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Top 25 Sector-focused equity firms based in Canada

RevenueBase identified 406 company matches for sector-focused equity firms associated with Canada as of November 2026 and tracks 3,568 professional contacts across them, including 1,567 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for sector-focused equity firms associated with Canada, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed November 6, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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.

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3,568Contacts tracked
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The 25 largest sector-focused equity firms based in Canada

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 406 company matches for sector-focused equity firms based in Canada, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Nov 6, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
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1Exact matchBrossard, QC, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200373 contacts →

Exact match

“Novacap est un investisseur nord-américain d’envergure et l’une des sociétés d’investissement privé les plus expérimentées au Canada.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000347 contacts →

Exact match

“Since Dynamic was first founded as an independent investment club in 1957, we have maintained a single-minded dedication to investment excellence that lets nothing stand in the…”

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3Exact matchVancouver, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500286 contacts →

Exact match

“Haywood Securities is an investment firm that values its independence and its entrepreneurial spirit.”

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4Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200127 contacts →

Exact match

“Altas Partners is a North American private equity firm focused on selectively acquiring significant interests in high-quality, durable businesses with compelling growth potential.”

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5Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5097 contacts →

Exact match

“Birch Hill is a Canadian mid-market private equity firm with a long history of driving growth in our portfolio companies and delivering returns to our investors.”

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6Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20078 contacts →

Exact match

“Imperial Capital has been successfully building better businesses since 1989.”

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7Exact matchMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5076 contacts →

Exact match

“Claridge is a private investment firm headquartered in Montreal, Canada.”

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8Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20070 contacts →

Exact match

“TorQuest Partners is a Canadian-based manager of private equity funds with a proven track record in identifying and building value in a diversified portfolio of companies based…”

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9Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,00061 contacts →

Exact match

“Lynx Equity is a private equity firm that owns and operates fifty companies in various industries across North America, the United Kingdom, and Denmark.”

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10Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5059 contacts →

Exact match

“Clairvest, a leader in the Canadian private equity industry for more than 35 years, has approximately $4.3 billion of capital under management.”

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11Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5057 contacts →

Exact match

“Three partners launched our firm in 1980 to provide value-oriented portfolio management to organizations and high net worth individuals.”

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12Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5042 contacts →

Exact match

“Harlo Entertainment is a Toronto-based private equity firm with more than $250M assets under management.”

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13Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5040 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 1982, VRG Capital is a private equity firm backed by a select group of Canadian family offices.”

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14Exact matchBurlington, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5036 contacts →

Exact match

“Newlook Capital is a private equity firm that manages industry-specialized funds, each with its own focused, experienced, and aligned management, and a defined strategy.”

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15Exact matchMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5034 contacts →

Exact match

“MKB is a North American private investment firm that specializes in providing growth equity to companies driving innovation in the energy, transportation, built environment…”

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16Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5032 contacts →

Exact match

“Instar is a private equity firm that invests in scalable businesses providing essential products and solutions to communities across North America’s middle market.”

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17Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5029 contacts →

Exact match

“At Carina, we enable industrial SaaS companies in the Energy, Resources, Engineering & Environmental industries to grow and thrive by acquiring and equipping them with the capital…”

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18Exact matchEtobicoke, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1026 contacts →

Exact match

“Barrier Ridge Capital (“BRC”) is a unique private equity firm with a different approach.”

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19Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-50023 contacts →

Exact match

Recorded description not available.

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20Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5022 contacts →

Exact match

“Ironbridge is a Toronto-based private equity firm with more than $700 million of assets under management focused exclusively on investing in companies in the Canadian lower…”

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21Exact matchToronto, QC, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20021 contacts →

Exact match

“The principal company within the Kilmer Group is Kilmer Van Nostrand Co.”

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22Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5021 contacts →

Exact match

“Vertu Capital brings decades of global private equity experience to high potential Canadian technology businesses.”

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23Exact matchToronto, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5020 contacts →

Exact match

“Waterton Global Resource Management, Inc.(Waterton) is a leading private equity firm dedicated to developing high quality resource assets in stable jurisdictions.”

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24Exact matchMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5020 contacts →

Exact match

“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…”

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25Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5020 contacts →

Exact match

“Klass Capital is a growth equity firm investing in category-defining B2B technology companies.”

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Sector-focused equity firms based in Canada at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
43.9%Verified-email coverage
8.8Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
43.3%Largest-city concentration · Toronto
Nov 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
289
11-50
84
51-200
17
201-500
10
501-1,000
5
1,001-5,000
1

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 406 companies.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with Canada whose business descriptions match “sector-focused equity firms” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
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 displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 1,567 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. 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 November 6, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “sector-focused equity firms”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many sector-focused equity firms are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 406 company matches for sector-focused equity firms associated with Canada as of November 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Novacap tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most sector-focused equity firms?

Toronto leads with 176 company records, followed by Vancouver (60) and Montreal (38).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 1,567 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 406 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on November 6, 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 SmartSearch, 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.