Michael Grabenstein

Signal Hill Equity Partners

Signal Hill Equity Partners is a Toronto-based private equity firm managed by experienced investors and business operators, focusing on Canadian mid-market companies. With over $300 million of committed capital raised, we build exceptional companies by investing and managing for the long term. We invest in companies that dominate a niche, and work with them to drive growth and operational improvements. Our team of professionals has completed over 100 transactions in their 50 years of collective experience investing, building and growing private companies. Our operational capabilities provide a valuable resource to business owners looking for a partner for growth. With five full-time engineers, the Signal Hill Operational Improvement Team can significantly reduce both the transition time and burden for owner-operators looking to retire and exit their businesses. We target traditional businesses across five key verticals: business & consumer services, specialty manufacturing, building products, food and consumer products, and resource services. Signal Hill takes its name from the renowned Canadian historical site which has served as an important communication link and place of innovation. For centuries, its strategic location overlooking the City of St. John's, Newfoundland made Signal Hill the central observation point between the mainland and the activities at sea. Its importance as a communication link continued into the 20th century, as the reception point of the first transatlantic wireless signal by Guglielmo Marconi in 1901. Signal Hill Equity Partners represents these same principles of communication, innovation and perseverance.