Building Success
Upon Success
M&A advisors serving Ontario’s business owners
for over 25 years.
You’ve Built Your Business,
Now Secure Your Legacy
Considering selling your business?
What’s your vision of exit success? Beyond the numbers, what else completes the picture?
Taking care of your people? Navigating the transition? Protecting the wealth you have created?
However you see success, we’ll help you realize it on your terms by finding the right buyer for you. It’s what we do.
Our Framework
for Your Success
Solving Problems and Providing Perspective
We are experienced M&A advisors providing a high level of service to our clients. We work closely with you and your team to ensure that both you and the buyer are able to overcome the inevitable hurdles required to close the deal.
This can involve a range of roles including mediator, educator, problem solver and unbiased advisor. We ensure that you have the right information to make the right decision for you and your family.
"Added tremendous value"
– Pat T.
“The team at Norton McMullen added tremendous value in selling our family business and the buildings we operated from, by finding and working with a large Canadian family office. While COVID delayed the deal closing, NMCF worked tirelessly with our buyer and helped the deal cross the finish line.”
Facilitating In-Depth Due Diligence
We dig deep to understand what makes your business successful so we can help buyers better see the value beyond the numbers. We prepare comprehensive documents and financial models that support the sales process and communicate the value drivers of your business. This enables buyers, lenders and investors to analyze your information faster and with greater confidence.
"Great listeners and advisors"
– Virginia J.
“Norton McMullen folks were great listeners and advisors in handling the sale of our family business. We were referred to them by a large Canadian bank and they supported us through every step in the successful sale process. Thank you, Tom and Paul!”
Working with Transparency and Candour
One of the reasons for our high success rate is our ability to openly communicate with clients. This invites trust and builds relationships with buyers and sellers alike. We ensure that the clients we work with are well informed and can openly share their concerns and desires with us.
Our fees are success-based, ensuring that all our efforts are aligned with the best interests of our clients.
"They handled the sale confidentially"
– Gerry L.
“The guys at Norton were great in helping me sell my business, they developed a strong relationship with a competitor of mine and handled the sale confidentially ensuring that my suppliers and customers were not aware of any transition until I made the announcement after closing the deal.”
Spanning Industries
Across Ontario
Our disciplined process achieves results across multiple sectors
Our disciplined process brings clarity to sellers, buyers and lenders. We work with owner-operators of profitable businesses generating $1-5 million in annual profit.
We work with all kinds of traditional supply chain and manufacturing businesses. Here are some of the sectors we have served in the past:
Metal fabrication and machining
Staffing & Training Businesses
Professional Services
Supply Chain Businesses (B2B)
Print & Packaging
Building Material Distributors
Logistics & transportation
Light & Heavy Manufacturing
Food Manufacturing & Services
Construction, HVAC, Plumbing and Electrical
Specialized Industrial Services
Why Do We Love
Serving Our Clients?
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"We love applying a lifetime of experience in helping our clients define and achieve a successful sale of their business”.
Paul Simpson
Managing Director
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"We love unlocking the wealth created by the hard work of business owners, helping them with the most important sale of their life”.
Tom Schmidt
Managing Director
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"We love being trusted advisors for business owners, ensuring that prospective buyers see the full potential of their businesses."
Robert Bezede
Director
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“We love facilitating transactions that maximize the value of a business owners life’s work by leveraging our team’s combined expertise.”
Tom Norwell
Director