Private investment firm · Since 2019

We are the buyer. Not a broker.

Wolfson Equity is a private investment firm. We buy and invest in businesses directly — together with a group of private investors and partner groups who acquire alongside us. When we reach out, you’re talking to a buyer, not a broker.

  • 12 named, pictured people
  • Toronto & San Francisco
  • Confidential · no obligation
Did someone contact you?

If we reached out, there is a real buyer at the table.

Check the name against our team before you reply. Then ask us anything — including exactly who the buyer is.

Tamir WolfsonSaransh BhattLouise CrivelentiTharaka PaulisCorey YoungAdam TahaLiz HardyKevin RollinsMike PerezLisa DavidGrace NdunguGilbert Davis

These are the 12 people on our team. Every one is named and pictured on our verify page and team page.

Confidential · No obligation · We never ask owners for upfront fees or bank details

Your business

Who might buy it?

  1. 1
    Wolfson EquityWe buy and invest directly.
  2. 2
    One of our investors or partner groupsPrivate investors and groups who acquire alongside us.
  3. 3
    A retained acquirer partnerIf we contacted you on a partner’s behalf, you are introduced to that partner first — one at a time.

We tell you which it is before anything is signed.

Rather have several buyers compete? Our sell-side practice, Sentinel Transitions, can represent you instead →
Four ways to work with us

Buy, sell, source, grow. One family, one standard.

Wolfson Equity is the investor. Our sister firms cover the rest of the deal — so wherever you are, there is one clear next step.

01

We invest or buy directly

Wolfson Equity, with our investors and partner groups

For owners open to selling to, or partnering with, a direct buyer — and for companies raising growth capital.

02

We help you sell

Sentinel Transitions · sister firm, sell-side

For owners who want several qualified buyers competing, with someone representing their side. $0 upfront; a success fee at close.

03

We help you source and buy

Sentinel Corporate Development · sister firm, buy-side

For acquirers — PE-backed platforms, consolidators, family offices, strategics and individual buyers — who want off-market targets that fit their criteria.

04

We help you grow

Buzzy Branding · AI & Technology

Buzzy Branding, our sister company, runs AI marketing for businesses. And the family builds and runs its own AI — the Engine, Vera and the Desk behind Sentinel.

Sectors

Not just dental. Deeply dental.

The family works with owners in every sector — healthcare, home and trade services, professional services, technology and more. Dentistry is where our roots run deepest — and it shows.

Featured · dental expertise

Healthcare & dental

Dental practices and DSOs, physical therapy, home health, veterinary, optometry and pharmacy.

  • Dental closings supported across the family since 2019 — from single-doctor practices to multi-location platforms
  • A DSO search: 30+ acquisition targets on calls within 3 months, and 3 deals closed within 12 months
  • A 90-clinic physiotherapy group, rescued from receivership and sold
  • A healthcare advisory bench of practising clinicians

Technology & AI

Software and SaaS, healthcare technology and IT services — and the AI the family builds for its own deals.

  • A vertical SaaS founder exit, through a competitive sell-side process (2023)
  • A healthcare-software company matched to a consolidator: a multi-year enterprise contract across 30+ locations

Whether Wolfson Equity buys directly depends on the business. Where a direct purchase isn’t the right fit, Sentinel Transitions can represent you in a sale instead — and we will say so on the first call.

Questions, answered

What owners ask us first.

Is Wolfson Equity a buyer or a broker?

A buyer. Wolfson Equity is a private investment firm. We buy and invest in businesses directly — together with a group of private investors and partner groups who acquire alongside us. When we reach out, you’re talking to a buyer, not a broker.

Who exactly might buy my business?

Depending on fit, the buyer may be Wolfson Equity, one of our investors or partner groups, or a retained acquirer partner. If we contacted you on behalf of a retained partner, you are introduced to that partner first, one at a time. We tell you which it is before anything is signed.

What if I want several buyers to compete?

Then our sell-side practice, Sentinel Transitions, can represent you instead. It runs a confidential, competitive process with qualified buyers, with $0 upfront and a success fee at closing.

Do you only work with dental practices?

No. The family works with owners across healthcare, home and trade services, professional and business services, and technology. Dentistry is where our experience runs deepest: the family has supported dental closings, from single-doctor practices to multi-location platforms, since 2019.

Will you ever ask me for money?

Not up front — ever. We never ask owners for a deposit or an upfront fee, and we never ask for bank details, card numbers or passwords. Anyone who does is not from Wolfson Equity. If you choose to have Sentinel Transitions represent you in a sale, its fee is a success fee at closing, paid out of the closing proceeds — $0 before then.

Is a first conversation confidential, and is there any obligation?

Yes, it is confidential, and there is no obligation. Tell us the situation and we will point you to the right path — or tell you plainly if we are not the right fit.

Confidential · No obligation

Start a conversation, not a process.

Our team reads every message personally and replies within two business days. Nothing here commits you to anything.