Private investment firm, Calgary
Capital for growth or an owner transition.
Growth capital, a partial sale, or a sale with management staying on to run the business — the choice is the owner’s. Corvian invests its own capital in established businesses in Western Canada, on terms agreed in writing before any capital is committed, including Corvian’s board or observer role.
Investment criteria
What we invest in.
If a business falls outside these criteria, we say so early, not after months of diligence.
Sectors
Industrials and manufacturing, energy services, business services, and real assets. We stay inside what we can assess ourselves.
Position
Anywhere from a minority stake to a majority, depending on how much the owners want to sell. We do not require control to invest.
Geography
Western Canada first — Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan — and occasionally elsewhere in North America.
Stage
Established businesses. We do not invest in early-stage or pre-revenue companies, or in distressed turnarounds.
Commitment size
No fixed minimum. Size is discussed case by case.
Capital
Our own capital, committed on written terms.
After investment
A board role. Management runs the business.
Situations
Situations we invest in.
Capital for a growth step
Owners who need capital for the next step and intend to keep control.
A partial sale
Owners who want to realise part of the value they have built without selling the whole business.
A majority sale, management staying
Owners ready to sell most of the business who want the current team to keep running it.
Co-investment
Operators and other investors investing alongside us in a single transaction.
Tell us about the business.
What it does, where it operates and what you need from an investor is enough to begin.
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