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Built to grow
INVESTING IN THE ESSENTIAL

An acquisition platform built for the long term.

Built to grow
Bâtir pour grandir

Groupe Soto is a Montreal-based acquisition platform. We acquire resilient, cash-flowing businesses across Canada and the United States. We are operators who grew companies at scale, without ever losing sight of what makes them great.

AT A GLANCE
20+
YEARS OF M&A EXPERIENCE
4
ACTIVE DIVISIONS
2
MARKETS: CANADA & USA
Built to grow
BÂTIR POUR GRANDIR

The discipline of the best acquirers.

One spent over 20 years leading acquisitions that scaled two public companies from billions to tens of billions in revenue. The other competed professionally in Major League Soccer and built a portfolio of sports businesses across Canada. Together they created Groupe Soto to bring that same standard to owner-operated businesses.

We are not private equity. We are not a fund. We are something rarer: operators who understand what founders build. We bring the discipline of the best acquirers without the indifference that often defines them.

ABOUT US THE FOUNDERS WHAT WE LOOK FOR
01
STRUCTURING EXPERTISE
We know how to get deals done creatively, fairly and with certainty for all parties.
02
OPERATOR NETWORK
The right operator is in place before we close. We look within your organization first.
03
STRATEGIC VISION
We enter every acquisition with a clear growth plan built on a proven institutional playbook.
04
PEOPLE FIRST
We respect what founders built, protect the teams that built it, and structure every deal around what works for the people involved.
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