Acquire CPA practices and bookkeeping firms with recurring client engagements across BC. BizBuy.ca provides hands-on buyer-side consulting for accounting firms acquisitions throughout Coquitlam and Metro Vancouver.
Accounting practices are one of the most reliable acquisition targets in Canada — sticky clients, recurring seasonal engagements, predictable cash flow, and intrinsically low capital requirements. The challenge is CPA designation transfer requirements and client retention through ownership change.
Coquitlam has emerged as a major Metro Vancouver SMB market on the back of strong residential growth around the Millennium Line SkyTrain extension and Coquitlam Centre. Strong restaurant, healthcare, service, and retail activity.
BC has thousands of retiring CPAs who built their practices over 20-30 years and have no formal succession plan. Many are sole practitioners with books worth $300K-$800K that never hit the open market. BizBuy.ca sources many of these off-market through succession-planning relationships.
Typical Price Range
$200k - $1.5M
SDE Range
$150k - $600k
Earnings Multiple
0.8x - 1.2x annual revenue× SDE
Working Capital
2-3 weeks of cost
BizBuy.ca actively handles Coquitlam acquisitions — particularly around Coquitlam Centre and the SkyTrain corridor.
Purchase Strategy
60 to 90-minute session to understand your budget, immigration goals, risk tolerance, skills, and preferred industries.
Search & Selection
We find and shortlist Canadian businesses through listings, brokers, off-market sourcing, and private deals.
Business Valuation
Defensible valuation of the target using SDE, EBITDA multiple, and DCF — calibrated to Canadian comps.
Offer & Negotiation
Build offer terms, price, financing structure, and negotiation tactics that protect your interests.
Due Diligence
Coordinate accountants, lawyers, and specialists through 30-60 day deep diligence.
Deal Structure
Design asset vs share, earn-out, VTB, holdback, and tax-optimized closing structure.
Start with a free 30-minute discovery call. We'll assess your budget, timeline, and which Coquitlam accounting firmss are worth looking at.