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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    • July 28, 2026
    • Tyler Grube

    Every financial forecast will be wrong, so the real question is how far off it will be and in which direction. For business owners and private equity managers, the real value of a financial model isn't any one particular estimate from it, but rather...

  • Net Debt Analysis: Where Buyers and Sellers Diverge on Definitions
    • July 8, 2026

    For M&A transactions structured on a cash-free, debt-free basis, a net debt analysis helps buyers and sellers understand how the agreed enterprise value translates into the actual equity value paid at closing. Since enterprise value assumes the business is transferred without excess cash or...

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