Dominic Chan is a Director and heads global financial sponsors coverage and deal sourcing at Vaquero Capital. Vaquero is a leading investment and merchant bank advising technology companies on M&A and capital raising transactions.

In his role, Dominic develops and maintains relationships with global and middle market alternative investment firms. His team works closely with sponsors to deliver creative solutions and liquidity events for clients and their portfolio companies, who include leading private equity, alternative credit managers, family offices, and sovereign wealth funds in North America, Asia, and Europe.

Prior to Vaquero, he was at The Goldman Sachs Group and Barclays Capital. Vaquero was named tech boutique bank of the year by M&A Atlas 2018-2023, and was awarded boutique bank of the year in 2022 by The M&A Advisor.

He is a frequent panelist on a number of leading industry conferences, including Inman Real Estate Connect and the Global M&A Atlas annual events. He was named a 2022 Rising Star Dealmaker at the prestigious Americas Global M&A Atlas Awards, held at the historic Metropolitan Club in New York City in January 2023. He was recently named a 2023 recipient of The M&A Advisor Emerging Leaders Award.

Dominic served on the Board of Fine Arts Museum San Francisco ArtPoint (Legion of Honor and deYoung Museum), and was co-chairman of the 70 member advisory council committee. He currently serves on the Philharmonic Council at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which operates Walt Disney Concert Hall and The Hollywood Bowl.

Dominic co-chairs the Maverick PAC San Francisco chapter, and previously served on the finance committee for Governor Jeb Bush’s 2016 presidential campaign.