About A3

A3 was created to help owners navigate a fragmented market

By combining relevant transaction experience, active buyer criteria and direct owner relationships, A3 helps owners identify the people and process that best fit their business and objectives.

Company story

Why A3 was created

Most owners approaching a transaction face the same problem: dozens of advisors and acquirers reach out, and there is no reliable way to tell which of them has genuinely relevant experience with a business like theirs.

A3 was founded by a former corporate development executive who spent a decade on the buying side of that problem, evaluating and acquiring private companies. The platform exists to make the underlying evidence – completed transactions, active mandates and stated criteria – visible before an owner commits to anyone.

The people behind A3

Mitchel Campbell

Mitchel Campbell

Co-founder

A decade in investment banking and corporate development, across billions of dollars in transactions. Directly responsible for significant off-market acquisitions, sourced and negotiated with owners rather than through a bank process.

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Wendy Xiang

Wendy Xiang

Co-founder

Several years at one of the largest telecoms in Canada building software and AI systems, with dozens of projects deployed. Builds and operates AI-powered solutions that support A3's research and outreach processes.

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Capabilities

Network, research and coverage

Advisory and buyer network

Relationships with M&A advisors, private equity firms, strategic acquirers, family offices, independent sponsors and search funds across North America.

Technology and research

A structured database of completed transactions, active mandates and stated acquisition criteria, used to assess relevance before any outreach.

Geographic coverage

The United States and Canada.

Operating principles

How A3 holds itself accountable

  • The owner controls what is shared and with whom
  • Relationships are disclosed before any introduction
  • No single advisor or buyer is the default answer
  • Long-term relationships matter more than any one transaction
  • Transaction experience is attributed to the party that earned it

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