Toronto, Ontario · Canada-wide
We buy independent
Canadian pharmacies —
with our own capital.
Northscript Partners is a principal buyer, not a brokerage. There is no listing, no commission, and no auction. Start with a confidential conversation with the person who actually writes the check.
Confidential by default. Nothing is shared with staff, banners, or competitors.
What you get from a first call
- A straight answer on whether your pharmacy fits what we buy
- How we think about value — and what drives it up or down
- What a transition could look like for your staff and patients
- No obligation, no listing agreement, no fee to you, no one will know.
Our approach
A buyer on the other side of the table — not a middleman in between.
Most owners who explore a sale end up talking to intermediaries first. We are the buyer. That changes the conversation: fewer parties, less disclosure, and a decision that does not have to travel through anyone else.
Your name stays out of the market
No listing, no teaser, no broadcast to a buyer list. We speak with you directly, and nothing moves without your say-so.
You keep the proceeds
We charge you nothing. There is no success fee, no retainer, and no percentage carved out of your proceeds on the way to closing.
We are long-term owners
We are building a group of community pharmacies to hold forever. Your team, your patients, and your banner relationships matter to how we underwrite.
What we do
Two ways we put capital to work.
Not every owner wants a 100% exit, but some do. In both cases we are the source of capital — we are never acting as an agent for someone else's transaction.
We buy your pharmacy
A direct purchase of the business, in full or in stages, funded by us.
- Full exit. You sell and step away on a timeline that works for you.
- Phased exit. Sell the majority now, keep a slice, and stay on as long as you want to.
- Stay-on option. Some owners want to keep dispensing without owning the headaches. That works.
- Retirement transitions. We build the closing around a transition to a new lead pharmacist.
We fund your successor
You have a buyer in mind — an associate, a junior partner, a family member — but they cannot fund it alone.
- We supply the capital so a pharmacist you trust can buy in alongside us.
- You get liquidity now rather than waiting years for a slow internal buyout.
- Your successor gets real ownership and a partner behind them, not just a loan.
- We do not broker this. We are the money on one side of the table, with skin in the game.
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What we look for
The kind of pharmacy that fits.
These are guidelines, not gates. If your pharmacy sits outside them and the story is good, we would still like to hear it.
- Independent
- Owner-operated community pharmacies, banner or unbanned. Single stores and small groups.
- Canada
- Ontario is our first focus, with the rest of the country open to us.
- Steady scripts
- A stable, recurring prescription base matters more to us than headline revenue.
- A real team
- Staff who know the patients. We are buying continuity, not just a dispensary.
The process
Direct conversations, not a four-month auction.
NDA before anything else
We understand how important confidentiality is.
An introductory call
Thirty minutes, entirely confidential, no documents required. You tell us about the pharmacy; we tell you honestly whether it fits and how we would think about it.
The numbers
Financial statements, a script count, the lease, and a payroll summary are a first step to figure out what we can do.
An indicative offer in writing
Price, structure, what happens to your staff, and what we would need from you during the transition — all on paper, so you can take it to your accountant.
Diligence
We do the work quietly with your advisors. Staff and patients do not know you are looking at a deal (unless you want them to).
Close
We target to close in 90 days or less. We can move fast; we've done this before.
Transition
You set the agenda — how do we communicate with staff and community.
Every deal moves at the pace the owner sets, and regulatory and licensing steps vary by province.
Questions owners ask
Straight answers.
Are you a broker?
No. We are a principal buyer and capital provider. We buy pharmacies for our own account and we invest alongside pharmacist owners. We do not list pharmacies, we do not represent sellers, and we do not take a commission from anyone.
What does it cost me to talk to you?
Nothing. There is no retainer, no listing agreement, and no fee if we transact. You should still have your own accountant and lawyer review anything we put in front of you — and we would think less of you if you didn't.
Will my staff find out?
Not from us. Confidentiality is the whole reason most owners talk to a direct buyer instead of running a process. We sign a mutual NDA before we look at anything, and we take direction from you on when and how anyone else is told.
I'm not ready to sell for a few years. Is it too early to talk?
That is the best time to talk. The things that raise a pharmacy's value — clean books, a documented team, script mix, lease term — are easier to fix with two years of runway than with two months. There is no cost to starting the conversation early.
Can I keep working after the sale?
Yes, and many owners want to. Some stay on as the pharmacist-manager, some keep a minority stake, some hand over the keys and leave. We are flexible on this because continuity is worth real money to us.
How do you think about price?
We underwrite on sustainable cash flow, not on a rule of thumb, and we would rather explain our math to you than hide behind a formula. What we will say up front: we do not pay for earnings we do not believe will still be there in three years, and we do pay for a business that runs without its owner in the building.
Who is behind Northscript Partners?
We are a Toronto-based group with a background in mergers, acquisitions, and capital markets, building a long-term portfolio of Canadian community pharmacies. You will deal with a principal from the first call, not an associate or a call center.
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