Who we are
Founded in 2002, CanFirst Capital Management
is a leading investor in commercial real estate.
Purpose-Built Funds. Long-Term Focus.
Disciplined Strategies Rooted in Experience.
CanFirst Capital Management was founded in 2002 and is an industry leader investing in commercial real estate. CanFirst creates real estate Funds to allow our partners to invest directly in real estate through a variety of investment strategies. The CanFirst team is focused on discovering value across all of our investment strategies; from investing in assets that offer consistent and stable returns, with capital preservation, to unlocking income in higher yielding properties, we look to create value at all stages of the investment cycle.
CanFirst employs a disciplined investment strategy that ensures its investments are focused on specifically targeted properties. We co-invest with both institutional and private accredited partners and each Fund’s structure ensures an alignment of interest between the fund and our partners.
While the focus is on investment, the CanFirst Capital Management team has many years of experience in the real estate business including development, redevelopment, asset and property management, financing, leasing and construction. Utilizing all of these disciplines enables CanFirst to identify and analyze investment opportunities more effectively. Property management functions are outsourced to “best in class” companies in each of their respective markets.
RESULT-driven
CanFirst’s goal is to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns while preserving capital.
A track record of performance
CanFirst has raised $1.3B in equity and has completed over 20M square feet of real estate transactions.
Market-specific expertise
Founded in 2002, CanFirst has deep local market intelligence, extensive industry contacts and relationships in our target markets, all of which are leveraged to source opportunities.
mEET Our Team
Paul Braun
Chairman
Paul Braun is a co-founder of CanFirst Capital Management. Paul Braun's real estate career spans more than 50 years. It includes senior executive positions with Cadillac Fairview and the Dundee Realty Corporation. In addition, Mr. Braun was a founding shareholder of V&A Properties. V&A Properties successfully developed, acquired, and managed commercial and residential properties both for its own account as well as for financial institutions, pension funds and private investors. V&A Properties was subsequently sold to Dundee Realty Corporation.
Allan Perez
Chief Executive Officer
Allan Perez is a co-founder of CanFirst Capital Management. Allan Perez's real estate career encompasses over 45 years of senior executive positions with real estate organizations including The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Canderel Ltd. and Dundee Realty Corporation. Mr. Perez was a senior officer and shareholder of V&A Properties. His responsibilities included acquisition and disposition, development, marketing, financing, leasing, e-commerce and asset management.
Mark Braun
Executive VP, Investments and Business Development
Mark Braun is responsible for investments, financing, and business development for CanFirst. Prior to joining CanFirst, Mr. Braun was a portfolio analyst in the specialty funds group at Bentall. Mr. Braun received a Master of Business Administration from the University of Toronto where he was elected a governor of the university and received a Bachelor of Engineering Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Western Ontario.