Medcan Health Management

Dan Pawliw

Dan joined Medcan in 2003 and is responsible for all corporate development activities on behalf of Medcan. His background includes significant experience in private equity, acquisitions, capital raising and operations. Prior to Medcan, Dan worked with @Ventures, the independent private investment affiliate of CMGi during which time they invested over US $300 million in technology related companies. During this time Dan sponsored investments in Findlaw (Sold to Westlaw, a division of Thomson Corporation), Ensera (sold to Mitchell International) and Corrigo. Prior to @Ventures, Dan was a Vice President with San Francisco based Hambrecht & Quist, a leading investment bank focused on emerging growth sectors such as technology, health care and business services. At H&Q, Dan was involved in over 20 private and public financings raising over $900 million. In addition, he sponsored later stage investments in Financial Engines, The Industry Standard and ImproveNet through the US $330 million Access Technology Fund. In September 2000, H&Q was purchased by Chase Manhattan Bank for US $1.35 billion. Prior to H&Q, Dan worked with Goldman, Sachs & Co. for three years in their Investment Banking Division in New York and Toronto focusing on M&A and Debt Capital Markets. Dan received an undergraduate degree with Honours from Queen’s University and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management.