Compelled to help others
WHY WE ENTERED THE ARENA:
An Entrepreneurs Partner
We didn’t set out to become another capital group or Search fund. While we invested in private companies for over a decade, it was launching our first business, growing from an idea to 22 employees, that shaped our entrepreneurial DNA. We fell in love with the process of tackling important problems. We fell in love with building teams, products and finding opportunities in obscure places.
It was these types of human instincts we saw missing from the private equity deal landscape. We know there are fantastic middle-market and succession-driven companies that need a better solution to exit and grow.
After meeting with dozens of owners, getting to know their families, their people and their “get things done” mindsets – it was clear that another buyer must enter the succession arena. So we did.
SearchX is a family-run acquisition company on a mission to elevate people and communities.
OUR VISION
"Over the next three decades, we will build and acquire a handful of companies with a small team of great people. We will grow them to become market leaders, delivering transformative value to our partners, customers and team. These companies will operate within the SearchX family and umbrella for generations to come."
MARKETS WE’VE SERVED
For over a decade, we’ve worked across the middle market in both the United States and Canada. We’ve led investments and deals across industrials, power, energy, consumer and technology companies.
FOUNDER ORIGINS
BRENDEN LEE
I grew up in Vancouver BC, 1 of 6 kids – the grandson of Arthur Smith
and Ark Haim Lee, pioneers who moved from Winnipeg To Vancouver
and Hong Kong to Vancouver to create jobs, communities and families.
They, along with my dad, mom and brothers, taught me the value of building things and helping those around me. Today, my wife and I live in Toronto. We serve a local church and each run our own companies. We believe in supporting families and living out the values of grit, pioneering and generosity.
SearchX is the extension of my family to yours - a commitment to entrepreneurship, resilience and creating large futures for those around us.
Professionally, I have completed over 15 deals across the middle-market, succession and large cap sectors. In addition, I bring 8 years experience as a founder and CEO - leading teams, products and sales - from deals as small as $10,000 to into the multiple millions. Outside of business, you’ll catch me playing sports, traveling, curating R&B/dance playlists and working on creative projects.
WORKING WITH US
SearchX was created to bring entrepreneurial grit to the mid-market succession sector. We’ve helped fund, operate and grow multiple succession deals. We take a straight forward approach to exit, transition and business growth. In a typical deal, this is what you can expect.
Capital
Leadership
Growth
YOU’RE IN GREAT COMPANY
Through our family office and principal investors, we’ve financed, operated and helped grow a handful of great companies over the years.
Environmental Services
Vac-One
360 PowerDent
Nanny Agency
