Who we are

CanFirst Capital Management was founded in 2002 and is an industryleader investing in commercial real estate.

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Canada's Premier value

Focused on investment, backed by experience

CanFirst Capital Management was founded in 2002 and is an industry leader investing in commercial real estate. CanFirst forms real estate Funds that contain a portfolio of properties to provide diversification for its partners. The CanFirst team is focused on investing in assets that offer consistent and stable returns, while concurrently ensuring capital preservation and providing value odd opportunities.

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. Each fund’s structure ensures an alignment of interest between the fund and our partners.

RESULT-driven

CanFirst’s goal is to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns by capturing value in the commercial real estate segment.

A track record of performance

CanFirst has raised $1.2B in equity and has completed over 19M 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

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Paul Braun

Chairman

Paul Braun is a co-founder of CanFirst Capital Management. Paul Braun's real estate career spans more than 30 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.

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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.

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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.