Quadshift Announces Follow‑On Investment from BDC Growth Equity Partners

TORONTO, April 1, 2026 /CNW/ - Quadshift Inc. ("Quadshift"), an acquirer and builder of category-leading vertical software platforms in regulated and essential industries, today announced a significant follow‑on investment from BDC Growth Equity Partners ("BDC Growth Equity"), further strengthening Quadshift's capital base to support ongoing acquisitions and long‑term value creation.

The investment builds on BDC Growth Equity's initial investment in Quadshift in February 2025, highlighting BDC's continued confidence in Quadshift's differentiated platform, disciplined acquisition strategy, strong performance, and effective operating model. The follow‑on investment will support Quadshift's expanding acquisition pipeline during a favorable environment for deal activity, as well as continued growth initiatives.

Founded in 2017, Quadshift has completed 16 acquisitions across five platform businesses, establishing itself as the partner of choice for founders of high‑quality, mission‑critical, vertically focused B2B software companies. Quadshift partners with founders seeking either a full exit or the opportunity to retain meaningful ownership while benefiting from Quadshift's platform strengths and its centralized expertise across AI enablement, strategic finance, go-to-market strategy, creative services, and technology infrastructure.

"Since BDC's initial investment in 2025, we have scaled our acquisition engine, deepened our platform moats, strengthened our AI capabilities, and built a talented centralized operating team," said John Paterson, CEO of Quadshift. "This follow-on investment validates both our strategy and our execution, and positions us to accelerate in a market that increasingly rewards a coherent, fast-moving AI strategy for mission-critical systems of record."

Quadshift leverages data and technology, including a dedicated AI enablement team and AI-enabled sourcing and diligence tools, to deliver a streamlined and founder-friendly transaction process. Post-acquisition, Quadshift deploys centralized AI, operational, and go-to-market resources to accelerate product development and growth across its portfolio companies.

"Quadshift has continued to execute on the vision that initially attracted us to the platform, and we are proud to continue supporting its growth," said Michael Notto, Partner at BDC Growth Equity. "Quadshift has performed well against the broader macro environment, served by a disciplined focus on acquisitions with long-term resilient value propositions to customers as well as its post-transaction value creation capabilities. The transaction pipeline is robust and growing, with a window of enhanced opportunity on the horizon."

With this additional capital, Quadshift remains well positioned to pursue its strategy of acquiring vertical market software leaders and building durable, AI-enabled platform businesses.

Origin Merchant Securities Inc. served as financial advisor to Quadshift with respect to this transaction.

About Quadshift

Quadshift is a Toronto‑based acquirer and long-term builder of category-leading vertical software platforms in regulated and essential industries. Quadshift partners with founders to create durable, AI-enabled software businesses, combining strong platform leadership with centralized expertise across AI enablement, creative services, go-to-market strategy, strategic finance, and technology infrastructure. For more information, visit www.quadshift.com.

About BDC Growth Equity Partners

BDC Growth Equity Partners is a division of BDC Capital, the investment arm of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). With over $7 billion under management, BDC Capital serves as a strategic partner to the country's most innovative firms. It offers businesses a full spectrum of capital, from seed investments to growth equity as well as ownership transition solutions, supporting Canadian entrepreneurs who have the ambition to stand out on the world stage. Visit www.bdc.ca/capital.

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