Our Strategy

“TorQuest’s vision and capital created our business - Canada’s leading national provider of disaster restoration services.”
Dave Demos,
FirstOnSite

How we create value

We have followed a proven and consistent investment strategy, generating superior returns for investors and establishing TorQuest as a partner of choice for management teams, lenders, and advisors.

Canadian mid-market

We invest primarily in the Canadian mid-market, which is highly attractive for private equity investing. Our nationwide relationships, local market knowledge, and strong reputation provide us with an advantage.

Opportunities for change

We believe in building value through strategic and operational excellence. We seek opportunities where a fundamentally sound business can be enhanced and where our capital and our expertise can be agents of positive change. These opportunities frequently begin with corporate carve-outs or entrepreneurial transition.

Thesis-driven investments

We don't make investments simply on the basis of a financial model. We spend significant time and effort developing a full understanding of the levers of value creation and risk mitigation in a prospective investment, leading to a unique and proprietary investment thesis.

Corporate divestitures

While we have invested in a wide range of situations, the principals of TorQuest have deep experience in creating value through corporate carve-out situations in both Canada and the United States.

Conservative capital structures

We believe private equity investors can create value without excessive leverage and financial risk.

Partnership with outstanding management teams

Our managers are the lifeblood of our investments. They are the best in their industries. We support them to the fullest and work closely with them to create value. TorQuest currently has 12 investment professionals and 7 portfolio investments, allowing us to focus substantial time and effort on each one.

Value-added Boards

We don’t believe in Boards composed entirely of private equity investors. We seek out proven experts from our industries to help us build great companies.

Optimized exits

We constantly monitor our industries to understand how and when we should exit. Our companies’ exit strategies are inextricably linked to their growth strategies.

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