Built on Partnership.
Grown with Purpose.
Avantas Community Management is building the preeminent community association management platform across North America by acquiring and partnering with exceptional businesses, one at a time. We are looking for outstanding operators who want to preserve what they have built, continue delivering great service, and help shape the future of this industry alongside us.
Why Partner With Us
Secure Your Legacy
You have spent years, maybe decades, building something your clients trust and your team loves. We will help to build on what you have created.
Accelerate Your Growth
Access the capital, systems, and operational expertise that let you serve more communities without sacrificing what makes you great. We remove the ceilings and provide true partnership.
A True Partnership
You are not selling and stepping away. You are joining us as a founder and long-term partner. Your voice shapes our strategy, our values, and our direction as we build this platform together.
A Second Bite at the Apple
Monetize a portion of what you've built today, then roll equity into Avantas and benefit as we build the industry's next great company. Your best chapter may be ahead.
Partnership is not a Transaction to us.
When you join Avantas, you are not handing off your business and walking away. You are joining a founding team of like-minded operators and investors who are building something together, a platform that is durable, values-driven, and built to last.
We believe the best community management companies in North America were built by people who genuinely care about their teams, their clients, and their communities. We want to partner with those people. We will never ask you to compromise the culture that got you here.
WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER YOU PARTNER
You will Stay in the Driver's Seat
Day-to-day management remains yours. We do not install outsiders to run your company. You, your team, or your chosen successors continue leading the way you always have, with more resources behind you.
Your Culture Is Protected
We invest the time to understand what makes your company yours before we suggest anything new. Your identity, your values, your way of doing things are assets we actively protect, not liabilities to be streamlined.
Your Team Has a Future
Your people helped build your business. We will invest in their careers, their long-term opportunity within the Avantas platform, and provide the tools to help them succeed.
Your Communities Come First
We measure success the same way you do — by happy boards, well-run communities, and homeowners who feel genuinely served. We do not grow for the sake of growing.
What We Look For in a Partner
We are selective by design. We pursue long-term relationships with operators who share our values and their commitment to the communities they serve.
Best-in-class operators who lead with a partnership model
Dedicated focus on community association management
Excellent regional reputation
across any market in North America
High recurring revenue
with strong client retention and longstanding board relationships
Entrepreneurial mindset
and operational
discipline are
demonstrated
Revenue $5M+
A Unique Generational Wealth Creation Opportunity
Day One
Moving Forward
Partial liquidity event. Certainty. Cash. A real partner.
Equity appreciation as the Avantas platform grows.
Take some chips off the table upfront and roll the rest forward with Avantas. Join the founding team and invest from day one as we build a world-class community association management platform together across North America.
Our Partnership Process
Initial
Offer
Preliminary Information
Sharing
Introductory Meeting
Mutual
NDA
Due Diligence
Period
Close and
Transition
Who We Are
Avantas Community Management was founded by operators and investors who believe the communities people call home deserve more than transactional management — they deserve a platform built on relationships, not spreadsheets. We set out to build that platform the right way: patiently, selectively, and always with the long-term health of our partner companies at the center of every decision.
Avantas is backed by
Imperial Capital
A Mid-Market Private Equity Firm that has been building better businesses since 1989.
Imperial Capital launched Avantas Community Management in 2026 with the goal of building a partnership-driven platform for exceptional community association management operators across North America. Imperial Capital is a US$3.6 billion private equity firm founded in 1989 and based in Toronto, Canada. Over our 37-year history we have built a deep track record of partnering with entrepreneurial, founder-owned businesses in residential and consumer services to help them scale into industry leaders. Our portfolio has spanned residential roofing, pool services, HVAC, pest control, and many other sectors where great customer service and local relationships drive long-term value.
Operating Partners
Bryan Hughes
Former Associa and FirstService
Bio
• 30+ years of experience in property services
• Former SVP, Associa West & Central overseeing 40 brands, 4,000 associates, and a $750mm P&L
• Former President, New England at FirstService Residential overseeing the development of a new business strategy and the redefining of service offerings for customers
Ryan Kratz
Former Colliers
Bio
• 20+ years of experience in property management and real estate
• Former President, Southeast and Mid-Central at Colliers
• Responsible for a $475mm P&L and nearly 1,000 FTE in his former role at Colliers
• Extensive M&A experience; involved in 13 processes that ranged from $5mm to $60mm of revenue
Vision
To build the preeminent community association management platform in North America defined not by size alone, but by the trust of the boards, homeowners, and operators we serve.
Mission
To support the long-term health of the communities our partners serve by investing in exceptional operators, preserving strong cultures, and providing the resources that help community management companies thrive for generations.
Values
People First
Our people — at Avantas and in every partner company — are our most important asset. We build environments where people grow, feel valued, and do the best work of their careers within a high performance organization.
Client-Focused, Always
Our clients are at the forefront of everything we do. We build with them in mind, listen with intention, and never lose sight of the people and communities counting on us to get it right.
Genuine Partnership
We do not acquire businesses and move on. We build relationships that last. Our success is inseparable from the success of our partners.
Long-Term Thinking
We are not optimizing for a quick exit. We are building something that endures. Every decision we make is evaluated through a long-term lens.
Integrity Always
In this industry, trust is everything. We operate with transparency, honesty, and the kind of credibility that comes only from doing what we say we will do, every time.