Khaled Baranbo

About Me

Khaled has built a Business Brokerage Team under the Ontario Commercial Group. Khaled focuses on the industrial, manufacturing, distribution, services, and construction sectors.

Khaled holds a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, he is a Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor, a Certified Business Intermediary, a Certified Private Equity Specialist, and a Certified Franchise Consultant. Khaled has participated in numerous training programs covering strategy and leadership, he has written articles for industry publications and participated in several private equity investment conferences where he spoke as a panelist. Khaled is a licensed Real Estate Broker from the Real Estate Council of Ontario. He brings close to 20 years of experience in market research, strategic business planning, financial analysis, business valuation, negotiations, team leadership, investment management, private equity investments, business brokerage and M&A transactions.

Early in Khaled’s career, he headed the Corporate Planning Department of a large industrial conglomerate and was responsible for setting up strategic business plans on both the corporate and strategic business unit levels, while also monitoring the periodical performance.

Additionally, he managed a $300 million investment portfolio of a leading Private Equity Group. In this capacity, he oversaw sourcing, scrutinizing and executing complex acquisition transactions in the middle market industrial & manufacturing segments. His responsibilities extended beyond closing the acquisition transactions into participating in the board governance and growth initiatives of acquired companies, where he achieved notable successes. In this role, Khaled was involved in executing direct acquisition investments, private equity fund investments, and co-investments alongside other fund managers. Khaled is very thorough when it comes to Investment Due Diligence, and has led very complex business valuations, market/industry assessment, and feasibility study projects.

Before building his business brokerage practice and team, Khaled consulted for almost two years with one of the longest standing middle market mergers & acquisitions and succession planning advisory companies in North America, where he managed several acquisition search assignments in the manufacturing sector, on behalf of mid-market Canadian acquirers, and achieved remarkable results.

Khaled’s deep and proven experience, systems, team work, track record and understanding of family-owned enterprises and small & midsized businesses, has aided him to develop good relationships with business owners and buyers of small to midsize businesses in Ontario, which enabled him to provide great value to his entrepreneurs clients looking to acquire, build, grow or exit their businesses.

Business owners contact Khaled when they’re thinking about the day they might sell, and they’re wondering just how that process works. They’re not sure when to sell, how to find the right buyer or how to keep it confidential. They’re not sure what their business is worth or how to get the most for it.

Khaled developed effective business selling systems that transform and clarify the process for his clients.

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Contact Khaled today to schedule a free, confidential & no obligation meeting and to discuss how he may assist you with the sale or purchase of a business.