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Strong Foundation
Established businesses with real customers, durable demand, and an operating base we can build upon.
Capital · Experience · Alignment
We invest in businesses worth building on.
North Point Capital partners with established businesses and ambitious owners through meaningful ownership, patient capital, and active strategic involvement. We invest where our experience can be as valuable as our capital.
Patient CapitalBuilt around long-term enterprise value.
Meaningful OwnershipAlignment that goes beyond an advisory mandate.
Active PartnershipExperienced operators working alongside ownership.
Our Approach
Capital with operating experience behind it.
North Point Capital is not a traditional private equity fund. We make selective investments in businesses where we believe a combination of capital, strategic leadership, financial discipline, and commercial execution can materially improve the company’s long-term value.
We look for opportunities where owners want more than a cheque. Our best partnerships are built with capable people who care deeply about what they have created and want an experienced partner beside them for the next stage.
Investment Thesis
We invest where alignment and execution can change the trajectory.
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Clear Potential
Businesses with identifiable opportunities to improve margins, professionalize operations, expand commercially, or scale.
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Aligned People
Owners and leadership teams who value transparency, disciplined decision-making, and shared accountability.
What We Look For
Selective by design.
We do not pursue volume. We focus on a small number of situations where there is strong strategic fit and a clear opportunity to create value together.
Businesses that interest us
- Established operating companies with demonstrated revenue
- Founder-led or privately held businesses entering a new stage
- Companies with untapped growth, operational, or strategic potential
- Businesses where professionalization can unlock enterprise value
- Situations where our leadership experience is directly relevant
Partnerships that fit us
- Meaningful minority or substantial ownership positions
- Long-term orientation rather than a short exit timetable
- Active executive, strategic, or board-level involvement
- Clear governance, candid communication, and aligned incentives
- A shared ambition to build a stronger, more valuable company
How We Partner
Ownership with responsibility.
Every transaction is different. Our role is shaped around the business, the owners, and where we can contribute most effectively.
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Understand
We learn the economics, leadership model, growth opportunity, and risks before discussing structure.
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Align
We establish expectations around ownership, governance, roles, capital, and the long-term vision.
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Invest
We structure a meaningful position that aligns our incentives with the company and its existing owners.
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Build
We stay involved—bringing financial, strategic, operating, and commercial experience to the table.
Our Portfolio
Businesses we are building alongside.
We invest selectively and with the intention of being useful owners. Our portfolio reflects our commitment to building lasting partnerships and creating long-term value.
Active
Hanover Learning
Education & Professional Development
Hanover Learning provides sales, management and customer service training designed to help organizations develop their people and improve business performance.
North Point Capital is supporting Hanover's next stage of growth through strategic leadership, financial oversight and the development of a global growth partner network.
Future Partnership
Selective Growth
We intend to build a focused portfolio of businesses where our capital and operating experience can make a meaningful difference.
Future Partnership
Long-Term Ownership
Our portfolio will reflect our preference for aligned owners, durable businesses, and long-term value creation.
Our Team
Operators first. Investors second.
North Point Capital is led by experienced operators who bring complementary financial, strategic, commercial, and leadership expertise to every partnership.
Stephen Brennan
Partner | Co-Founder · Strategy & Growth
Our leadership and growth practice supports owners and executive teams with strategic direction, organizational alignment, commercial development, and disciplined execution.
Stephan Mattalo, CPA, CA
Partner | Co-Founder · Finance & Operations
Stephan is a CPA, CA with experience across financial leadership, operational improvement, strategic planning, and business transformation. He helps organizations turn complex information into clear, actionable direction.
Our Philosophy
“The right capital partner should help make the business better—not simply own a piece of it.”
We believe ownership should create alignment, and alignment should create action. Our objective is to help build stronger businesses that become more disciplined, more scalable, and more valuable over time.
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Built for the right fit, not every deal.
If you own or lead an established business and are considering a strategic investment partner, tell us what you are building and where you see the opportunity ahead.
Toronto, Ontario
Investing in select opportunities across Canada