Greg Fedele
Founded SWFTCharge in 2016 and scaled from a single Ontario event into a North American live events operation. Built from the ground up managing every aspect firsthand — hiring, logistics, equipment deployment, budgeting, and cash flow. Wore every hat and worked relentlessly to build and scale from scratch.
- Vice President, Investment Banking in Toronto
- 6+ years M&A experience; Advised on ~C$9B in total transaction value across both sellside and buyside
Darryl Firsten
Founder of The Commencement Group 25+ years ago, now the largest provider of graduation flowers and retail offerings in North America with a presence at thousands of campuses annually. Real estate developer through IN8 Developments, Originate Developments and Sage Living.
- Has backed and closed 3 mid-market Canadian companies in 2025 alone; sectors ranging from manufacturing, business services and consumer.
The largest graduation retail services company in North America.
Real estate development firm; $1B worth of residential built.
Real estate development firm; $3B residential in development.
Purpose-driven property management managing 3,500+ units.
Portable phone charging and temporary lockers at live events.
Inspection, maintenance, repair and relining of domestic hot water storage tanks.
$1-5M+ in profits
Strong track record of profitable, durable cash flows with at least 15% margins.
Ontario, Canada
Businesses headquartered and operating anywhere in Ontario.
Simple & Essential
Business services, manufacturing, trades, rentals, waste/environmental, inspection & safety and more. Durable and easy to understand businesses.
Strong reputation, long operating history
Long-tenured businesses with loyal customers, strong reputation and a position in the market that took years to build and is hard to replicate.
Holding forever
We're not private equity. We buy businesses to hold, run, and grow forever — not to resell in 5-7 years. We are permanent capital focused on legacy and investing heavily in growth.
Closing certainty & flexible transition
We work with trusted legal and tax advisors we've used on deals before. We don't sweat the small stuff in diligence. We're flexible on transition, structure and process. We have the capital on hand to close.
Fair market value
We believe in buying great businesses at fair prices — we work with integrity and do what we say. We don't believe in grinding sellers down. We don't sweat small stuff. We have no return targets to meet.
The people & mission stay
We have deep respect for the people who built it. We're not looking to change what makes the business successful. No restructuring, no name changes. The strongest reason to sell to us is because we don't want to break what's been built.
Let's chat.
If you are a business owner thinking about what comes next, or an advisor working with one, we would love to hear from you. Every conversation is confidential.