welcoming dogs in the office is so important to us.  “Without question Lynx Equity Limited is one of the most dog friendly offices we have ever visited! Check out all the lucky pups, and team members, that get to hang out in this […]

Have you ever wanted to do a complete 180 degree turn in your career path? That’s exactly what one former chartered accountant did, as he decided to take a gamble by leaving behind a decent salary to dive into the world of private equity. BNN’s Kristina Partsinevelos caught up with Brad Nathan, President of Lynx […]

Brad Nathan, president of Lynx Equity, says he launched his Toronto-based private equity firm in 2007 because he “has always been interested in owning small businesses.” Nine years on, that ambition appears to have been fulfilled. Lynx’s portfolio comprises many such companies: 40 to be exact. Lynx-held companies, located across North America, vary widely by industry, […]

Brad Nathan is one of Canada’s most dynamic young entrepreneurs. He is the Founder and President of Lynx Equity Limited, named in 2014 and 2015 by Canadian Business/PROFIT Magazine as one of Canada’s 50 Fastest Growing Companies. Founded in 2007, Lynx is a Toronto-based diversified private equity firm focused on acquiring established businesses from owners […]

Lynx Equity secured 15 million Canadian dollars in debt financing from the Labourers’ Pension Fund of Central and Eastern Canada, said Lynx President Brad Nathan . The Canadian firm will use the additional capital to make more deals rather than increase its typical deal size, he said. While there is no caveat yet for the Labourers’ Pension Fund to fund […]

Succession Capital is adding another link to portfolio company Left Hand Studios LLC. Left Hand Studios, which does business as Sienna Sky Jewelry, acquired Lemon Tree Jewelry, a maker of eclectic earrings and necklaces. This is the first add-on acquisition for Sienna Sky since it was acquired by Succession, the subsidiary of Canadian firm Lynx Equity , […]