Aldrin Raphael

Company Overview

At A R Business Brokers, we guide business owners through pivotal transitions with discretion, clarity, and purpose. As one of Canada’s largest independent business brokerage and M&A firms, our team brings over 13 years of experience and a collective track record of more than 335 completed transactions across a wide range of industries.

Our approach is grounded in empathy-driven dealmaking, combining commercial insight with a deep understanding of what these decisions mean personally and professionally. With a disciplined, hands-on process and a commitment to thoughtful execution, we help clients navigate complex decisions with confidence and achieve outcomes that align with their long-term goals.

Services Offered

Sell-Side Advisory

Supporting business owners through valuation, positioning, buyer outreach, and transaction execution.

Buy-Side Representation
Helping buyers identify, evaluate, and acquire businesses with disciplined sourcing, analysis, and deal support.

Business Valuation Services
Providing clear, defensible valuations to help owners understand value and make informed decisions.

Broker Profile

Aldrin Raphael Fernandes is the Founder and Principal of A R Business Brokers (ARBB), a business brokerage and M&A advisory firm focused on Main Street and lower-mid-market transactions across Canada.

Prior to founding ARBB, Aldrin built, scaled, and operated multiple businesses in the advertising and marketing sectors across India, the Middle East, and Africa. That hands-on entrepreneurial background continues to inform his practical, operator-driven approach to advising business owners.

Since launching ARBB, Aldrin has worked alongside business owners and individual buyers, as well as strategic acquirers, family offices, and private equity groups, guiding them through acquisitions and exits across a wide range of industries across Canada. This work is grounded in ARBB’s core values of Empathy, Communication, Education, Momentum, and Professionalism, recognizing that every transaction represents years of effort, livelihoods, and long-term goals. Today, ARBB is supported by a 22-member team with deep expertise in valuation, deal structuring, and execution, committed to moving transactions forward with clarity, urgency, and integrity.

Aldrin previously served as a Board Member and Director of Marketing for the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) Canada and remains an active member of IBBA, M&A Source, AM&AA, and IMAA.

ARBB has received the IBBA Chairman’s Circle Award and Deal Maker Award every year since 2016.

As a holder of the MCBI, CM&AA, CM&AP designations and a licensed Real Estate Broker, Aldrin and his team bring disciplined execution, market insight, and a results-driven approach to every mandate.

Areas Served

Toronto, Ottawa, Edmonton, Vancouver, Across Canada

Affiliations

IBBA, M&A Source, IBBA Canada,