BASE Investment Corporation

BASE is compensated exclusively by the buy-side partner — the private equity firm, strategic acquirer, or private individual. It does not charge business owners any fee and does not require them to sign an exclusive engagement contract, which shifts the economic burden entirely to the capital provider sourcing the deal through BASE.

Per the firm’s own public statements, BASE is not interested in startups or in companies that already have multiple investors on the cap table. The team targets operating businesses with clear ownership structures, often where the owner is seeking a growth partner or is ready to transition out through a sale to new ownership.

The publicly named associates handling inquiries are Kathryn Lesosky, Donna Devloo, Graham Anthony, Ross Seifert, and Pete Previte, all listed with Surrey-area contact information on the firm’s website. No chief executive or managing partner is separately identified in available disclosures.

BASE states that almost all of its partners are large private equity firms with at least $200 million under management and immediately deployable capital. It also works with national strategic buyers seeking add-on acquisitions that expand their brand or manufacturing footprint.

BASE is an asset manager structured as an intermediary, not a family office or a fund. It does not invest its own balance-sheet capital. Instead, it matches business owners with third-party private equity firms, strategic acquirers, and individual investors.