CRSS

Empowering lives, building inclusive communities

Driven and passionate, Lisa Hooey took the helm at CRSS with grace and purpose, immediately pursuing a growth thesis to serve even more people in need.

 

Since 2012, CRSS provides housing and support services for intellectually and developmentally disabled adults living with complex special needs in Central East Ontario.

 

Location: Ontario, Canada

Partnered: 2024

Industry: Healthcare

Category: Search Fund Investments

Otonom Solution

A state-of-the-art simplified payment solution

Jerome immediately understood the importance of his role as CEO, embracing the sense of duty it comes with. His trustful partnership with the founders is a great starting point for Otonom’s next chapter.

 

Thousands of real estate professionals and investors use Otonom’s simplified payment solution to securely collect payments, transfer funds and manage their online payments.

 

Location: Montreal, Quebec

Partnered: 2023

Industry: Business Services

Category: Search Fund Investments

ezTaxReturn.com

Tax filing made fast and easy

We are delighted to partner with Sarah and Gideon as they leap into entrepreneurship and pursue an exciting growth plan at ezTR.

 

ezTR provides a DIY tax software solution for consumer tax returns. The software makes filing state and federal taxes as easy and stress-free as possible.

 

Location: New York

Partnered: 2022

Industry: Consumer Services

Category: Search Fund Investments

Aspire Home Health

Excellence in orthopedic home healthcare

Michael and Richard found a local market-leading PT & RT home health business for which the leadership challenges play well to their respective strengths.

 

Aspire Home Health Care is an orthopedic home health provider which delivers high quality post-operative rehabilitation treatment to patients in the greater Chicago area.

 

Location: Northern Illinois & Southern Wisconsin

Partnered: 2022

Industry: Healthcare

Category: Search Fund Investments

Octapus

An exciting “buy and build” story led by a promising entrepreneurial duo

Felipe and Pierre identified a white space and seized an opportunity to build a SMB-centric cloud offering in Latin America.

 

Octapus is a fast-growing private and public cloud Infrastructure as a Service company and the “seed” asset for Tara Capital’s cloud platform.

 

Location: Mexico City

Partnered: 2022

Industry: IT Services

Category: Search Fund Investments

GLP Canada

A focused HVAC

leader with a

commitment to service

With an exciting growth plan in place, the GLP management team welcomed incoming co-CEOs Phil and Cameron with open arms.

 

For over 65 years, GLP Canada has served as a leading HVAC equipment distributor focused on niche verticals in residential, commercial and industrial end markets.

 

Location: Oakville, ON & Calgary, AB

Partnered: 2022

Industry: Business Services

Category: Search Fund Investments

SafeLogic

The leader in FIPS

140 validated encryption

We were thrilled to back a disruptor in a niche sector, with high barriers to entry and a remarkable customer list.

 

SafeLogic is a trusted partner for blue chip customers who need to certify a minimum level of cryptography to deploy their applications in the U.S. federal government.

 

Location: Remote

Partnered: 2021

Industry: Software

Category: Search Fund Investments

JDI Cleaning

Quality is a way of

life for JDI

Snowdon enabled a private equity-minded operator in a franchise space where protocols and a growth playbook are highly effective.

 

JDI Cleaning Systems’ franchise partners have experience in providing customized cleaning, janitorial and disinfection solutions fit for commercial business environments.

 

Location: Burlington, Ontario

Partnered: 2022

Industry: Business Services

Category: Search Fund Investments

J Tortorella Pools

Helping to create quality

environments is what we do best

In a unique turn of events, Snowdon enthusiastically backed both incoming operators of this crown jewel asset.

 

J Tortorella Pools is recognized as the leading designer and builder of high-end custom gunite pools in New York and ranks among the top 50 nationwide.

 

Location: Long Island, New York

Partnered: 2021

Industry: Consumer Services

Category: Search Fund Investments

Bullet trade

Superior workmanship

Snowdon partnered with incoming CEO Scott Nishi to infuse fresh leadership and processes into an already established industry leader.

 

Bullet is a reliable company offering certified skilled trades people with a broad range of capabilities, and serving large scale manufacturing clients with demanding environments.

 

Location: Guelph, Ontario

Partnered: 2020

Industry: Industrial Services

Strategy: Search Fund Investments