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Top 25 Distressed equity firms based in Canada

Name: Distressed equity firms based in Canada
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 73 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 73 distressed equity firms headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 333 professional contacts across them, including 146 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers distressed equity firms headquartered in Canada, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

73Companies

333Contacts tracked

146Verified emails

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The 25 largest distressed equity firms based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 73 distressed equity firms based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to distressed equity firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Barrier Ridge Capital	Partial evidence	Etobicoke, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	22 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Barrier Ridge Capital (“BRC”) is a unique private equity firm with a different approach.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	BDG & Partners	Partial evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “BDG is a private equity firm that aims to create value by investing in great businesses, where our own capital, strategic insight, global relationships and operational experience…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Decisive Dividend Corporation	Indirect evidence	Kelowna, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	16 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Decisive Dividend is an acquisition-oriented company, focused on opportunities in manufacturing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Murchinson	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Murchinson is an investment firm that focuses on special situations around the globe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Catalyst Capital Group INC	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Catalyst Capital Group Inc.(“Catalyst” or the “Firm”) is a private equity investment firm founded in June 2002.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Idealist Capital	Partial evidence	Montréal, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Idealist Capital is a growth-oriented private equity firm committed to building a better future.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	Thornhill Capital	Indirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Thornhill investments est une société d’investissements spécialisée, offrant une gamme complète de solutions aux entreprises faisant face à des défis importants de gestion, de…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Windsor Private Capital	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Windsor has a breadth of experience in a wide range of industry sectors including real estate, financial services, technology, telecommunications, healthcare, consumer products…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Magnetic North Acquisition Corp	Indirect evidence	Calgary, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MAGNETIC NORTH BUILDS VALUE BY APPLYING CAPITAL AND MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE FROM INVESTMENT THROUGH MONETIZATION.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	The Rosseau Group	Indirect evidence	Toronto, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Rosseau Group (“TRG”) is a privately held investment firm based in Southern Ontario.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Kent Road Capital	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Formed by David Mansell, Steve Lawrynuik, and Ian Kessler, Kent Road Capital combines seasoned private equity experience with proven operational and business transformation…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Mccain Capital INC	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	FP Partners	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are experienced operators & capital providers serving the lower middle-market across North America, with a highly disciplined approach to deal selection and structuring.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Sinclair Range INC	Indirect evidence	Toronto, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sinclair Range actively partners with mid-market and smaller businesses to navigate pivotal transitions, offering expert refinancing, restructuring, turnaround solutions, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Corbell Private Capital	Indirect evidence	Hamilton, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Corbell Private Capital, we combine over 50 years of expertise in Mergers and Acquisitions, Portfolio Management, Operational Improvements, and Construction Industry Management.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Clarke INC	Indirect evidence	Halifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Clarke is an investment company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Mountwater Capital Group	Partial evidence	West Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Mountwater Capital is a Vancouver-based Private Equity Investment Firm that purchases Commercial Assets” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	First Tracks Capital INC	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “First Tracks Capital invests in small to medium-size enterprises (SMEs) who are at an inflection point, where capital is required to enhance operations and accelerate growth.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Rcmorris Capital	Indirect evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “RCM began in 2009, working on turnaround and restructuring mandates.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Archer Growth Partners	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Based in Toronto, Canada, Archer Growth Partners (AGP) is a privately-held, entrepreneurial investment company that seeks to acquire and manage small to medium-sized businesses in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Bellridge Capital	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bellridge Capital is an investment firm that specializes in providing growth and development capital to emerging small and mid cap public and private companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Alpha40 Capital	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Alpha 40 Capital is a growing private investment firm dedicated to acquiring and actively managing lower- to middle market businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Colonnade Investments	Partial evidence	Ottawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Colonnade Investments (CI) is a growth equity firm that works hand-in-hand with the management team of established companies to revitalize the business and accelerate its growth.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Blackpines Capital Partners	Indirect evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Mission of BlackPines Capital Partners is to help both owners and leaders of private and public companies materially improve the outcomes of their investments.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Obelysk INC	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Obelysk provides capital on an equity, debt or subordinated debt basis and oversees the strategic management of diversified businesses with an approach to growing and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: distressed equity firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names distressed equity firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of distressed equity firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name distressed equity firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Distressed equity firms based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

43.8%Verified-email coverage

4.6Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

52.1%Largest-city concentration · Toronto

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 73 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among distressed equity firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Canada whose own description of what they do matches “distressed equity firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names distressed equity firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among distressed equity firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Canada are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 146 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Distressed equity firms by metro

Distressed equity firms in Toronto38

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names distressed equity firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many distressed equity firms are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 73 distressed equity firms headquartered in Canada as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Barrier Ridge Capital, headquartered in Etobicoke, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most distressed equity firms?

Toronto leads with 38 headquartered companies, followed by Vancouver (8) and Calgary (4).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 146 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 73 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.