KingsPeak Partners · Est. 2018 · Toronto
75+ years combined · Flexible time horizon
— KingsPeak Partners · Toronto

The Right Partner for Your Business.

We invest in and develop market-leading small to mid-sized Canadian businesses — with our own capital, and a flexible time horizon.

Toronto, Ontario
A long-term ownership horizon for Canadian founders
75+ years combined experience
— Combined experience
75+
Years operating & investing
— Owner earnings
$2–10M
Annual target band
— Partners
03
Senior, reachable, accountable
— Hold horizon
Flexible, intentionally undefined
— 01 / Approach

A tailored succession.

We provide a tailored succession approach for sellers who care deeply about their legacy. Constructive, growth-minded partners — not financial engineers.

— 02 / Posture

We invest our own money.

KingsPeak is not a fund. The capital on the cheque is the capital we have committed personally — with a flexible time horizon.

— 03 / Partnership

You stay invested with us.

We partner with owners who want to remain active as an executive or advisor and stay invested alongside us. The brand on the door does not change.

02 — Our value proposition

A long-term ownership horizon, and a unique value proposition for business owners.

— 01

Experienced.

Over 75 years of combined operating and investing experience. We bring relevant judgement to every situation we step into.

— 02

Committed.

We invest our own money, on a flexible time horizon. No fund clock, no carry, no obligation to ever sell.

— 03

Nimble.

We are our own bosses, so we can move quickly. A handshake to a closed transaction in a known number of weeks.

— 04

Values-driven.

We treat others the way we want to be treated. Lasting success is rooted in integrity, humility, hard work, perseverance.

Our posture, in one sentence
Lasting success is rooted in integrity, humility, hard work, and perseverance — in our partners, in the businesses we acquire, and in ourselves.
KingsPeak Partners · Toronto, Ontario
— A flexible time horizon
Years, intentionally undefined.

A traditional fund must return capital on a fixed timeline. We do not.

That timeline forces sales — sometimes good ones, often the wrong ones. KingsPeak operates on its own balance sheet. The question we ask is not when do we sell, but is this still a business worth running well.

For a founder selling the company they spent a career building, that distinction is the entire conversation.

04 — Our focus

We invest in Canadian businesses with three profiles aligned.

— 01
Financial profile
  • Owner earnings between $2M and $10MAnnual
  • Consistent financial performanceThrough cycles
  • Modest capital investment requirementsOperating margin focus
— 02
Business profile
  • Differentiated product or serviceDefensible position
  • Stable, diversified customer baseNo concentration risk
  • Tangible opportunities for growthOrganic or strategic
— 03
Seller profile
  • Cares about their choice of partnerBeyond price
  • Wants to play a role going forwardExecutive or advisor
  • Has developed a capable management teamSuccession-ready
05 — Partnership process

From the first conversation to the long partnership that follows.

— 01

Introduction

A confidential conversation. We meet, we listen. NDA signed in days, not weeks.

— 02

Diligence

Short, respectful, on a known timeline. We move when we move; no fishing trips.

— 03

Close

Our own capital. Rollover available. Management retained. Terms shaped to the founder.

— 04

Partnership

You keep operating the business. We bring governance, finance, and a Saturday phone number.

06 — The partners

Three partners. Senior, accountable, reachable.

Each of us has built businesses, advised on transactions, and invested personally in the kind of company KingsPeak now acquires.

John Billowits
Partner
Toronto · +1 416 471 4169

Operational experience and investment acumen across a decades-spanning career in management consulting and executive finance. Most recently CEO of a leading Canadian software company.

john@kingspeakpartners.com
Mike Mazan
Partner
Toronto · +1 416 953 8987

Nearly 30 years of management consulting, investment banking, and principal investing. Spent close to 20 years at one of Canada’s leading private equity partnerships.

mike@kingspeakpartners.com
Simon Parmar
Partner
Toronto · +1 416 457 2545

Over 20 years in professional services and executive roles. Past 15 years as President and CFO in growth-oriented companies generating 2x–6x returns.

simon@kingspeakpartners.com
— Reach out

Please reach out to us to discuss partnership opportunities.

Every conversation is confidential. Reach any partner directly — we answer our own phones.

— John Billowits, Partner
john@kingspeakpartners.com
+1 416 471 4169
— Mike Mazan, Partner
mike@kingspeakpartners.com
+1 416 953 8987
— Simon Parmar, Partner
simon@kingspeakpartners.com
+1 416 457 2545
— General enquiries
info@kingspeakpartners.com
Toronto, Ontario
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