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September 17, 2015

Lynx Equity Limited ranks No. 50 on the 2015 PROFIT 500 – PROFIT magazine unveils 27th annual list of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies – Toronto (September 17, 2015) Canadian Business and PROFIT today ranked Lynx Equity Limited No. 50 on the 27th annual PROFIT 500, the definitive ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies. Published in the October issue of Canadian Business and at PROFITguide.com, the PROFIT 500 ranks Canadian businesses by their five-year revenue growth. Lynx Equity made the 2015 PROFIT 500 list with five-year revenue growth of 1413% completing the year with sales of $165 million. Lynx has continued its growth and has a current revenue run-rate of […]

August 6, 2015

Succession Capital is adding another link to portfolio company Left Hand Studios LLC. Left Hand Studios, which does business as Sienna Sky Jewelry, acquired Lemon Tree Jewelry, a maker of eclectic earrings and necklaces. This is the first add-on acquisition for Sienna Sky since it was acquired by Succession, the subsidiary of Canadian firm Lynx Equity , in 2014. “It’s a very unique design,” said Mathew Burpee, a Lynx Capital vice president responsible for sourcing and making acquisitions in Western Canada and the Northwest U.S. “There’s not a lot of other jewelry companies like this out there.” “The overall jewelry industry is […]

August 6, 2015

San Diego, CA / Longmont, CO – August 6, 2015 – Sienna Sky Jewelry is pleased to announce the acquisition of Lemon Tree Jewelry, a local manufacturer and distributer of fashion jewelry. The company offers an eclectic mix of over two hundred earring and necklace designs, all proudly handcrafted in Longmont, Colorado and distributed throughout the United States. Lemon Tree is a synergistic acquisition for Sienna Sky as the two companies share similar sales channels, suppliers, and design esthetic. Lemon Tree will be integrated into the operations of Sienna Sky while staying as a unique product line, with ongoing design […]

August 5, 2015

Private equity firms are getting priced out of deals in many industries because strategics have plenty of currency­­­­ be it cash or stock­­­­at their disposal. But the trickle­down effect of this bodes well for small companies, such as landscaping businesses.Mathew Burpee, a vice president with Toronto private equity firm Lynx Equity Ltd., refers to financial sponsor deals involving companies with less than $2 million in Ebitda as “micro PE,” and said what’s going on in the landscaping and lawn care industry illustrates it in practice.Burpee worked on a deal involving a Lynx subsidiary, Succession Capital Inc., which made its first […]