Strategic M&A Advisory
We've sat across the table from you.
Now we're on your side.
15+ years of M&A experience • 200+ transactions completed • 10+ healthcare verticals • 100% senior-led, every time
Corvus Advisory Partners brings acquirer-side M&A experience to founders, operators, and investors navigating transactions in healthcare and service sectors. We've run the buy-side. We know what they're looking for — and we use that to your advantage.
Where precision
meets perspective.
We advise founders, operators, and investors on transactions and growth strategies that shape long-term enterprise value.Our work spans buy-side and sell-side M&A, with a focus on fragmented, multi-site sectors where disciplined execution and sharp judgement create a meaningful edge.Built on direct corporate development and acquirer-side experience across 200+ transactions, we help clients navigate complex decisions with greater efficiency and certainty.
About Corvus Advisory Partners
M&A Advisory with a differentiated perspective.
Corvus Advisory Partners is a boutique M&A and corporate development advisory firm helping founder-led businesses, multi-site operators, and investor-backed platforms create value through smarter transactions and more disciplined growth execution.Founded by Richard Gervais, Corvus is built on 15+ years of corporate development experience across 200+ transactions, with particular depth in dental and other fragmented healthcare and consumer service sectors. Richard previously served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development at dentalcorp and Chief Development Officer at 42 North Dental LLC. He holds the CPA, CA, CFA, and CBV designations, and an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from McMaster University.Having sat on the acquirer side of the table — and backed by trusted relationships across buyers, sellers, advisors, and industry stakeholders — we help clients approach every transaction with sharper insight, stronger positioning, and better outcomes.
Contact Corvus Advisory Partners
Let's talk.
Whether you're evaluating a sale, building an acquisition platform, or working through a strategic decision — we're glad to hear where you are and explore whether we can help.Conversations are confidential, no-obligation, and always senior-led.
Our Verticals
Extensive healthcare industry coverage.
Corvus Advisory Partners focuses on fragmented, multi-site healthcare and service sectors where scale, operational sophistication, and strategic capital can create meaningful value. We are particularly drawn to industries that share the same core characteristics that have driven consolidation in dental: recurring demand, resilient cash flow, strong local market dynamics, and a highly fragmented provider base.Our experience is strongest in sectors where buyers and operators are building regional and national platforms through disciplined acquisition and integration. These markets often require a nuanced understanding of founder-owned businesses, local referral and patient/customer dynamics, provider recruitment, and the practical realities of scaling location-based service models.Representative Vertical Focus Areas:
• Dental
• Veterinary
• Optometry / Vision Care
• MedSpa / Aesthetics
• Physical Therapy
• Fertility
• Primary Care
• Audiology
• Home & Community-Based Care
• Legal & Accounting
• Other Fragmented Healthcare & Service SectorsWe selectively pursue opportunities in sectors where our experience, network, and pattern recognition can provide clients with a meaningful strategic advantage.
Services Offered
How we work with you.
Sell-Side M&A
Selling a business you've built is one of the most consequential decisions you'll make. The difference between a good outcome and a great one often comes down to preparation, positioning, and knowing what buyers actually care about.Having sat on the acquirer side of more than 200 transactions, we understand exactly what drives valuation, what sophisticated buyers underwrite, and where deals commonly lose momentum. That perspective allows us to position the business effectively, anticipate buyer diligence requests, streamline negotiations, and reduce execution risk throughout the process — resulting in a more efficient transaction and a higher likelihood of closing on time and on favourable terms.
Buy-side M&A / Fractional Corporate Development
Growing multi-site platforms often reach a point where acquisition is the fastest path to scale — but building a full internal corporate development function is premature. That's where Corvus fits.We give businesses with 2 to 50+ locations the expertise and execution capacity of a seasoned corporate development team, without the overhead of a full-time hire. On a retained monthly basis, we support the full transaction cycle: market mapping, target identification, outreach strategy, deal evaluation, valuation, negotiation, due diligence, and integration planning. The result is a more disciplined, scalable acquisition function that lets you move faster and with greater confidence.
Strategic & Integration Advisory
Independent counsel on direction, positioning, and competitive strategy — particularly where the stakes are highest and the path least obvious.Acquisitions are won and lost on what happens after closing. It's easy to acquire; it's a different challenge entirely to integrate and drive value. We bring real-world experience to our approach and help leadership teams activate the growth levers they committed to at close — and build the operational foundation to make them stick.