Buying a Business
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Thinking of selling your business
Think Expert Business Sales.
Step 1 – Confidential Consultation
Considering putting your business on the market? First we need to discuss the details of your business and provide you with an approximate market sale price.
Step 2 – Business Appraisal & Sale Strategy
We will conduct a thorough market appraisal where we will analyse your financial information, business benchmarks, conduct a risk analysis and identify the various strengths and opportunities of the business. We will then be able to narrow down a precise asking price or selling range for the business and present what we believe to be the ideal strategy to achieve the best possible sale result for your business.
Business Re-sale
- Assess and appraise the business
- List and prepare the business for sale
- Generate demand off market & on market
- Negotiate the Sale price and terms for client
- Handle offer and deposit process
- Work with Technical Advisors i.e., Accountants, Solicitors, Financiers
- Co-ordinate settlement and handover
- Convert the businesses potential into tangible dollars in your bank account.
Buy Advocacy | Buyer Agent
- Work with buyer to establish criteria for business acquisition
- Take the lead in sourcing the desired business on market or through off market sources
- Make direct enquiries with target businesses that are not currently for sale either through anonymity
- For Individuals, businesses looking to make strategic acquisitions and search fund managers
Corporate Advisory
Expert Business offers several consulting and fee for service solutions to private companies. Whether a company is looking to either raise funds, finance their operations or require strategic and tactical advice in identifying opportunities and strategic options for private mergers and acquisitions, capital markets advisory and project advisory. These services include:
- Debt Advisory
- Capital Raising
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Preparation of Legal / Disclosure and Sales Documents including:
- Prospectus
- Business Profile
- Information Memorandum
- Deed Poll / Agreements
- Pitch Deck Construction
- Corporate Branding
Valuations and Benchmarking
Expert Business performs market evaluations of Business Assets and Goodwill for the purposes of:
- For a transaction, such as Sale, Capital raising or taking on a partner
- Partnership dissolutions, disputes, buy-outs, assistance with resolving disputes between Shareholders or Business partners.
- Benchmarking of business performance in terms of a Business Plan, or to support critical, strategic decision making, such as planning an acquisition or disposal
- Marriage breakdown, property settlements; divorce proceedings
- Legal disputes, property resumptions, compensation payouts
- Succession planning, deceased estates
- Establishing proper value when buying or selling a business.
- Tax purposes as part of a Restructure or issuing employee incentives
Design and Branding
We specialise in the helping businesses construct or improve their corporate branding and marketing materials, our experienced in-house team has prepared many business for sale and investment ready documents for our clients and can assist you in showcasing your business or investment product by providing the following services
- Prospectus
- Business Profile
- Information Memorandum
- Pitch Deck Construction
- Corporate Branding
- Media
Frequently
Asked
Questions
Does every business sell?
We believe that every business in every industry has got the potential to be sellable, as long as it posses one of below points of attraction:
- Lifestyle (flexible hours, minimal physical involvement, business appeals to current lifestyle, outdoors / home-based, high effort to reward ratio for purchaser)
- Ability to currently operate or place the business under management without the owner operator’s physical involvement.
- Intrinsic Value – Although the business may not be currently profitable, it may have substantial asset value that can be better utilised, or may have the potential to succeed under new management or through a merger or acquisition.
- Scalability – The ability to grow the business and be a vehicle for a purchaser to achieve their personal financial goals.
How long will it take to sell my business?
The time a business will take to sell depends on a variety of factors including:
- The industry in which it operates – whether it is in a niche market or in a popular/common industry.
- The current state of the economy
- How readily available your supporting documentation is. (i.e. financials, lease, sales data, contracts etc.)
- The premises lease (if applicable) – the agreement including rent and conditions currently in place with your landlord will transfer to the purchaser, so it forms an important part of the business sale transaction.
- Business presentation – Professional Business Profile and Information Memorandum supported by an expert business agent in the marketplace.
Marketing being conducted (using all necessary strategies and platforms)
At Expert Business, we aim to have an offer accepted within the first 3 months of listing the business for sale. We are then with you every step of the way through the settlement and handover process which is usually an additional 8-12 weeks depending on above-aforementioned factors.
What are the steps a buyer must go through to purchase my business?
- Complete a non-disclosure / confidentiality agreement & screening process.
- Reviewing the business profile document prepared by Expert Business.
- Review financial and supporting documents.
- Site-inspection or meeting arranged with the vendor and selling agent.
- Consultation with professional advisors prior to submitting an offer.
- Reviewing and executing a Contract of Sale
- Preparing the documentation for the landlord and franchisor approval (if applicable)
- Settlement and handover -Plant & Equipment check, training, transfer of assets and IP, arranging finance (if applicable) and arranging the handover date.
