Richard W. Evans, MBA, CBV, ASA
Richard has almost thirty years of business and management experience having worked with firms in the in a variety of industries and business sectors – with a passion in the technology and sports segments.
Richard was previously for more than fifteen years a principal and co-owner of a local fee-for-service consultancy firm in Vancouver. Richard has almost twenty years of experience working in the areas of valuation, litigation support, mergers & acquisitions and capital formation. He has more than ten years of actual management experience in the technology industry where he held various positions in technical support, marketing, project manager, channels management and senior management positions. Prior to focusing on expanding and diversifying his practice area, Richard was extensively involved in the high technology sector in Western Canada and the U.S. Pacific Northwest where he served for two years as the General Manager of Sidus Systems Inc. At Sidus he was directly responsible for managing the firm’s C$15 million business operation throughout Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest.
Previous to this, Richard spent almost nine years with Digital Equipment of Canada Limited where he was involved in a technical support, sales, marketing, project management and eventually channels management capacity.
Richard has been actively involved in the above professional services with hundreds of companies and has served as a Board Member for a select number of public and private firms. His area of professional expertise is in middle market and micro-cap technology and industrial companies, especially firms needing advice and assistance with their business plans, operating plans and valuations.
Richard has directly and personally conducted more than 1,000 valuations, business assessments and plans for technology & industrial companies. He also trained, supervised and managed a small group in his previous firm produce due diligence, valuation and business planning reports. He has directly undertaken work used on and relied upon by private companies, public companies and regulatory bodies in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia. He has undertaken valuation and expert report work for submission to the Courts in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Australia.
Richard also has extensive and direct experience in undertaking investment banking activities with many companies. He has been directly involved in a number of “go-public” and related Canadian Capital Pool Corporations, as well as other U.S public company transactions. He has personally directed and completed a number of large domestic and international M&A transactions involving complex negotiations.
Richard is extensively involved in sports coaching management and volunteer work throughout B.C. helping young adults and volunteer associations.
Cellular: (604) 649-9073
Telephone: (778) 373-5432
Email: rwevans@rwegrowthpartners.com
