November 18th 2026 | Vancouver Business Transition Forum
Join us at the Business Transition Forum in Vancouver on November 18th, 2026, for insights on selling a Canadian business.
How do geopolitical risks affect Canadian sellers?
The eight qualitative dimensions private equity firms assess before bidding, from management depth to customer concentration, in a market where 80 deals are reviewed per investment.
How do risk management and optionality raise value?
How sophisticated buyers think about downside risk and upside optionality, and the categories of concentration risk, customer to key person, that trigger the closest scrutiny.
Why does selling your business alone cost you more?
Owners who sell without professional representation typically underprice by 15 to 30 per cent. What a confidential auction does that a direct sale cannot.
Hold or sell? How to run the math on your business
The hold-or-sell decision comes down to two numbers: intrinsic value and market value. Why private Canadian businesses trade at a 20 to 40 per cent discount to public comparables.