Veracap works with business owners and executives to maximize shareholder value through acquisitions, divestitures, private equity financing and related services. The company’s experience includes a broad array of industries with mid-size to large public and private companies located throughout the world, generally involving transactions in the range of $5 million to $250 million.

All Veracap employees pride themselves in providing expert advice and transaction support for business owners and executives looking to maximize shareholder value through acquisitions, divestitures, private equity financing and related services.

Amongst the scope of services, Veracap offers a shareholder value advisory using our proprietary Shareholder Value Scorecard™, to help business owners and executives build value within their companies.

The Principals of Veracap have authored Canada's leading texts in the fields of corporate finance, including Building Value In Your Company, Selling Your Private Company,The Valuation of Business Interests,  The Acquisition Value Cycle ™ and Corporate Finance for Canadian Executives. Veracap’s professionals frequently speak at conferences throughout North America on the acquisitions, divestitures and related topics and they have acted as expert witnesses on complex valuation matters before the courts.

Veracap is a member of M&A International the world’s leading affiliation of M&A advisors, with over 500 professionals in 41 countries. Veracap is an affiliate of Campbell Valuation Partners Limited (CVPL), Canada’s largest established independent valuation firm.

Veracap’s extensive experience in deal structuring and negotiation, coupled with its expertise in valuation through CVPL, and its global reach through M&A International provides an unparalleled combination for creating shareholder value.

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Howard was the Chair of CMA Ontario in 2006-2007, an organization that represents over 20,000 Certified Management Accountants in the province.

Chair - The Society of Management Accountants of Ontario

Campbell Valuation Partners Limited (‘CVPL’) is Canada’s longest established independent valuation consulting firm. The firm has been involved in over 2000 business valuation, damages quantification and related engagements since it was founded in 1976. CVPL is renowned for its independence and objectivity in valuation matters.

Managing Director - Campbell Valuation Partners Limited

Veracap Corporate Finance is a Canadian independent mid-market investment bank that helps business owners and executives maximize shareholder value through acquistions, divestitures, private equity financing and related services. Veracap is an exempt market dealer which allows it to raise private equity financings for its clients. Veracap is a member of M&A International, the world’s largest affiliation of M&A advisors, with over 500 partners in 40 countries around the world. 

Managing Director - Veracap Corporate Finance

Howard is a Managing Director of Veracap Corporate Finance Limited, a member of M&A International. He has helped numerous business owners and executives in maximizing shareholder value through acquisitions, divestitures, private equity financing and corporate growth strategies.

Howard is the author of several books, including Business Valuation, Building Value in Your Company, Selling Your Private Company, Corporate Finance for Canadian Executives and The Acquisition Value Cycle™. Howard is a frequent speaker at conferences throughout North America on the subjects of business valuation, acquisitions, divestures, private equity financing and building shareholder value.  In addition, he has acted as an expert witness on complex valuation matters before the courts and served on the Board of Directors for public and private companies.

Howard holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Concordia University (Governor General’s Award, 1988), a Graduate Diploma in Public Accountancy from McGill University (Kenneth F. Byrd Prize, 1989) and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from McMaster University (D. M. Heddon Gold Medal, 1992). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, a Fellow of the Society of Management Accountants of Canada and a member of the Institute of Chartered Business Valuators, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Chartered Financial Analysts Institute and the American Society of Appraisers. Howard also holds the Corporate Finance specialization and the Chartered Director designation.

Corporate Finance

Building Value in Your Company

Selling Your Company

Private Equity Financing

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business Valuation

Acquisitions - Tips for Buying a Business

Howard E. Johnson - Veracap Corporate Finance

The Psychology of Mid-Market M&A

Management Buyouts

Business Sale and Succession

Business Valuations, Acquisitions and Divestitures

What's Your Business Worth?

Buying or Selling a Business and Raising Capital

Shareholder Buyouts, MBO's and ESOP's

This presentation highlights how private equity financing works and what business owners and executives can do to attract the right private equity partner, whether for expansion capital, restructuring or buyouts.

This presentation addresses how business owners and executives can maximize shareholder value in the sale of their company.  It covers key initiatives in pre-sale preparation through to finding the right buyers, valuation and pricing, structuring the deal, negotiating strategies and closing.

This presentation focuses on how management buyouts (MBO's) work and the keys to getting an MBO done.  It features the MBO Value Matrix, which illustrates the interplay between all the players involved and how to avoid the pitfalls.

This presentation is based on Howard's book, entitled Building Value in Your Company. Howard discusses how cash flow, risk profile and invested capital are the key drivers in measuring, creating and realizing shareholder value. In addition, Howard demonstrates how creating shareholder value stems from developing a competitive advantage that generates intangible value within a company, whether large or small, public or private.

This presentation addresses what buyers should do to ensure that the acquisitions they undertake will be accretive to shareholder value.  It addresses key topics such as finding acquisition candidates, due diligence, deal structuring, negotiation and integration.  It also discusses the common pitfalls in acquisitions and how buyers can avoid them.

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