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Strive Global Holdings · Western Canada
You built this business. You should have a say in what happens to it.
Most business owners in your shoes have two options: sell to someone who'll gut it, or keep grinding until you can't anymore. There's a third way.
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You've been at this for 20, 30 years.
You know every customer by name. Half your guys have been with you for a decade. You built something real – with your hands, your reputation, and a lot of years you won't get back.
But at some point, you're going to want to step back.
The problem is, when most owners start looking at their options, they don't like what they find.
Private Equity
Will lowball you, wreck your legacy, cut your best people, and flip it in five years.
Strategic Buyers
Want your customer list and your equipment, not your employees or your reputation.
No Internal Buyer
If your management team isn't ready to buy you out yet, you're stuck.
Most owners end up either selling to the wrong buyer or staying too long.
We buy businesses like yours… and we don't blow them up.
My name is Jacob Efrosman. I'm the founder of Strive Holdings, based in Calgary.
We acquire majority stakes in manufacturing, fabrication, industrial, and construction businesses in Western Canada — typically from owners who are starting to think about what comes next.
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Jacob Efrosman · Founder & CEO
You cash in your chips.
We buy a majority stake at a fair valuation, under sensible terms.
Nothing changes overnight.
Same team. Same customers. Same name on the building. We don't come in and start firing people or changing how things run.
You set the pace.
Want to stay involved for a few years and hand things off gradually? We work around that. Want to step back faster? We can do that too. Your call. Our team will bring necessary support to move you out of the day-to-day on a timeline that is yours.
We've done this before.
Case 01 · Alberta
Grant Metal Products
A second-generation metal manufacturing plant in Alberta. The owners wanted out but hadn't found a buyer that fit. We came in, took a majority stake, and started building toward a proper transition. The business is still running (and growing), and the team is still there.
Case 02 · Western Canada
Western Modular
The owners had taken the company as far as they could on their own. We came in as majority owners to scale things up and give them a real path to step back from day-to-day.
Strive is probably a fit if:
You own an established business in manufacturing, fabrication, industrial, modular construction, or a related trade
You're somewhere between "starting to think about it" and "ready to make a move"
You haven't found a buyer you trust
You care what happens to your employees after you're gone
Your management team is solid, but they're not ready (or able) to buy you out today
This probably isn't for you if:
You own an established business in manufacturing, fabrication, industrial, modular construction, or a related trade
You're somewhere between "starting to think about it" and "ready to make a move"
You haven't found a buyer you trust
You care what happens to your employees after you're gone
Your management team is solid, but they're not ready (or able) to buy you out today
"I'm not sure I'm ready to sell."
That's fine – and honestly, that's usually when it makes the most sense to have this conversation. Not when you're desperate. Not when you're burned out. Before any of that.
"I don't want word getting out."
Everything we do is completely confidential. We don't talk to your employees, your customers, or anyone in your industry without your say-so.
"How do I know you won't just gut it like everyone else?"
We earn our keep by growing the business, not cutting costs. Our whole model depends on continuity and expansion, working hand in hand with the current team in place.
"What's this actually going to cost me?"
The first conversation costs you nothing but time. No pressure, no commitment, no lawyers yet. Just a straightforward talk about whether this could work.
If any of this sounds familiar, let's talk.
No sales pitches or presentations, just a 20-minute phone call to see if there's a fit. You can call Jacob directly, or reply to the email that brought you here.
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If the timing isn't right yet, bookmark this page. A lot of owners come back to it a year or two later when things have changed.