Ironbridge Equity Partners

Ironbridge Equity Partners is a Toronto-based private equity firm targeting the Canadian lower middle-market. It concentrates on manufacturing, distribution, consumer products and services, and business products and services, pursuing equity investments through buyouts, restructurings, owner-operator transitions, corporate carve-outs, turnarounds and growth financings. The firm typically seeks majority or controlling stakes, with minority opportunities in certain cases, and invests in mid-sized companies with EBITDA roughly CAD 3 million to CAD 15 million. It pursues investments of CAD 5 million to CAD 40 million of equity, in deals valued CAD 25 million to CAD 100 million, alongside limited partners, with planned exits in three to seven years. Ironbridge emphasizes active value creation, leveraging operating experience and its network to accelerate growth, while avoiding real estate, natural resources, fashion and technology sectors.