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<\/span><\/div>Aldrin Fernandes<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>President – AR Business Brokers<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>About Aldrin<\/h3><\/div>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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
ARBB has received the IBBA Chairman\u2019s Circle Award and Deal Maker Award every year since 2016.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Meet Our Judges<\/h2><\/div>![\"Red](\"https:\/\/franchisevoice.com\/top-franchise-influencers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Red-Boswell.jpg\")
<\/div>Red Boswell<\/h2>
President - IFPG<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![\"Pamela](\"https:\/\/franchisevoice.com\/top-franchise-influencers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pamela-Labelle-Franchise-Voice.jpg\")
<\/div>Pamela Labelle<\/h2>
Founder - BizSold<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/div>Martin Joksimovic<\/h2>
President - MFV Expositions<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/div>Aldrin Fernandes <\/h2>
President - AR Brokers<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/div>Scott English<\/h2>
Founder - Elite Franchise Online<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/div>AJ Rama<\/h2>
National Event Management<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![\"Hemen](\"https:\/\/franchisevoice.com\/top-franchise-influencers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Hemen-Modi-Franchise-Voice-1-1.jpg\")
<\/div>Hemen Modi<\/h2>
Founder - TWG Design<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/franchisevoice.com\/top-franchise-influencers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rashesh-mandani-1.jpg\")
<\/div>Rashesh Mandani <\/h2>
Mandani Law<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/div>Franchise Judge<\/h2>
Coming soon.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Franchise Judge<\/h2>
Coming soon.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Proudly Supported by Our Partners<\/h2><\/div>Together, we celebrate the leaders shaping the future of franchising across North America.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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President – AR Business Brokers<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>About Aldrin<\/h3><\/div>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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
ARBB has received the IBBA Chairman\u2019s Circle Award and Deal Maker Award every year since 2016.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Meet Our Judges<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Red Boswell<\/h2>
President - IFPG<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Pamela Labelle<\/h2>
Founder - BizSold<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Martin Joksimovic<\/h2>
President - MFV Expositions<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Aldrin Fernandes <\/h2>
President - AR Brokers<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Scott English<\/h2>
Founder - Elite Franchise Online<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>AJ Rama<\/h2>
National Event Management<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Hemen Modi<\/h2>
Founder - TWG Design<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Rashesh Mandani <\/h2>
Mandani Law<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Franchise Judge<\/h2>
Coming soon.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Franchise Judge<\/h2>
Coming soon.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Proudly Supported by Our Partners<\/h2><\/div>Together, we celebrate the leaders shaping the future of franchising across North America.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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About Aldrin<\/h3><\/div>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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
ARBB has received the IBBA Chairman\u2019s Circle Award and Deal Maker Award every year since 2016.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Meet Our Judges<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Red Boswell<\/h2>
President - IFPG<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Pamela Labelle<\/h2>
Founder - BizSold<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Martin Joksimovic<\/h2>
President - MFV Expositions<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Aldrin Fernandes <\/h2>
President - AR Brokers<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Scott English<\/h2>
Founder - Elite Franchise Online<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>AJ Rama<\/h2>
National Event Management<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Hemen Modi<\/h2>
Founder - TWG Design<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Rashesh Mandani <\/h2>
Mandani Law<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Franchise Judge<\/h2>
Coming soon.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Franchise Judge<\/h2>
Coming soon.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Proudly Supported by Our Partners<\/h2><\/div>Together, we celebrate the leaders shaping the future of franchising across North America.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
ARBB has received the IBBA Chairman\u2019s Circle Award and Deal Maker Award every year since 2016.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Meet Our Judges<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Red Boswell<\/h2>
President - IFPG<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Pamela Labelle<\/h2>
Founder - BizSold<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Martin Joksimovic<\/h2>
President - MFV Expositions<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Aldrin Fernandes <\/h2>
President - AR Brokers<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Scott English<\/h2>
Founder - Elite Franchise Online<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>AJ Rama<\/h2>
National Event Management<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Hemen Modi<\/h2>
Founder - TWG Design<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Rashesh Mandani <\/h2>
Mandani Law<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Franchise Judge<\/h2>
Coming soon.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Franchise Judge<\/h2>
Coming soon.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Proudly Supported by Our Partners<\/h2><\/div>Together, we celebrate the leaders shaping the future of franchising across North America.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Red Boswell<\/h2>
President - IFPG<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Pamela Labelle<\/h2>
Founder - BizSold<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Martin Joksimovic<\/h2>
President - MFV Expositions<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Aldrin Fernandes <\/h2>
President - AR Brokers<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Scott English<\/h2>
Founder - Elite Franchise Online<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>AJ Rama<\/h2>
National Event Management<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Hemen Modi<\/h2>
Founder - TWG Design<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Rashesh Mandani <\/h2>
Mandani Law<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Franchise Judge<\/h2>
Coming soon.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Franchise Judge<\/h2>
Coming soon.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Proudly Supported by Our Partners<\/h2><\/div>Together, we celebrate the leaders shaping the future of franchising across North America.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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Together, we celebrate the leaders shaping the future of franchising across North America.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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