About this Event
How to maximise your business options is an interesting question, how do you know when to Hold or Sell?
The best time to prepare for a successful exit is years before you consider transacting.
Join Dan Gardiner, Senior Vice President at KPMG Corporate Finance, for an interactive discussion about lessons learned and best practices to build a business that runs better today and commands greater value tomorrow.
Drawing on recent transaction experiences, including Vancouver Island success stories, we’ll explore what buyers pay for, what can derail a deal, and focus areas of due diligence that can be used to improve your business regardless of any transaction.
We’ll also discuss the current M&A market, different buyer types, and how to respond when an unsolicited offer lands in your inbox.
About Dan:
Dan Gardiner is a Senior Vice President in the KPMG Corporate Finance team in Vancouver where he provides merger, acquisition, and divestiture advisory services to private companies. With over ten years of experience, Dan advises clients across various sectors such as software, media, consumer, distribution, and manufacturing sectors. He advises founders and private companies on capital raises, strategic acquisitions, debt raises, and M&A transactions.
Dan was recently awarded a CPABC Early Achievement Award in 2026, was recognized by BC Business on the Top 30 Under 30 list for 2025, and was previously honoured as the Rising Star Dealmaker of the Year by ACG BC in 2023. His academic accomplishments include being appointed as the CPABC Valedictorian for achieving the highest performance in the province on the 2018 CPA Common Final Exam and he was on the National Honour Roll for placing among the top 1% of Canadian exam writers. Dan is also a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.
Event venue
KWENCH Coworking & Culture Club, 2031 Store Street, Victoria, Canada
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.