Buy or sell a manufacturing business — the right way.
Free guides, playbooks and courses for buying or selling a manufacturing or fabrication business in Canada — plant, equipment and customer contracts included.
The fastest way in.
Three places to start, picked by the Deavo editorial team for manufacturing buyers and sellers.
Where value hides in a manufacturer
Equipment condition and the spread of the customer book move the multiple more than plant size does.
Read →Selling a manufacturing business
A start-to-finish walkthrough: positioning plant, equipment and customer contracts for buyers.
Read →Valuing a manufacturing business
A short self-paced track on asset-heavy valuation, SDE multiples and Canadian benchmarks.
Read →Manufacturing, by the numbers.
Figures are illustrative ranges based on comparable Canadian transactions, not a valuation, deal or investment opinion — a human reviews any number you rely on.
Search, and you shall find.
However you like to learn.
Eight free formats covering every stage of a manufacturing deal.
Articles
Short reads answering one manufacturing-deal question at a time.Guides
Step-by-step walkthroughs for buying or selling a manufacturing business.Courses
Self-paced tracks that follow a manufacturing deal, start to finish.Ask an Expert
Plain-language answers, or send a question of your own.Glossary
Plain-English definitions for manufacturing M&A terms.Data & Statistics
Sector benchmarks sourced from Statistics Canada & ISED.Videos & Podcasts
Deavo staff explaining manufacturing deals in plain English.Newsletter
One short update when we publish something worth your time.What are you dealing with?
Each path bundles the guides, articles and expert answers that actually apply to you.
Customer concentration risk in manufacturing deals
Selling a manufacturing business in Canada
“What is CCA recapture when I sell?”
Editor’s picks.
Valuing a manufacturer: equipment and goodwill together
Financing an equipment-heavy acquisition
Due diligence for manufacturing businesses
Questions people are asking.
Answered by Deavo staff. Nothing here is a valuation, legal or financial opinion — a human reviews any number or document you rely on.
Not sure where to start?
Tell us if you’re buying or selling a manufacturing business — we’ll point you to the right guides.
Sources
Every regulatory requirement and figure referenced on this manufacturing page traces to a primary source. Links were last checked on the dates shown.
- 01Canada Revenue AgencyGovernmentSelling a business
- 02Treadstone LawLegal commentaryCCA Recapture When You Sell Business Assets in Ontario
- 03Treadstone LawLegal commentaryEnvironmental Liability in an Ontario Asset Purchase vs Share Purchase
- 04Treadstone LawLegal commentaryCustomer Concentration Risk: Why It Can Sink an Ontario Business Sale
- 05Treadstone LawLegal commentaryDoes a Collective Agreement Survive a Business Sale in Ontario?
- 06Treadstone LawLegal commentaryEquipment and Asset Condition Checks Before Buying a Business in Ontario
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