Who are we?Export Development Canada is Canada's export credit agency. Our job is to support and develop Canada's export trade by helping Canadian companies respond to international business opportunities. We are a self-financing, Crown corporation that operates at arm's length from the Government. EDC Investments is an evergreen investment group with approximately $2 billion in committed and invested capital that invests independently or in partnership with other investors under standard industry terms, conditions and return expectations. By taking minority equity positions in Canadian SMEs…
Ellsworth Partners, LLC ("EP") is a private equity group run by operators/entrepreneurs who seek to invest in and build leading companies for long-term value. As management partners, we focus on competitive advantage development, operational efficiency creation, and long-term corporate development in a stakeholder-friendly environment while driving growth and profitability. Our philosophy is to build great companies by partnering with management and investing to solve problems and to pro-actively create/execute on market opportunities. EP has a proven record of building good companies that…
RuralWorks Partners believes businesses should benefit the communities in which they operate, both locally and globally. Our strategy builds local community wealth and economic resilience by supporting the creation of quality jobs and broad employee ownership, while our investments in sustainable and regenerative food and agriculture and the circular economy help the planet and our global community.
Federal City Capital Partners is an operating sponsor dedicated to innovative control-only value investing in the smaller end of the middle market. We target businesses with annual revenues between $20 and $50 million that require capital to improve liquidity, drive operational improvement or lead a financial restructuring. Federal City Capital Partners acquires companies through complex transactions, including corporate divestitures, failed auctions, and the purchase of family-owned businesses. We provide our portfolio companies with the financial, strategic and operational resources needed…
ARC Industries, Inc.(”ARC”), founded in 1999 is a family office in Charlotte, NC specializing in succession planning transactions with companies valued between $1m and $10m. We have completed 19 acquisitions. Typically, companies are owner / operated. We will then choose an operating partner (either new to the company or from within existing management) who will become the daily manager (President) and will oversee all aspects of the business. The new President will have significant ownership and will have demonstrated a desire to own the company for years to come.
