Beacon Mergers & Acquisitions

01/31/2022

Are you contemplating selling your small or mid-sized business? No matter where you are in the decision-making process, here are a few ways to help you prepare for the sale and avoid mistakes 👇🏼

✅ Get organized: Selling a business is a serious undertaking that requires getting organized with your business's financial records (tax returns, financial statements) and overall structure. For example, are there any changes you can make to make your business more appealing to buyers?

✅ Valuation: The next step is to determine the value of your business. An independent valuation goes a long way in adding credibility to your asking price. Additionally, it can help boost your negotiation power with potential buyers.

✅ Find the right M&A advisors: In some situations, using an M&A advisor may not be necessary (i.e., you are selling to a trusted family member). In many cases, using an advisor can help save you time, keep the sale private and negotiate the best deal.

11/11/2021

The Beacon M&A team provides insights in to tax planning strategies for Canadian small business owners.

In this post we discuss:

- Transferring property to a Canadian corporation tax-efficiently through a section 85 rollover

- Freezing the value of your business in preparation for transfer to the next generation of owners

Click here for more information: https://bit.ly/3C415gl

Explaining Canadian tax schemes of the Section 85 Rollover and the Section 86 Estate Freeze for business owners in Toronto, Ontario.

11/04/2021

Check out our most recent transaction🎈

Beacon is pleased to announce the completion of another successful M&A mandate with the sale of an Application and Add-on Software Developer to a strategic acquirer. Beacon acted as the exclusive sell-side M&A advisor, assisting throughout the transaction process.

As a result of the team’s dedication and hard work, Beacon was able to structure a deal that was in line with management’s exit plans. The transaction was finalized in late October 2021 as a share sale

Click here for more information: https://www.beaconadvisors.com/beacon-completes-sale-of-application-and-add-on-software-developer-vendor/

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, November 1, 2021 – Beacon is pleased to announce the completion of another successful M&A mandate with the sale of an Application and Add-on Software Developer to a strategic acquirer. Beacon acted as the exclusive sell-side M&A advisor, assisting throughout the transacti...

11/01/2021

Business for sale 🚩

This is an opportunity to acquire a leading automotive tooling supplier with in-house custom design and precision manufacturing capabilities. The company specializes in creating advanced and robust tooling for the latest advanced metals and complex shapes for global automotive manufacturers. The company’s proprietary network of overseas partners offers a competitive cost advantage that is combined with quick delivery times.

Click here for more information: https://www.beaconadvisors.com/listing/custom-design-tool-die-automotive-manufacturer/

10/26/2021

Funding Toronto startups has broken records every quarter this year. Quarter 3 shows $1.6 billion raised over 53 deals! This brings a total funding for startups to $4.1 billion for 2021, 281% higher than 2020.

With data provided by Hockeystick and briefed.in indicating an 12% increase this quarter, many startups are seeing Toronto as the place to seek venture capital funding, moving away from New York and the Bay Area

Click here for more information: http://ow.ly/mbZE50GxRfy

10/22/2021

Toronto-based data analytics software and service firm NowVertical signs deal to acquire all shares of Affinio, aiming to expand into enterprise marketing.

Affinio’s audience insights and analytics will add value to NowVertical’s business clients by helping them better understand, manage, and utilize data. This merger is part of NowVertical’s plan to expand into more industry verticals

Click here for more information: https://betakit.com/affinio-to-be-acquired-by-nowvertical-group-for-9-million-cad/

10/15/2021

freshii targets 60% stake in NaturaMarket.ca to take advantage of synergies that exist between the two firms. Natura’s sales data will provide Freshii with early insights in to future food and beverage trends. Freshii, who operates in the restaurant and consumer-packaged goods space, says the acquisition will support the company’s mission of opening up access to healthy products. Natura Market and Freshii will continue to operate separately.

Click here for more information: https://betakit.com/freshii-inks-deal-to-acquire-natura-market/

10/01/2021

Business for sale 🚩

Established in 1994, the business provides electrical contracting services related to controls, mechanical wiring, electric vehicle, and energy storage systems. The company has capabilities to handle large scale commercial projects and has built a niche in controls/mechanical wiring and the green energy sector.

For more information or to sign the NDA: http://ow.ly/C1CJ50GkniY

09/28/2021

Healthtech startup WELL Health Technologies Corp, based out of Vancouver, acquires Aware MD for their medical recordkeeping platform. The partnership advances report and workflow management for those in the medical field and improve patient engagement.

Well Health is recognized in the industry as being a leading multi-disciplinary telehealth service provider integrates with Aware MD’s Cerebrum platform, which provides electronic medical recordkeeping.

Click here for more information: https://bit.ly/3CLxXuW

WELL Health is set to acquire North York-based Aware MD, a healthtech startup that provides EMR services and workflow automation tools for cardiologists.