ACG BC Dealmakers of the Year Awards

February 12, 2025

Terminal City Club

837 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC

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Registration is now closed.   We look forward to seeing you at the gala!

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​Congratulations to our 2024 Winners!

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​Deal of the Year Award: The Deal of the Year Award recognizes a leading British Columbia sell-side transaction, the CEO and the British Columbia professional firms and individuals whose excellence in executing on that transaction created an exceptional outcome. 
 

Winner

Eigen Payments
Shaune Stoddard, President

Advisors:  KPMG Corporate Finance, KPMG Tax and Mogan Daniels Slager LLP

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Finalists
Drivewyze
Brian Heath, CEO
Advisors: Stikeman Elliott LLP, KPMG

CMLS Financial
Sam Brown, CEO

Advisors: Deloitte Corporate Finance, Deloitte Tax and Mogan Daniels Slager LLP

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​Dealmaker of the Year Award: The Dealmaker of the Year Award recognizes the contribution of an outstanding BC middle market community participant who has driven the prosperity of the middle market companies in B.C., either as a principal or advisor, through his or her involvement with acquisitions, mergers and/or divestitures. ​

 

Winner
Alex Meier, CEO, Axis Insurance

 

Finalist
Jeevan Minhas, CEO, Resilient Management Corp. 

 

Rising Stars Award: The Rising Stars Award focuses on recognizing the contributions of emerging leaders with less than seven years' experience in the industry who have contributed to the prosperity of BC middle market companies through dealmaking. 

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Winners

Tannie Lam, Sequeira Partners
Jordan Kay, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Reina Mistry, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

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The 2023 Dealmakers of the Year Gala was held on February 1, 2024 at the Sutton Place hotel. ​ Please click here to view photos from the event. 

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2023 Dealmakers of the Year Awards Recipients

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2023 DEAL OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Safe Software Inc.
•    Dale Lutz, Co-Founder and CEO
•    Advisors: Fort Capital Partners, Mogan Daniels Slager LLP, PwC LLP

FINALISTS:

ACG BC also recognizes two finalists for the Deal of the Year transaction.

Northwestern Systems Corporation
•    Christopher Ramsden and Harry Lim
•    Advisors: PwC, Lawson Lundell LLP

WhistlerBlower Security
•    Shannon Walker, Founder
•    Advisors: Capital West Partners, Osler, Baker Tilly

2023 DEALMAKER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Rob Mitchell and Barry Glotman, Pit Stop Portables

FINALIST: Josh Pekarsky, Longview Communications

2023 RISING STAR AWARDS
WINNERS:
Andrew Kemp, Lawson Lundell LLP
Megan O'Neill, Farris LLP
Daniel Gardiner, KPMG Corporate Finance
Vlad Manchash, Tricor Pacific Capital

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2022 Dealmakers of the Year Awards Recipients​

 

2022 DEAL OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Carmanah Technologies

ACG BC is proud to recognize as BC's Middle Market Deal of the Year the sale of Carmanah Technologies to Vance Street Capital, a Los Angeles based private equity firm. The transaction was led by President and CEO Geoff Wilcox and Chairman and former CEO, John Simmons. Carmanah was advised by Fort Capital Partners with a team consisting of Mike Burtch, Aleem Jinnah, Taylor Carter and Nic Xylinas, and by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP with a team consisting of Warren Learmonth and Julie Bogle. The divestiture of Carmanah represented the final move in a strategy set by the Board of Directors in 2019 when the Company was taken private by Terry Holland (Krystal Growth Partners) and Jim Meekison (Trimin Capital).

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FINALISTS: Harbourfront Wealth Management and Comala Technology Solutions 

Harbourfront Wealth Management in its sale to Audax Private Equity, in a transaction led by its founder and CEO Danny Popescu, and advised by Jon Conlin of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP and Ed Higham and Sean Martin of Raymond James Ltd.

Comala Technology Solutions ULC in its sale to Appfire Technologies LLC, in a transaction led by its shareholder Roberto Dominguez, and advised by Erica McGuinness of Sequeira Partners, Alexander Demner of Thorsteinssons LLP and Adam Dlin of Stikeman Elliot LLP.

 

2022 DEALMAKER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Adam Lewis, Founder, Ecofish Research Ltd. 

ACG BC is proud to recognize Adam Lewis, founder of Ecofish Research Ltd. ("Ecofish") as Dealmaker of the Year 2022. Together with his team, Adam created significant value for the shareholders and the broader B.C. environmental community by being instrumental in the development of provincial and federal environmental assessment and monitoring guidelines, growing the business organically and through acquisitions, and maintaining a relentless focus on the principles of scientific excellence, professional environmental ethics, and social responsibility. Ecofish was acquired by Trinity Consultants in June 2022 as the cornerstone to Trinity's growing global water and ecology practice.

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FINALIST: Darby Kreitz, P. Eng, Founder and CEO, Allnorth Consultants Limited

ACG BC also recognizes Darby Kreitz, Founder and CEO of Allnorth Consultants Limited ("Allnorth") as the Finalist for Dealmaker of the Year 2022. Over the past several years Darby and his team have completed numerous acquisitions which ultimately culminated in Allnorth security Long Point Capital, LLC as a new equity investor in 2022. Not only was this a successful deal for Darby and the company's shareholders, but it also resulted in a strategic partnership that will position Allnorth well for continued expansion.