Garden City Equity is a people-first holding company that acquires and grows family- and founder-owned businesses for the long term. Our mission is to honor God by creating a workplace where every team member can thrive and prosper. With 150+ shareholders, we focus on purpose, people, and profits.We own 6 businesses, both majority and minority stakes, generating over $100M in revenue.Our Approach: We focus on people, buying and holding companies long-term with minimal debt. We retain the management team, close deals within 60 days, and protect the founders' culture and legacy.Strategic Capital: We don’t use institutional investors. Our funding comes from aligned, value-driven partners who share our passion for growing businesses.- Connext- Wathco- Essig Pools- RevPartners- WeBuild- Trextel

Financial and corporate advisor assisting with fund raiaing, financial and strategic decision making.

Working alongside CEO on all corporate finance and business development transactions. Leading the finance and risk committee. Providing business insights to CEO and strategic inputs to executive team.Key achievements:• Advised the CEO on a successful acquisition of a competitor and consequently doubling turnover and significantly enhanced WastePlan’s balance sheet• Assisting with the development of a risk management matrix to effectively identify, mitigate and monitor relevant regulatory and financial risks.

Group CFO for multi-asset family office owning and operating established businesses in the property, hospitality, and waste management industries. Additionally, managing a dynamic start-up portfolio holding company invested in high-growth sectors like Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP), Landscaping, Auto Collision Repair Service, Restoration and Septic & Sewer Cleaning Services industries.Initiated and developed several employee payment plans and a unique employee ownership model. Championed several divestitures, capital restructurings and acquisitions.

Fractional CFO and Head of Shared Services, serving 7 portfolio companies in the landscaping, MEP, Auto Collision Repair Service, Waste Management and Restoration industries.

Strategic advisor and M&A consultant.

CFO and board member for the private family-owned steel manufacturer of roof sheeting, cold formed sections and ancillary roofing products primarily serving the construction and building retail markets in Southern Africa with revenues of nearly $100 million. The role included overseeing the finance and HR functions of various subsidiary companies and over 300 team employees.

Devan co-founded One Capital in 2009. As director he advised on numerous debt and capital raisings, capital restructurings, buy-side and sell-side M&A and general corporate finance transactions.

Corporate Finance Advisor to Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed clients, mainly within the Mining and ICT sectors. Corporate Finance actions included, capital raisings, restructurings, M&A and general corporate finance.Awarded the “Quality in all its forms” trophy in 2007.

Part of specialist IFRS team assisting Standard Life with transitioning from UK GAAP to IFRS where I was responsible for Investment Properties.

Performed audit fieldwork on blue chip clients including Nissan SA and the South African Reserve Bank. Promoted to audit senior early in my 2nd year. Seconded to Nashville, USA during my 3rd year and performed Sox audits on various US based clients including Clayton Homes, a Berkshire Hathaway Company. Passed both board exams on first attempt.

Vacation work at Deloitte assisting with reconciliations at the South African Reserve Bank