Our Focus We are focused on scenarios where we can acquire either a majority interest or partner 50:50 with a business owner or Management team who has a long-term orientation towards a business. We invest based on business fundamentals and are long-term investors committed to helping management teams achieve success.
While every situation is unique, we focus on purchasing companies with these characteristics:
Committed and passionate management team and employees
An existing or developing competitive advantage
Identifiable, achievable operating improvement and growth opportunities
Solid long-term industry fundamentals
History of generating a return on shareholder equity and free cash flow
Size We are principally focused on purchasing businesses with annual Free Cash Flow between $1 Million and $5 Million.
Geography Alder Bay invests in private businesses that are headquartered in Western Canada.
Industries of interest Our investment focus includes, Building Product Distribution, Third Party logistics, and Agriculture.
Disclaimer: Alder Bay does not invest in pre-commercial technologies, resource extraction, or real estate.