Areas of Expertise
  • Business transformation
  • Restructuring and turnaround
  • Integration
  • Growth strategy
  • M&A transaction support
Education
  • BCom- University of Toronto

Dean is the chair of Sapling’s Advisory Council, and a financial adviser to entrepreneurs and significant investors. Formerly, he was a Senior Tax Partner at PWC and he earned his Bachelor of Commerce at University of Toronto.

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    The Value of Quality of Earnings and What Makes For High Quality Earnings
    • April 16, 2026

    Quality of Earnings (“QoE”) analysis is an essential tool in understanding a business’ true historical and future earnings. The use of QoE reports differs based on the purpose and requestor (buyer/seller) of the analysis, however, the intention is always to eliminate bias and to...

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    Cash flow management for Private Equity and Portcos
    • March 21, 2026

    Many companies do not fail from a lack of profitability—they fail when they run out of cash. In fact, businesses can operate for a long time without being profitable but will collapse the moment their cash reserves are depleted. Effective cash flow management is...

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