Welcome David Dean

Canaccord Genuity (CG) is excited to announce that David Dean has joined the firm as a Managing Director to lead our activities in commercial services and associated “essential services” sectors to critical industries within our US Investment Banking platform. He will be based in our Nashville, TN office. With more than 20 years of experience, and longstanding relationships within these services segments, David brings significant strategic and transactional expertise to the firm. David has advised a broad range of clients on mergers and acquisitions across corporate, founder-led, and financial sponsor-owned businesses. 

David will focus his coverage efforts on companies across various sectors, such as building systems and maintenance, facility operations, infrastructure management, and environmental and waste. He will also support clients advancing the Energy Transition, enhancing the firm’s capabilities across the Sustainability and Power landscape. His appointment enhances CG’s Sustainability practice, led globally by Dan Coyne, while expanding our sector coverage into a key growth sector which has attracted significant investment from financial sponsors.

Prior to joining CG, David co-founded Tenzing Energy Solutions and successfully led the company through its sale to SitelogIQ, which at the time was owned by Oaktree. Subsequently SitelogIQ transacted with AEA Investors, at which David was integrally involved in managing strategic growth, assessing prospective acquisition targets, and building an extensive network of industry contacts. He previously worked as an investment banker for SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and The Breckenridge Group. David’s combined experience as both an operator and investment banker allows him to provide balanced perspectives to our potential clients.

David holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Georgia and an MBA from Vanderbilt University.