Access to the right equity investors can be the catalyst your business needs to scale efficiently and unlock its full potential. Our Growth Equity Partners service goes beyond capital investment—we work closely with leadership teams to position businesses for long-term success. By combining strategic expertise with investor-backed funding, we ensure companies are prepared for sustainable expansion and increased market value.
Accelerating Your Business Trajectory:
Our Three-Step Growth Process
Equity Investment & Comprehensive Evaluation
We assess businesses for growth potential by analyzing financial health, market positioning, and scalability. Through our network of qualified investors, we secure equity partnerships that align with your company’s long-term objectives, providing the capital and strategic foundation needed to accelerate expansion.
Collaborative Strategy Development
As an investment partner for both investors and companies, we manage the qualification process to match businesses with the right equity partners. Once investment is secured, we work alongside leadership teams to develop targeted growth strategies, optimize operations, and identify new opportunities that enhance business value.
Execution & Growth Enablement
With a clear strategy in place, we provide hands-on support to implement growth initiatives, whether through scaling operations or market expansion. Our advisory role ensures ongoing guidance, helping businesses maintain momentum and achieve sustainable, long-term growth.
Coaching & Advisory Services
Strong leadership drives business success. Our coaching and advisory services, delivered through Commit 2 Growth, empower business owners and leadership teams with the strategies and tools they need to scale effectively. Through interactive learning and structured coaching, we help leaders refine their approach, align their teams, and position their businesses for sustained profitability and growth.
Grow
12-Week Intensive
Virtual Training Program
Designed for CEOs and their leadership teams, this program equips participants with essential tools from Gazelle’s Scaling Up system and Metronomics Growth framework. Limited to 10 companies per cohort.
SCALE
12-MONTH Intensive
GROWTH & SUCCESSION Program
Led by some of the world’s top Scaling Up coaches, this 12-month intensive program provides business leaders with proven management tools, expert guidance, and peer accountability to drive smart, accelerated growth.
Meet Our Experts
TIM FAWCETT
Founding
Partner
Tim Fawcett
CEPA, CMEA, BCA
Tim Fawcett brings four decades of hands-on business experience to every client relationship. As former president and CFO of a group of third-generation family enterprises, and now founder of a second-generation M&A firm, he understands firsthand the complexities of business evolution and succession.
Over four decades, Tim has built, managed, and transformed businesses across manufacturing, professional services, transportation, forestry, and retail sectors. This hands-on experience helps him guide owners through critical decisions while maintaining focus on their unique goals and values.
Having guided over 2,000 business owners through critical decisions, Tim knows that successful transitions require more than financial expertise – they demand genuine understanding of an owner’s vision for their legacy.
Today, Tim partners with owners to:
- Maximize enterprise value
- Implement sustainable growth strategies
- Protect employee interests
- Create clear transition paths
Known for his integrity, market knowledge, and genuine commitment to client success, Tim’s straightforward approach and focus on building relationships that reward has made him a trusted advisor to business owners across Canada and the United States.
LAUREN FAWCETT
Change management,
Partner
Lauren Fawcett
CEPA
Lauren brings a unique blend of analytical expertise and human insight to the M&A process. Coming from a multi-generational family business background, she brings firsthand insight into the nuances and emotional dynamics of business transitions.
Drawing from 13 years of experience in banking compliance, stakeholder advocacy, and non-profit leadership, Lauren offers a unique approach that combines financial investigative expertise with natural relationship-building capabilities. She has developed proven skills in managing diverse stakeholder interests, fostering government partnerships, and strengthening community-driven initiatives. This distinctive blend of experience allows her to effectively navigate both the technical and interpersonal complexities of business transitions.
Today, she partners with business owners to navigate transition periods, bringing particular expertise in:
- Strategic stakeholder engagement
- Complex relationship management
- Employee and community impact considerations
- Change management
Lauren is dedicated to guiding business owners through leadership succession with a focus on legacy, stakeholder trust, and long-term impact on employees, customers and community partners.
Don Haché
Senior Strategist,
Partner
Don Haché
With more than three decades of unparalleled experience in transforming businesses, Don specializes in driving exponential growth for CEOs and leadership teams. Leveraging proven strategies for scaling and exit succession success, he focuses on maximizing enterprise value and guiding organizations to navigate the complexities of M&A and exit readiness with confidence.
Don’s approach focuses on scaling high-growth ventures, fostering cohesive leadership teams, and ensuring seamless transitions for CEOs and business owners. Through tailored strategies, he’s helped clients increase company valuations by up to 100% within two years.
Beyond the boardroom, his personal journey has instilled in him the importance of resilience and strategic foresight.
ACCELERATE YOUR GROWTH JOURNEY.
Connect with us to explore how equity investment and strategic guidance can unlock your company’s full potential.
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