Brent Holliday

Brent Holliday is the Founder and CEO of Garibaldi Capital Advisors, a technology-focused M&A advisory firm and Exempt Market Dealer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.1 He has over fourteen years of experience providing M&A advisory services for technology companies in Western Canada.1

Professional Background

Holliday founded Garibaldi Capital Advisors in early 2013, focusing on cross-Canada technology mergers and acquisitions.1 Prior to this, he spent twelve years in early-stage venture capital investing with The Western Technology Seed Investment Fund and Greenstone Venture Partners in Vancouver, where he invested in over 20 information technology companies.1

Notable Achievements

M&A Transactions:: Holliday has advised on numerous technology transactions, including:

• The sale of Lodestar Technologies to Evergreen (fintech software)
• The sale of Geotime to Penlink (law enforcement software SaaS)
• The sale of Chalk Education to Powerschool (EdTech)
• The sale of FinCAD to Zafin (fintech SaaS)
• The sale of Founded to RBC Ventures (legal tech SaaS)1

Capital Raising:: He has also helped companies raise significant capital, such as:

• Assisting Dream Payments in a $10 million capital raise
• Helping Rise People raise $24 million from Sun Life
• Advising on BuildDirect's $30 million private placement1

Additional Roles and Recognition

• Active angel investor1
• Former column writer for BC Business Magazine (Tech Talk) from 2008-20131
• Recipient of the BIV Top 40 Under 40 award in November 20001

Holliday's expertise lies in Vancouver and Western Canada technology companies, capital raising, broad understanding of technology markets, and mergers & acquisitions.1