We help with business transitions

Thinking of retirement? As Canada’s population ages, more and more Canadian business owners are pondering retirement. A 2005 study by the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (“CFIB”) revealed that 41% of small and medium-sized enterprises plan to exit their businesses by 2010. Despite their looming departure, only one third of business owners have a succession plan in place – and the majority of those are “informal” plans.

Developing a formal succession plan can help you address a myriad of concerns stemming from a decision to exit your business – ranging from how to legally transfer ownership to how to minimize your personal tax liabilities.

VenGrowth’s MezzGrowth Group can help with:

Management buyouts
We can assist “next generation” management teams to purchase the business.

Phased exit
We can help owners to monetize a portion of the company’s equity while still maintaining operational and ownership control.

Buyout
In select cases, we can facilitate the existing owner’s exit by purchasing majority control of the business.