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Lynx Founder and President, Brad Nathan, talks about everything from his brief career at Bagel World to a horrible interaction with Tommy Lasorda, transitioning his hobby from combat sport to piano, and ranking 478th on the Financial Post’s list of Canada’s largest 500 companies. Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Podcasts

“A well-known Austrian glued laminated timber manufacturer will renew its high-frequency presses – this time it’s our turn,” said Markus Hofmann, Obel-P‘s Sales Manager, at the wood fair in Klagenfurt. The system with a press length of up to 6.9m is said to be one of the most effective on the market, which is the […]

The firm adds to its collection of sign and print companies. Excellent Signs (London, ON, Canada) has been acquired by Lynx Equity Limited, a Toronto-based investment firm with a growing foothold in the sign and print industries. The full-service signmaker primarily serves the southwestern Ontario market and works with clients including Cadillac Fairview, TD Bank, […]

“To find [a good] person to run [a business],” began Brad, “that’s the magic sauce – in my opinion – that’s really what it comes down to.” We are so excited to share with you Brad Nathan’s guest appearance on The Private Equity Podcast. In this episode, Brad discusses common mistakes made in the private equity industry, […]

“My first deal was a fraud and I’ve never experienced people like that,” shared Brad. “I got my Harvard education during my first deal. Fast forward, we’re at 53 companies with over 60 deals because we’ve integrated some of them into others. If everything goes well by the end of the fiscal year, we’ll be […]

As a leader, my job comes down to one thing: choosing the right people for my private equity team, whether that be executives and front-line staff or our bankers, lawyers, accountants and investors. The interaction, trust and camaraderie of your teams can make or break your business. I’ve made hiring mistakes. Each and every time […]

The Herning-based machine manufacturer Obel-P Automation has come into new hands. On February 1, the Company, which specializes in automation equipment for the wood industry, was taken over by the Canadian capital fund Lynx Equity, and according to the new owner, it was not least the Herning team that made the deal interesting. “Obel-P’s management team, […]

Lynx equity, a Canadian company has acquired the Herning company, Obel-P Automation, which specializes in the production of automation equipment for the wood industry. This is stated by the parties in a press release. “Obel-P’s management team, led by Ivan Madsen, Markus Hofmann, and Michael Bonnichsen will continue to be the cornerstone of the Company […]

ALBERTA – Canadian wood product remanufacturer Yellowhead Wood Products has been acquired by Lynx Equity, a Toronto-based private equity firm.  “Using our experience from Winfield, Lynx’s only other wood re-manufacturing business, we had a good understanding of what makes these businesses successful,” Eric Persi, Lynx vice president of mergers and acquisitions. “YWP possesses many, if not […]

I worked for Floor Solutions in Portland, Ore., for eight years when, in 2014, our owner, Robb Siegenthaler decided to sell the business. Robb was a commercial flooring “lifer” and, after purchasing Floor Solutions from DuPont Industries in 2004, he had led the business to a strong market share position in the Portland market. With […]

(Excerpt translated from the original post) Lynx Equity Limited, based in Toronto, will buy ten smaller companies in the Nordic region. Initially, profitable cleaning company is purchased. Brad Nathan, who has a past at Rotchild and PriceWaterhouseCoopers, has flown the long way … Originally published in Danish, by Kasper Kronenberg, December 19, 2017.

It’s a funny thing to think you’re doing something totally clever and unique, and then run into someone who has been doing the exact same thing for almost 20 years except much, much better. You’d think that you’d feel threatened or maybe get this sense that you’re not doing enough, that you’re totally behind… but […]