Daniel Sturgess

Daniel’s primary areas of focus are business valuations and litigation support, fair value for financial reporting, and corporate finance activities. A Chartered Business Valuator (CBV) and Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA), Daniel is also Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF). With over 20 years of experience, Daniel has been involved in hundreds of valuations and litigation support assignments across a wide range of industries. He provides independent, expert reports and testimony in connection with business valuations, litigation support, and forensic reviews and investigations.

He has qualified before the British Columbia Supreme Court and focuses on family law, personal injury, shareholder dispute, and commercial litigation assignments. Daniel provides valuations of intangible assets for financial reporting purposes, including preparing purchase price allocation, goodwill and intangible asset impairment reports.

He also performs valuations in connection with the purchase and sale of business interests, performs due diligence services (quality of earnings reports), and assists both purchasers and sellers in the negotiation of terms for the purchase. Daniel provides valuations in respect of corporate reorganizations; estate planning assignments; management buy outs; going private transactions (fairness opinions); and formal valuations.

Professional Affiliations

• Institute of Chartered Business Valuators

• Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

• Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

Education

• Bachelor of Arts, with Honours, McGill University

• Masters in Philosophy, Oxford University

• Canada Memorial Scholar

• Commonwealth Scholar

• Lord Crewe Scholar (Oxford)

• Shakespeare Gold Medal (McGill) recipient

Community Involvement

• Enjoys spending time with his wife and young family

• Avid reader and runner

• Agriculture

• Aviation

• Franchisee and Franchisors Services

• Hospitality

• Manufacturing

• Not for profit

• Professional Services Firms

• Real Estate and Construction

• Technology

• Wholesale and Distribution