Established in 2019, Open Equity Partners began looking to purchase a business from an owner seeking to retire and sell their entire stake or a portion of it.  After over two years of searching, OEP made its first acquisition in 2021 by purchasing Northern Computer, one of the largest IT Managed Service Partners (MSPs) in Western Canada.

The original owner of Northern Computer had devoted years to carefully cultivating the company’s culture and establishing critical relationships with employees, customers and partners.  Ensuring that Northern’s unique culture, team and core principles carried on to the next owner was of paramount importance to the previous owner. Given OEP’s deep operational roots we took on that challenge on with pride ensuring the transition to new owners was seamless for our employees & customers. 

Since the acquisition of Northern Computer, Open Equity Partners has continued its focus on investing in the Canadian IT Service sector acquiring two additional MSP’s in Alberta - Syncsys and Compufix. Using Northern Computer as our platform to invest in the IT Service sector, Open Equity Partners continues to focus on finding, investing and integrating other MSP’s across Canada.

In addition to our investments in the IT Service sector, Open Equity Partners continues to look for additional investments in other industries. We are interested in investment opportunities that can provide the basis for long-term value creation. Our primary interest is in mid-market Canadian companies and do not restrict our investments to any specific industry.