We take a flexible approach to buying family owned, Canadian businesses
From a complete exit, to becoming partners, to teaming up with your employees to acquire your business, our approach is about finding what is best for you and for your company
We give Canadian business owners flexible exits
Sell it & enjoy retirement
We can give you a quick, straightforward exit all while making sure your legacy is in tact, your employees are taken care of and your business remains Canadian owned for generations to come.
Let us invest & become your partner
We can buy 50% or more of your business and let's work together to grow it. When it's time for you to exit, we can buy the rest or you can sell it down to your employees - you have control.
Help your employees become owners
We will partner with your key employees to buy the business from you. You get cash and your employees get to become owners. We love this model and have used it very succcessfully.
Companies
We've invested in or acquired 21 family-owned companies since 2016. We care less about what industry you are in, and more about what your story is. We look for businesses with a great team, an exceptional track record, and EBITDA of $0.5M to $5M per year.
About
We believe that the business built by Canadians should continue to be owned by Canadians for generations to come. That's why we are building Flexible to be a long-term home for the companies we acquire. Our mission is to recognized for transforming family-owned businesses into thriving enterprises by empowering employees, fostering sustainable growth, and creating enduring value for all stakeholders.
Our journey started more than 10 years ago, the story of Flexible is just beginning, and we have a very experienced team to help achieve our goal of building a long term-home for great Canadian companies.
Brent Diefenbacher, CEO
Brent has spent the last 20 years building, acquiring and operating companies in the education, automotive repair, industrial distribution, and commercial real estate market. Brent has Flexible raise $50M+ in debt/equity financing and has lead acquisitions of 19 companies. Today, Brent's focus in on working with business owners to transition their business to Flexible.
Matt Poontip, Chief Operating Officer
Matt is an expert in people and process management. Over the past eight years, he has successfully operated and led the onboarding of 16 companies across the auto repair, equipment rental, and industrial distribution sectors. His expertise in driving efficiency, streamlining operations, and fostering organizational growth has been instrumental in ensuring seamless transitions and sustained business success.
Seb Beard, Chief Financial Officer
Seb is a CPA,CA with a decade of experience in public accounting at Doane Grant Thornton LLP performing engagements for both publicly traded and private held entities. With a client base focused in the manufacturing, distribution and mining sectors. Seb started his career working in a finance role of a publicly traded company.
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