September 2022: Origin Merchant Partners Acts as Exclusive Financial Advisor to Back in Motion on its sale to Yorkville Asset Management

September 2022: Origin Merchant Partners Acts as Exclusive Financial Advisor to Back in Motion on its sale to Yorkville Asset Management

By Charlie Osler

All Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions

septembre 30, 2022

Origin Merchant Partners is pleased to announce that Back in Motion Rehab (“BIM”), previously a portfolio company of Ironbridge Equity Partners (“Ironbridge”), has been acquired by Yorkville Asset Management (“Yorkville”) on behalf of its Yorkville Health Care Fund and private placement investments, Yorkville Private Equity LP and Yorkville Private Lending LP. Origin Merchant Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to Back in Motion with respect to this transaction.

BIM is an industry leader for physiotherapy, massage, active rehabilitation, occupational therapy, psychological services, and multidisciplinary treatment programs. For 30 years, BIM has delivered accessible and evidence-based healthcare services for a range of customers, including individuals, WorkSafeBC, insurance companies, government, and employers. BIM has grown its footprint to 10 clinics across the Metro Vancouver area.

Ironbridge is a Toronto-based private equity firm with more than $750 million of assets under management, focused exclusively on investing in Canadian, lower middle-market businesses in the manufacturing, distribution, consumer products and services, and business products and services spaces.

Yorkville is a boutique investment management firm based in Toronto that caters to both private clients and institutional investors. Yorkville provides clients with well-diversified portfolios that can include its highly ranked fixed income strategy, various equity mandates, as well as a number of alternative investment solutions such as Real Estate, Private Equity, Pre-IPO Equity, and Private Debt.

Origin Senior Leads: Cathy Steiner, Jim Osler.