HOW TO BUY OR SELL A BUSINESS - Half-Day Seminar - CLARK WILSON LLP

Schedule

Thu Feb 19 2026 at 08:30 am to 01:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Clark Wilson LLP | Vancouver, BC

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Join Partners, Pratibha Sharma and David Ford, at a confidential half-day Seminar to learn valuable strategies for your next transaction.
About this Event

NOTE: ALL NET PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO THE GREATER VANCOUVER FOOD BANK

If your business has revenues of $5M to $50M or over, we strongly encourage you to attend this seminar.

You will learn how to:

  • Prepare your business for sale.
  • Determine the value of your business.
  • Structure the best deal to protect your wealth.
  • Negotiate to your advantage when buying or selling a business.

This seminar is for buyers and sellers and is confidential. You are not required to disclose your reason for attending.

Registration fee includes a free 1 hour consultation with each firm represented by the speakers:


Pratibha Sharma
Business and M&A Lawyer, Clark Wilson LLP

Having successfully helped with hundreds of transactions over 17 years of practice, including share and asset purchase and sale transactions, management buyouts and family business ownership transitions, Pratibha is a practical, experienced and engaged M&A lawyer for your next business sale or purchase. See Pratibha's profile at Pratibha Sharma


David Ford, FEA, CEPA
Business and M&A Lawyer, Clark Wilson LLP

With over 20 years of experience and dozens and dozens of transactions behind him, David has the experience and knowledge to protect your interests through the process of buying or selling your business. See David's profile at David Ford, FEA, CEPA


Kevin Walsh, CPA CA
Tax Partner, Walsh King LLP

Kevin's practice focuses on providing tax support for complex share and asset purchase and sale transactions, management buyouts and family business ownership transition planning.


Erica McGuinness, CPA, CA, CBV
Partner, Deal Advisory, Sequeira Partners

Erica has over 15 years of experience in M&A and corporate finance. She brings deep cross-industry expertise and currently serves on the boards of viaSport and the Thunderbird Alumni Council of UBC.


Ken Tarry, MBA
Partner, Deal Advisory, Sequeira Partners

With over 25 years of experience in middle market corporate finance across Canada, Ken specializes in transaction advisory services including business sales, valuations and succession planning.


Derek Strong
Managing Director Western Canada, Fiera Private Debt

Derek spent 30 years at Roynat Capital supporting mid-market growth and transition financing and led BC and Alberta operations, funding over $1B in transactions. He recently joined Fiera Private Debt.



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