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Birch Hill Equity Partners Management

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Canadian mid-market private equity firm based in Toronto. Focused on acquiring and taking companies private or investing in platform businesses to drive growth in portfolio companies.

Focus Areas
Private equity, Mid-market buyouts, Growth investing

Tracked deals

4

4 tracked deals across 2020-2026.

Recent pace

3

3 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

2 buyout · 2 growth capital

Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 2 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 2 years for Birch Hill Equity Partners Management. 1 2020 ~4 est. 3 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc.
    Target
    Pason Systems Inc.
    Industry
    Data & Analytics
    Location
    Alberta, Canada

    Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc., on behalf of its funds, acquired 7,412,575 common shares of Pason Systems Inc. via a block trade on August 27, 2026. The purchase price was $14.00 per share for an aggregate value of about $103.8 million, increasing Birch Hill’s stake from approximately 9.11% to 18.66%.

  • Buyer
    Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc.
    Target
    Velan Inc.
    Seller
    Velan Holding Co. Ltd., Two other entities associated with shareholders of Velan Holding
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Location
    Quebec, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    Velan Inc. announced the closing of the sale of its controlling shareholder’s interest in Velan Holding Co. Ltd. to funds managed by Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc. Birch Hill acquired about 72.1% of Velan’s outstanding shares (91.9% of voting rights) for aggregate gross proceeds of C$203.9 million to Velan Holding and related shareholder entities.

  • Buyer
    Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc., Gestion Claude Bigras Inc.
    Target
    GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc.
    Location
    Quebec, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc. and Gestion Claude Bigras Inc. completed a previously announced take-private plan of arrangement for GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc. GDI’s minority shareholders received C$36.60 in cash per subordinate voting share, and the company became a wholly owned private subsidiary of the purchaser group.

  • Buyer
    Birch Hill Equity Partners
    Target
    Yorkville Education Company, Yorkville University, Toronto Film School
    Industry
    Education
    Location
    Canada

    Birch Hill Equity Partners, a Toronto-based private equity firm, made an investment in Yorkville Education Company (the parent of Yorkville University and Toronto Film School). Origin Merchant Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to Yorkville on the transaction, which provides growth capital to support expansion of Yorkville's post‑secondary and vocational education offerings across Canada.

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