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April 21, 2017

Brexit uncertainty and the weak pound have created the “ideal time” to buy UK businesses according to Lynx Equity vice president Mathew Burpee. The firm has just made its second UK deal by backing specialist printer Label Express, two months after it picked up London-based kitchen and bathroom products warehousing and distribution business Signalhome. Lynx vice president Mathew Burpee said, “We believe the current risks and challenges in the UK market present an ideal time to be a buyer. “By using our US funds to buy in the UK we are taking advantage of the strong US dollar and historically weak UK pound, […]

April 13, 2017

Toronto, ON / London, UK – April 13, 2017 – Lynx Equity is excited to announce its second acquisition of 2017, Croydon, UK’s Label Express. For over thirty years, Label Express has been an industry-leading provider of express labeling services to a wide variety of underserved niche industries. The company’s strong customer service and sales team have driven consistent growth over the past several years. This, coupled with their highly process-oriented operations, including ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 accreditations and the British Retail Packing Accreditation, made them an ideal acquisition for Lynx Equity. “We can’t think of a better group with […]

February 1, 2017

Toronto, ON / London, UK – February 01, 2017 – Lynx Equity is excited to announce its expansion to Europe with the acquisition of London, UK’s Signalhome. For over fifteen years, Signalhome has provided warehousing and distribution for some of London’s premiere kitchen and bathroom product retailers including Nicholas Anthony & Bulthaup. The company has long-standing exclusive relationships with its top customers, boasting a record of never having lost an account to a competitor. This can be credited to its high level of personalized service and pricing structures catered to each client’s specific needs. These factors, combined with steady growth over […]

January 20, 2017

Anyone who follows the Canadian IPO market knows that 2016 was a complete write-off when it comes to private companies of any size or stature going public. Specialty women’s retailer Aritzia Inc. (TSX:ATZ) raised 86% of the $464 million investors forked over on the three IPOs listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange this past year. How bad was it? It was the worst result in the 19 years PwC Canada’s been keeping track of private companies going public. Canada Goose and Freshii are the best that we can do? I’d love to see these three IPOs in 2017, but something tells me I […]