Western Canada · Lower Middle Market
Most consultants send a deck.
We don't advise. We play.
Fractional executives who drive outcomes, not reports — for operators ready to grow, acquire, or exit.
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What We Do
Where Operating Expertise
Meets Deal Execution
We work inside businesses — not above them. Whether that means running the finance function, structuring a transaction, or building a platform, we bring the same operating discipline to every engagement.
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Operating Engagements
Fractional Executives Who Drive Outcomes, Not Decks
Embedded fractional CFO and operating executive services for lower middle market businesses. We get in the seat, understand the business, and drive results — not recommendations.
  • Fractional CFO & Finance Leadership
  • M&A Execution & Integration
  • Debt Structuring & Capital Access
  • Financial Reporting & Board Readiness
  • Operational Performance Improvement
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Capital & Acquisitions
Independent Sponsor. Operator First.
We identify, underwrite, and acquire lower middle market businesses in Western Canada — with a bias toward sectors we've operated in. We bring capital and capability to every deal.
  • Proprietary Deal Sourcing
  • Buy-Side M&A Advisory
  • Independent Sponsor Acquisitions
  • Platform Building & Add-On Strategy
  • Equity & Debt Capital Structuring
Selected Work
Results That
Compound
Engagements shown by industry. Client names withheld.
SaaS / Software
Western Canada → US
CFO — Growth & Exit
Served as CFO for a Western Canada software business through a period of aggressive acquisition-led growth and ultimate divestment to a US-based private equity firm.
Completed 3 M&A acquisitions financed entirely through debt — $15M+
Structured and closed all debt financing with no equity dilution
Led divestment process to US-based PE acquirer
Industrial Distribution
Western Canada
CFO — Capital Structure
Embedded as CFO to restructure the company's credit facilities during a period of ownership transition and liquidity pressure.
Negotiated and closed large ABL credit facility refinancing
Eliminated personal guarantee requirements for ownership group entirely
Protected ownership capital and reduced personal exposure
Private Investment
Western Canada
VP Investments — Family Office
Led investment portfolio management and deal execution for a Western Canada family office across private equity, public markets, and fixed income.
Delivered 15% IRR across multi-asset private and public portfolio
Closed acquisition of a Canadian Football League franchise
Managed diversified fixed income allocation alongside equity strategy
Current Engagements
Aviation platform, Western Canada — operating executive and capital deployment
About
Damon
Clooney
We live in the gap between strategy and results. That's where the real work happens.
$15M+
Debt Financing Structured
15%
IRR — Family Office Portfolio
4+
M&A Transactions Closed
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Industries Operated In

Damon has operated at the CFO and VP level across software, industrial distribution, and private investment — in Western Canada and into the US market.


As CFO of a Western Canada SaaS business, he completed three M&A acquisitions financed entirely through debt, totaling over $15M, and led the company's divestment to a US-based private equity firm.


In industrial distribution, he restructured a large ABL credit facility — keeping personal guarantees off the table for ownership entirely. At a Western Canada family office, he led the investment portfolio to a 15% IRR across private equity, public markets, and fixed income — including closing on the acquisition of a CFL franchise.


He now operates through RBI Partners — working directly with business owners and capital partners across the Western Canada lower middle market.

We Operate. We Acquire. We Build.

Get In Touch
Let's
Talk.
If you're an operator looking for someone to get in the business with you, or a capital partner looking for an operator-investor — we want to hear from you.
Email
damon@rbipartners.ca
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/dclooney1
Based In
Edmonton, Alberta · Western Canada