About us
The pharmacists behind Canada's pharmacy transaction platform
Our mission is simple: every pharmacy owner in Canada should buy, sell, or build with an advisor who actually understands the business, because they run one themselves. We are that pharmacy broker Canada did not have: pharmacists first, deal-makers second, and honest about both.
Our position
Why we are different
We are not realtors. We are not certified business valuators. We are pharmacists who have lived every line of your P&L.
Both of us hold a Pharm.D., both of us are licensed, and both of us own pharmacies today. We dispense today. We have signed the front of paycheques, negotiated leases and wholesale agreements, and bought and sold pharmacies with our own capital as well as for clients. When a broker who has never reconciled a rebate statement tells you what your pharmacy is worth, they are guessing politely. We are not.
That specialization cuts both ways, and we tell you where our edges are: for certified valuations, legal drafting, and tax planning we work alongside your accountant and lawyer, and we will tell you when you need one.
For sellers
We act for the seller, and we are not the buyer
When a pharmacy owner decides to sell, the first call usually comes from a buyer: a chain's acquisitions director, a consolidator's business development lead, the grocer across the road. Each is a real route to a sale, and each is one offer from one buyer on that buyer's terms. PharmacyBroker.ca exists to put every route in front of the owner at once. We present qualified pharmacies, under NDA and without their identity, to the acquisition and business development teams at Shoppers Drug Mart, Neighbourly, Sobeys, the Jim Pattison Group, McKesson, Pharmasave, CareRx and Calgary Co-op, and to the independent pharmacists and regional groups on our buyer list, on the same information at the same time. The owner compares the offers on price, structure and certainty of closing, with a pharmacist on the seller's side of the table.
We own pharmacies and we have sold them. We list a pharmacy only when we are confident it can work for the right owner, and we stand behind our listings. Our fee is a success fee earned at closing, so we are paid when the sale completes. Our guide to who buys pharmacies in Canada compares the routes; our managed sale page explains the process.
The partners
Two pharmacists, one deal team
Arash Pourzare, Pharm.D.
Founder
Licensed pharmacist, pharmacy owner, and operator. Arash buys and sells pharmacies for himself and for clients, and has been on every side of the table: buyer, seller, owner, and manager. He leads valuations, negotiations, and buyer qualification on every engagement.
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Behnaz Alijani, Pharm.D.
Partner
Licensed pharmacist, pharmacy manager, and owner, with transaction experience on both the buy and sell side. Behnaz leads operational due diligence and transition planning, the part of a deal where a practising manager's eye matters most.
Full bio coming soon.
How we work
One deal team, both partners, every engagement
We deliberately stay small. There is no junior associate learning on your transaction and no handoff between departments. Both partners work every engagement: two pharmacists reviewing your valuation, your buyer shortlist, and every material decision from LOI to closing.
We are based in Vancouver and serve all thirteen provinces and territories. Pharmacy economics change at every provincial border: multiples, funding models, ownership rules, and regulatory transfer all differ, and our valuation model and process are calibrated province by province.
Fees
Straight answers about fees
Brokerage is a success fee, earned at closing. If your deal does not close, we do not get paid. That keeps our incentives on your side of the table: we do better when you do better, and we have no reason to push a weak deal across the line.
Standalone valuations and advisory work are scoped and quoted upfront based on complexity, before we start. No retainers that reward activity over outcomes, and no numbers you first hear about at closing.