Buy or sell a professional services firm — the right way.
Free guides, playbooks and courses for buying or selling an accounting, consulting, insurance or agency business in Canada — client books, non-competes and approvals included.
The fastest way in.
Three places to start, picked by the Deavo editorial team for professional services buyers and sellers.
Where value hides in a services firm
A recurring fee base transfers; a founder’s personal relationships often don’t. Buyers price that difference.
Read →Selling an accounting or law practice
A start-to-finish walkthrough: client transition, non-competes and regulatory-body approval.
Read →Valuing a services firm
A short self-paced track on why billable-hour firms price differently than product businesses.
Read →Professional services, 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 professional services deal.
Articles
Short reads answering one services-firm question at a time.Guides
Step-by-step walkthroughs for buying or selling a practice or book of business.Courses
Self-paced tracks that follow a professional services deal, start to finish.Ask an Expert
Plain-language answers, or send a question of your own.Glossary
Plain-English definitions for professional services M&A terms.Data & Statistics
Sector benchmarks sourced from Statistics Canada & ISED.Videos & Podcasts
Deavo staff explaining services-firm 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.
Client contracts and non-competes
Selling an accounting or law practice in Canada
“Are non-competes enforceable in Canada?”
Editor’s picks.
Valuing a services firm: revenue vs. SDE
Financing a practice acquisition (incl. CSBFP)
Due diligence for professional services firms
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.
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Tell us if you’re buying or selling a professional services firm — we’ll point you to the right guides.