Building enduring Canadian businesses.

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Learn about ECP and invest in established Canadian businesses.

01About ECP

Building enduring Canadian businesses.

We work alongside management to strengthen operations, develop teams and make sound capital decisions to build lasting value for investors.

We build relationships with private investors, family offices, and investment funds to partner with for future acquisitions.

Meet the ECP team

Our values

1. Stewardship
We take care of the capital, people and reputation entrusted to us.
2. Respect
We treat people with respect and conduct ourselves professionally, especially under pressure.
3. Gets It Right
We question assumptions, pay attention to the details and bring rigour to consequential decisions.
4. Owns It
We follow through on commitments and take responsibility for our decisions and actions.
5. Says It Straight
We communicate candidly and address difficult issues directly.

02Investment approach

How we assess businesses and allocate capital.

We look for businesses with established demand, dependable earnings and the ability to generate cash after funding day-to-day operations. We seek to understand why customers buy, what supports profitability and which risks could weaken cash generation.

Cash generation creates choices: reinvest in the business, reduce debt or distribute cash to investors. We weigh those choices against the business’s needs, with the aim of building value over time.

03Active ownership

Value creation,
put into practice.

We work alongside management to identify the priorities that matter most and carry them through. We contribute commercial, operational and financial experience, help strengthen systems and processes, and stay involved in implementation.

Our role is shaped by the business. We assess each improvement and reinvestment against its cost, cash requirements and potential return.

Five areas of value creation.

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Commercial growth

Build growth worth having.

We work with management to turn commercial priorities into the pricing, sales disciplines and customer decisions that support profitable growth.

In practice

  • Test pricing, discounts and product mix against gross profit.
  • Strengthen pipeline reviews and sales follow-through.
  • Evaluate channels and markets against capacity and economics.

KPIs

Customer retention, sales conversion and gross profit.

Operational improvement

Make the operation work better.

We work with the people closest to production and delivery to identify bottlenecks and implement changes to improve workflows.

In practice

  • Process mapping to improve scheduling, workflow and use of capacity.
  • Address procurement, quality and delivery constraints.
  • Work through output per labour hour, quality and unit costs.

KPIs

On-time delivery, throughput, rework and unit costs.

Financial clarity & capital discipline

Put the numbers to work.

We work with management on cash forecasts, profitability and capital decisions, linking operating performance to cash generation and the use of capital.

In practice

  • Build cash flow forecasts and variance analysis.
  • Make product and customer economics visible.
  • Evaluate working capital, capital spending and debt against the cash the business can generate.

KPIs

Free cash flow, EBITDA improvements and returns on capital.

Leadership & organization

Give good people the means to deliver.

We work alongside leaders to turn priorities into clear responsibilities, a practical management rhythm and follow-through across the business.

In practice

  • Clarify roles, decision rights and capability gaps.
  • Put priorities, owners and next actions into regular reviews and meeting cadences.
  • Develop the team and reduce dependence on key individuals.

KPIs

Priorities completed on time, employee retention and scorecard metrics.

Technology, data & AI

Make better ways of working stick.

We start with a business problem, build and test a practical solution, then work through the data, process and adoption needed to make it useful.

In practice

  • Connect reporting to the decisions people need to make.
  • Scope and test automation or AI in specific workflows.
  • Build in data quality, security and team adoption.

KPIs

Revenue per employee, time saved and fewer errors.

04The investor relationship

Investing with ECP.

Build a relationship.

We look for capital partners who share our focus on sound businesses, practical improvements and candid communication.

Understand the investment.

We want our capital partners to understand the business, our ownership plan and how operating improvements could strengthen cash generation and support returns.

Start a conversation.

Tell us about your investment interests and the types of businesses you consider. Our team will follow up to discuss how ECP might fit your allocation strategy.