100 qualified acquirers are actively looking to buy businesses like ACE Coworking.

Vast Coworking Group operates coworking locations in Canada (Venture X, Office Evolution, Intelligent Office brands) and recently acquired Intelligent Office, demonstrating strategic expansion in the same sector and scale, including across Ontario—making ACE Coworking a natural fit.([prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vast-coworking-group-acquires-intelligent-office-strengthening-itself-as-the-worlds-largest-privately-owned-franchisor-of-coworking-spaces-302027574.html?utm_source=openai))

Industrious is a flexible workplace provider already operating in Canada (Toronto), backed by CBRE; it has realigned via acquisition of TechSpace in 2019, making mid‑market coworking acquisitions plausible.([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrious?utm_source=openai))

WeWork has expanded into Canada through its Co‑working Partner Network, incorporating independent operators like those in Ontario—demonstrating openness to local acquisitions or partnerships.([renx.ca](https://renx.ca/partnerships-larger-role-canada-co-working-wework-iwg?utm_source=openai))

New State is a lower‑middle‑market PE firm that just bought Vast Coworking Group, showing clear intent and capacity to invest in coworking platforms of this scale (transaction value likely sub‑$100M).([prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news/new-state-capital-partners/?utm_source=openai))

SquareFoot, a CRE-tech operator, acquired co‑working provider Upsuite in 2021 to build out its flexible office solutions across U.S. and Canada—aligning with ACE's services.([mannpublications.com](https://www.mannpublications.com/mannreport/2021/06/10/squarefoot-acquires-upsuite/?utm_source=openai))

Approximately half of Canadian family offices have direct office real estate exposure and invest in regional assets under $10M–$50M; a local family office could plausibly acquire ACE Coworking, though specific name not identified publicly.([assets.ctfassets.net](https://assets.ctfassets.net/4s2rov24ag5w/2ZK6Rht5BxcKDdMWhxNjJd/69cc81121f510c2ad22e9557b1280a29/How_family_offices_invest_in_real_estate.pdf?utm_source=openai))