The firm
How we work
A privately held Calgary firm investing its own capital.
Corvian Capital Partners invests in established operating businesses, mainly in Western Canada. There are no outside fund investors and no fund term behind the firm.
At a glance
- Base
- Calgary, Alberta
- Ownership
- Privately held
- Capital
- The firm’s own
- Focus
- Operating businesses in Western Canada
- Position
- Minority or majority, as the owners choose
- After investing
- Board seat or observer role, as agreed
In practice
How the firm’s set-up shapes a partnership.
No fund term
Corvian does not manage a fund with a set end date, so a sale date is not built in when we invest. Timing is discussed with the owners.
What we look for
What we test before investing.
A business we can understand
If we cannot explain how it makes money in a paragraph, we pass.
A reason to be the owner
Something durable that is hard to copy: a market position, an asset, a relationship or specialised know-how.
People we want to back
Operators who are candid about what is not working as well as what is.
Terms that survive a bad year
Structures that do not depend on everything going right to leave both sides whole.