Persistence Capital Partners is Canada's only private equity firm focused exclusively on high-growth opportunities in healthcare.

Founded in 2008 by Dr. Sheldon Elman and Stuart M. Elman, Persistence Capital Partners ("PCP") is Canada’s only private equity fund exclusively focused on high-growth opportunities in Canadian healthcare.

The firm is comprised of former owners, operators and regulators of healthcare businesses in Canada and around the world, with more than a hundred years of collective experience. We understand the strategic and operational issues business owners and management teams are facing. This makes PCP the partner of choice for growth capital, or to provide business owners with full or partial exit opportunities.

Our investors include leading Canadian institutional investors, Canadian financial institutions, and high net worth individuals. The Partners of PCP are also significant investors in our funds.

We believe in responsible capital stewardship; we practice transparency, timely communications and full disclosure to our investors and partners.

We seek out investment opportunities in post-revenue and earnings, entrepreneur-driven, growth-and-service oriented healthcare businesses. We acquire private companies, support management buy-outs, provide growth capital, and lead industry consolidations and roll-ups. Our specialization affords our portfolio company partners unique opportunities to leverage one another for growth.

With a team comprised of successful healthcare entrepreneur-operators and financial experts, PCP works actively and closely with portfolio companies in developing strategic plans to accelerate growth and profitability. We also act as a financial partner to our portfolio companies by providing strategic direction and transaction support, as with mergers, acquisitions, recapitalizations, divestitures/carve-outs, distressed restructuring, and financing.

PCP combines years of healthcare experience and expertise with rigorous due diligence to select leading companies as investment partners. We acquire private companies, support management buy-outs, provide growth capital, and lead industry consolidations and roll-ups.  Our proven approach has resulted in value creation for all of our stakeholders.

We are disciplined buyers with proprietary deal flow focused on companies with sustainable, long-term growth strategies.

We add value and drive organic growth by leveraging our network, supporting and recruiting strong management teams, and developing and implementing strategic plans.

We help to create size & scale by bringing our extensive experience to help drive consolidation and M&A opportunities, implementing conservative and appropriate capital structures, and leveraging our deep regulatory knowledge.

We focus on building profitable, high quality, national and industry-leading companies.

We are a group of operators and financial experts that speak the language of entrepreneurs, clinicians, and investors. We have been investing in, running, and growing healthcare businesses in Canada for over 30 years.
We help to shape and grow businesses with our deep industry knowledge and the operational experience to navigate the complex regulatory frameworks, government policies, and market dynamics that influence healthcare companies in Canada.

We look for Canadian-based or operated, established and profitable, service-oriented or technology-driven businesses. We prefer those addressing high-growth opportunities with experienced, entrepreneurial management teams. We look for businesses with significant long-term opportunities and a diverse payor risk.

We have a track record of success that is driven by our team, network, and reputation. Our Limited Partners include leading Canadian institutional investors, Canadian financial institutions, and high net worth individuals. The partners of PCP are also significant investors in our funds.

Our knowledge, sector expertise and network helps to make us the partner of choice for entrepreneurs and management teams.  We work closely with portfolio companies to develop strategic plans that will accelerate their growth and profitability.
We also act as financial partners by providing strategic direction and transaction support during mergers, acquisitions, recapitalizations, divestitures/carve-outs, distressed financing and restructuring.