A flexible transition from your business that honours your commitments and your legacy.

I am an entrepreneur, raised and based in Vancouver, looking to buy and run a single exceptional business in Greater Vancouver.

I will work with you to create a transition strategy that aligns with your goals, be a steward of the legacy you’ve built, and deepen your company’s impact on the local community.

My focus

I am looking for one outstanding business with the following characteristics:

- Retiring owner or operator looking to transition from the business
- Open to longer-term transition solutions for owners who do not immediately want to sell
- $750k to $2M in annual EBITDA or >$4M in annual revenues
- 10%+ profit margins
- Track record of enduring profitability (3+ years)
- Loyal customers that generate recurring or contractual revenues
- Low customer concentration, with no single customer accounting for >20% of revenues
- Motivated management and operating team willing to stay on
- Greater Vancouver area: from West Vancouver to Delta to Langley

About me

My name is Yuwei Wei and I founded Pender Street Partners to acquire one outstanding business in the Greater Vancouver Area, to operate and grow over the long-term.

My parents and I immigrated to Vancouver, Canada when I was 5 years old. I grew up in the Hastings-Sunrise neighbourhood, attended Magee Secondary School in Kerrisdale, and graduated from UBC’s Sauder School of Business.

Post-undergrad, I became a consultant at McKinsey & Company where I worked with CEOs and leaders of companies of all sizes, from local credit unions to national retailers, to translate strategy into day-to-day operational initiatives. During the COVID pandemic, I was seconded to lululemon, where I worked in Retail Operations, making important and urgent decisions for stores as retailers faced operational challenges brought on by the pandemic.

I discovered entrepreneurship through acquisition when I returned to school to get my MBA at Harvard Business School in 2022. Building my career around buying a small business resonates with me deeply. As first-generation immigrants, my parents found communities and built their livelihoods in the small businesses that employed them. And after years of living away from home, it’s been my dream to move back to Vancouver, build deeper roots here, and give back to the local community.

My parents bought our first home on East Pender Street in Vancouver, which solidified their “Canadian dream.” I’m excited to partner with a business owner like you to realize my own.

Investors & advisors

Jiamei Bai

SVP at lululemon and Partner at
McKinsey & Company
Jiamei has over 18 years of experience in strategy, customer experience, and business transformation. At lululemon, she leads the development and execution of global member engagement programs and partnerships. At McKinsey, she serves global brands and investors on topics of strategy, consumer insights, loyalty, and omnichannel growth. Her experience spans retail, banking, manufacturing, public sector, and utilities. She is a member of the Faculty Advisory Board at UBC’s Sauder School of Business.
Kurt McFee

COO at Appara AI
Kurt has nearly a decade of experience investing in, advising, and leading small businesses and startups. He is currently the Chief Operating Office at Appara AI, a legal technology platform and a co-founder at Playbook, which delivers training and facilitation services to SMBs. Kurt honed his expertise at McKinsey & Company, where he led operational transformations for utilities, mining, and oil and gas clients. An engineer by trade, Kurt combines his strategic thinking with rigorous execution discipline.
Phil Arrata

Partner, Champlain Financial Corporation
Phil is a proven executive, investor, and advisor with over 20 years of experience. He is currently a partner with Champlain Financial Corporation, a PE firm focused on investing in mid-sized Canadian companies.
Phil’s began his career in consulting at Deloitte and then McKinsey. Transitioning to the retail sector, he served as CFO for Best Buy Canada and then became CEO of Mountain Equipment Co-Op. In these roles, he led large-scale transformation programs as the companies adapted to the changing retail landscape.
Phil is involved in the community as a Board Member of the BC Women’s Health Foundation, and as an Adjunct Professor at UBC's MBA program.