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ABOUT GRAND RIVER EQUITY PARTNERS

Grand River Equity Partners was formed in Toronto, Canada to invest in high quality, North American founder-owned businesses.

 

We work hard to create a unique exit plan for you, preserving and building upon your company's great assets - it's people, culture and contributions to the community.

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Focus

We are searching for easy-to-understand businesses with the following characteristics:

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Business Characteristics

  • Based in North America

  • Sizable, growing & fragmented industry

  • Limited technology risk

  • Defensible market position

  • Recession resistant

Industries

  • Business services

  • Light manufacturing & distribution

  • Consulting & advisory services

  • Mission-critical consumer services

  • Financial services

Financial Profile

  • EBITDA of $1M-$10M

  • Margins >10%

  • Predictable revenues

  • Multiple, clear growth levers

  • Strong cash flow profile

Transaction Types

  • Owner-operator wanting succession

  • Partner(s) seeking exit 

  • Recapitalizations

  • Corporate carveouts

Our 
Team

Get to Know Our Founder

Grand River Equity Partners was started by Rishi Gupta, who has spent over 10 years in private equity investing and mergers & acquisitions advisory roles in the US and Canada, closing several transactions across different sectors and working closely with management teams as a trusted partner to drive growth.

 

Prior to forming Grand River Equity, Rishi was at ICONIQ Capital, a prominent multi-family office investment firm in San Francisco, as well as OTPP in Toronto, one of the world's largest pension plan investment managers. Rishi began his career as an Analyst in TD Investment Banking, working in both the Mergers & Acquisitions and Financial Institutions groups.

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Rishi graduated from the University of Waterloo with a dual Bachelor's of Mathematics & Statistics, minoring in Economics.

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