Mr. Tardio has over 27 years of investment banking experience, having completed transactions totaling more than $1.5 billion in aggregate value.

Mr. Tardio joined Dresner Partners in May 2023 as a Managing Director with expertise spanning various sectors.

Prior to joining Dresner, Mr. Tardio was head of the Consumer sector practice of EdgePoint Capital Advisors in Cleveland, Ohio, and prior to EdgePoint, spent over 20 years as a senior investment banker at HT Capital Advisors in New York, New York; Chicago, Illinois; and Cleveland, Ohio.

During his tenure at HT Capital, Mr. Tardio served as President of HT Capital Securities, the broker/dealer affiliate of HT Capital, and worked with closely-held businesses as well as publicly traded companies and private equity firms, leading the execution of middle market transactions in numerous segments, with an emphasis in Consumer Products, Food & Beverage and Printing & Packaging.

His financial advisory experience includes buy and sell-side M&A transactions, strategic alternative assessments, fairness opinions, corporate divestitures, as well as debt and equity financings.

Mr. Tardio also served as a Manager in the Technology Integration Services division of Andersen Consulting (Arthur Andersen & Co.) in Chicago, Illinois. At Andersen, he worked with many middle market and Fortune 500 clients in a wide range of sectors including financial services, distribution, manufacturing, consumer and industrial products and services, and healthcare.