BR Pharma
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Brazil Pharma or BR Pharma (BM&F Bovespa:BPHA3) is a holding of drugstore owned by Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual
founded in 2009 by the purchase of many networks of pharmacies by the bank and being born as one of the largest in the country. Currently Brazil Pharma is the largest drugstore in the country by number of stores, have 830 stores in 11 Brazilian States and the Federal District and is the fourth largest drugstore company by revenue in Brazil.
Currently the company is composed by:
The company's plan is to become the largest chain of pharmacies in the country by purchasing regional pharmacies and making them holding brands.
BTG Pactual
BTG Pactual is a Brazilian investment bank that resulted from the takeover of UBS Pactual by BTG in 2009. BTG Pactual is the largest independent investment bank in Latin America. It has experience in emerging markets...
founded in 2009 by the purchase of many networks of pharmacies by the bank and being born as one of the largest in the country. Currently Brazil Pharma is the largest drugstore in the country by number of stores, have 830 stores in 11 Brazilian States and the Federal District and is the fourth largest drugstore company by revenue in Brazil.
Currently the company is composed by:
- Farmais a franchise of pharmacies founded in 1994 based in São Paulo and with 358 stores in South and Southeast of Brazil.
- Rosário Distrital is a pharmacy chain group headquartered in BrasíliaBrasíliaBrasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
and result of the merger of pharmacies Rosário and Distrital, currently has 92 stores in Brazilian Midwest, the company is composed by Rosário and Distrital brands and BR Pharma owned 50% of the company.
- Farmácias Guararapes is composed by 63 stores located in northeast of Brazil.
- Mais Economica is a drugstore chain with 168 stores located in the states of Santa CatarinaSanta Catarina (state)Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...
and Rio Grande do SulRio Grande do SulRio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...
.
- Big Ben is a drugstore headquartered in BelémBelémBelém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station...
, in the state of ParáParáPará is a state in the north of Brazil. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest it also borders Guyana and Suriname, and to the northeast it borders the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Belém.Pará is the most populous state...
and have 150 stores.
The company's plan is to become the largest chain of pharmacies in the country by purchasing regional pharmacies and making them holding brands.