You built this business over many years. We help you sell it well. A fair price. The right buyer. Your legacy protected.

Our role is to work with you toward a well-supported opinion of what the most probable selling price should be, and to build the case for that number with you, not hand you a guess. We sit down with you over your actual accounting statements and study the numbers together. Part of that process is normalizing your financials based on your input, adjusting for one-time costs, owner-specific expenses, or anything else that distorts what the business truly earns, so the underlying performance is represented fairly.

We do not rely on a single method. Alongside the normalized earnings approach, we look at models such as discounted cash flow analysis and comparative market analysis, then cross-check all of it against the actual selling prices of comparable businesses and properties. We are not professional appraisers, accountants, or valuators, and we are clear about that distinction. What we provide is a reasoned opinion of value, built transparently from the numbers and analysis we share with you every step of the way, so you can see exactly how the most probable selling price was arrived at rather than simply being told a figure. Our clients consistently tell us they finish this process satisfied with both the number and how we got there.

In an asset sale, the buyer purchases the property and the business operations directly. In a share sale, the buyer purchases the shares of the company that owns the home, and the business continues under the same corporate entity. Share sales are more common with portfolios and larger transactions, and they carry different tax and liability implications for you as the seller. We will walk you through which structure fits your situation.

Every transaction has its own pressure points, financing limits, valuation gaps, timing mismatches, and our job is to find the structure that holds it together. Based on our experience, we always look for the arrangement that makes the deal work for you, not just the first offer that comes in. That can mean bringing in debt and equity partners, mezzanine debt providers, vendor take-back financing, earn-outs, or other creative partnership structures to bridge a gap between what a buyer can pay today and what your business is actually worth. We are not financial advisors, and we do not provide financing ourselves, but we streamline this process: identifying which structures are realistic for your situation, connecting you with the right capital sources, and keeping the negotiation moving toward a deal that closes on terms you can live with.

We never use your community's name or address in any marketing. Communities are described only by broad region, never by name or address. Every potential buyer signs an NDA before they see your financials, your name, or your location. Your staff and residents find out on your timeline, not because a buyer drove by asking questions.

Yes. Solid Mergers and Acquisitions Inc. operates as a real estate brokerage registered with the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO), the delegated administrative authority that regulates real estate professionals in the province and administers and enforces the Trust in Real Estate Services Act, 2002 (TRESA). This registration permits us to act in the conveyance of real property as well as in the sale or acquisition of business assets and share capital, meaning we can structure and execute a transaction as either an asset sale or a share sale, whichever applies to your situation. We are licensed to represent either party to a transaction, acting on behalf of the vendor in a sell-side mandate or the purchaser in a buy-side mandate, depending on the engagement.

For mandates outside Ontario, including other Canadian provinces and the United States, we can work in those jurisdictions in full compliance with the applicable laws and regulations. Prior to accepting any mandate in a specific province or state, we obtain all regulatory approvals, licensing requirements, and legal authorizations required to practice in that jurisdiction. Where local licensing or co-brokerage arrangements are required, we engage qualified local professionals to ensure full compliance at every stage. Cross-border transactions, including those involving foreign strategic acquirers, diaspora investors, private equity, and international capital, require careful attention to applicable investment screening frameworks, including the Investment Canada Act, and other federal, provincial, or state regulatory requirements. We identify these requirements early in the process and work alongside qualified legal counsel to ensure full compliance at every stage.

This is usually the real question underneath every other question a seller asks. A transaction like this has a lot of moving parts, and the honest answer is that something will come up in nearly every deal. What matters is not whether obstacles appear, it is whether someone is taking ownership of clearing each one and moving the deal forward. That is the part we are most focused on.

From the first teaser or confidential information memorandum, through identifying and approaching the right buyers, coordinating site visits, managing due diligence across every aspect of the business, arranging financing, working with appraisers, liaising directly with the bank, and coordinating between the seller's lawyer and the buyer's lawyer, we stay involved in every step and keep things moving in the right direction. We solve one issue at a time rather than letting several stall the deal at once, and we keep both sides talking until the deal actually closes. We have done this enough times, across enough transactions, to know that staying hands-on and solution-driven through to culmination is what separates a deal that closes from one that quietly dies in month four.

We check two things: can they actually pay for this, and can they actually run it. A smaller home often needs a hands-on owner-operator, while a larger community needs an operator with real capital and a management team behind them. We rule out buyers who can't clear either bar before they ever see your information.

We work daily with the financial statements that drive a transaction like this: profit and loss statements, balance sheets, working capital calculations, and the valuation models buyers and lenders use to price a deal. We are not accountants, and we do not present ourselves as one. What we do is read your numbers the way a buyer and their lender will, identify what needs explaining or adjusting before it reaches their desk, and translate the financial story of your business into terms a transaction actually requires. Where formal accounting opinions, audited statements, or tax structuring are needed, we will tell you exactly when to retain a qualified accountant, and we coordinate with them so nothing falls through the gap between "the numbers" and "the deal."

You retain your own professionals, but you do not have to find them on your own or manage them yourself. We recommend and coordinate the team a transaction like this typically requires, lawyers, accountants, appraisers, building inspectors, and other consultants, and we manage how their work fits into the overall timeline. This is the part of the process we are most experienced in: keeping every workstream moving in the right direction, surfacing and resolving obstacles before they stall the deal, and doing it all transparently, so you always know exactly where things stand and why.

Many business transactions involve regulated environments, licensing requirements, or government approvals, and a sale may not be complete until the relevant authorities have signed off. We stay directly involved from the earliest stages of a transaction through to final approval, collecting the information required, completing the necessary documentation, and coordinating with your lawyer, the buyer's lawyer, and the relevant authorities so nothing sits waiting on someone's desk.

We cannot guarantee any specific regulatory outcome. That decision rests with the relevant authority, not with us. What we can tell you is that we approach it the same way we approach the rest of the transaction: one step at a time, working through each requirement methodically, clearing obstacles as they come up, and doing everything within our ability to help you reach the outcome you are working toward.

The timeline varies depending on the size and complexity of the transaction. A simpler single-asset deal moves faster than a portfolio or share sale, which carries additional financing, regulatory, and legal requirements. What we can tell you is that we keep the process moving at every stage and are transparent with you about where things stand and what is ahead.