At Expert Business, we work closely with the purchaser to help co-ordinate all of the above points to ensure a smooth transition and guidance throughout the process.
How does Expert Business differ from the other brokers or agencies that are in the marketplace?
- Business Preparation – Through the use of modern design, audio-visual tools and a web- based platform we offer industry leading, cutting-edge methods to present your business in a way that cuts through to buyers. This is achieved through the construction of a comprehensive and attractive Business Profile supported by media such as video and virtual tour, and deal room access for advisors to complete the due diligence on the business. Once going on the market, the buyer has everything they need to confidently make an offer for your business.
- Our unique marketing strategy – We use an off-market (Buyer database, professional advisors, known industry contacts), and on-market strategy (advertising on major business for sale websites, social media pages) for most of our businesses. When we are actively working on both fronts we can source prospects for your business in a quicker timeframe and create the environment necessary to sell your business via competitive bid.
- End to end service – Whilst most business brokering agencies assist a buyer and vendor up until the execution of the final contract of sale, and leave it up to the vendor and purchasers solicitors to complete the transaction, we believe that the job is only half completed and it makes complete sense for us to have an active role and be involved to provide assistance to the vendors, buyers and their professional advisors all the way up until the day of handover and funds are transferred to the vendor.
Experience – Our experienced team of agents are all experts in their field and possess great communication and negotiation skills which have assisted clients throughout the years in achieving satisfactory sale results. This is achieved in part by providing an accurate assessment and appraisal of the business, which will assist the vendor in gaining a much clearer understanding and prediction of the sales result and how the market will respond to both their business and desired asking price.
OUR TEAM
Daniel Callegari
Business Sales Specialist & Managing Director at Expert Business
Daniel is a Licensed Business Broker and Real Estate Agent. Having specialising in business Re-sale, Mergers and Acquisitions, Business Valuations and Due Diligence, he assists both buyers and sellers achieve a mutually beneficial result through either offering consulting services or negotiating on their behalf.
With over 10 years experience in business management and ownership, he has been the Senior Manager, Founder and/or Shareholder in many different businesses and companies, ranging from small family operated concerns to larger corporate entities. Daniel has completed a Bachelor of Business with a major in marketing degree and Finance Diploma with graduate certificates in Corporate finance, Financial risk management, and Business / Investment analysis.
Daniel is constantly looking to identify Joint Ventures and opportunities to better the direction of the company. His extensive experience in business development allows him to identify opportunities that are mutually beneficial for all parties involved. With a mixed background of marketing and sales and client/stakeholder management also allows him to look at the functionality of the company on a wider scale, making smart decisions from a business strategy perspective while fostering a creative environment for day-to-day operations.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0415 378 434
Sam Vasli
Business Sales Specialist & Managing Director at Expert Business
Sam has a good understanding, knowledge, and experience in different aspects of business ownership and operation. He has established and operated successful businesses in the past 10 years, and the knowledge gained out of these years have enabled him to assist numerous business owners to become more successful, or to exit from their businesses with high satisfaction.
Having the degree of Management of IS (from UTAS), as well as the diploma in Accounting under his belt, has helped him to better understand the business world more in depth, as well as the needs and success factors in different industries in Australia.
Sam is a Licensed Estate Agent, acting as a professional and experienced business broker and adviser in Melbourne, and part of the Expert Business Group. His Business Valuation knowledge, and extensive Sales & Negotiation Skills are his advantages in his career. Honesty, integrity and trustworthiness are also the main virtues that Sam endeavours to possess all the time.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0432 579 502
George Dermentzis
Business Sales Specialist
George is a qualified Financial Adviser and Chartered Accountant with over 25 years’ experience. Over this time, he has provided strategic business advisory, taxation and wealth creation advice to business owners and professionals and since 2006 he has owned & operated his own private wealth management & advice firm.
George is a member of the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and a member of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CAANZ). Through his experience as a Financial Adviser and Chartered Accountant, George has assisted a large number of business owners achieve successful outcomes in their businesses and personal wealth. As a business owner himself, he has a genuine understanding & interest in business and helping business owners.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0416 111 028
Nikki Myatt
Having started her career in TV and Film, Nikki worked as a production co-ordinator for the major networks (Ch 7, 9, 10) and has worked on various major productions including a long-standing role with The Project. Nikki brings exceptional organisational and people management skills along with expert knowledge in media and production.
Nikki transitioned across to the Education sector where she worked as an early childcare educator and Supervisor within a childcare centre.
More recently, Nikki has worked in an administration and co-ordinator role for her own pet-care company in Melbourne, providing support across all aspects of a business such as recruitment, customer service, marketing and administration.
These key skills have made for an easy transition into the business brokering industry, having spent the last 3 years working as an Education Coordinator and Business owner.
A people person with meticulous attention to detail, Nikki is a key member of the Expert business team.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0493 555 281