Significant private transactions, advised by a specialist team with the right qualifications at the table.
Quinn M&A advises business owners, shareholders and acquirers on transactions from $1 million to $200 million in enterprise value. Senior-led by Michael Quinn — Chartered Accountant and Solicitor — and supported by an integrated specialist team across accounting, law, valuation, tax and execution.
The same firm that shapes valuation, deal strategy and negotiation also handles structure, tax, legal drafting and shareholder outcome — so advice is consistent, momentum is preserved and complexity is managed under one roof.
Confidential. No obligation. We respond within 1 business day.
Mid-market transactions across business, commercial and rural property.
Michael Quinn — Chartered Accountant and admitted Solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW.
Accountants, solicitors, tax specialists and valuers under one roof.
Michael Quinn personally leads every Quinn M&A engagement.
Significant transactions are rarely undone by a single mistake. They are undone by advice that doesn't hold together.
Each of the asset classes we advise on — businesses, commercial property and rural property — carries its own discipline. Business sales turn on EBITDA, multiples, working capital and key-person risk. Commercial property turns on cap rates, lease covenants, GST and stamp duty. Rural property turns on water, succession, primary production tax and family arrangements. The frameworks are not interchangeable.
Most transactions involve fragmented advice. Valuation sits with one firm. Tax structure with another. Legal drafting with a third. Each adviser is competent in isolation. The risk is in the seams between them — where assumptions diverge, decisions are made out of sequence, and the deal slows or loses ground at exactly the moments where it shouldn't.
The strongest outcomes consistently come from advice that holds together: a single adviser leading the mandate, a specialist team supporting it, and valuation, structure, tax and legal positioning aligned from the first conversation through to completion.
One advisory relationship. Built to hold together across every asset class we advise on.
Many M&A advisers specialise narrowly — business sales, or commercial property, or rural transactions. When a deal sits across categories, or when a single owner's interests span more than one, that specialisation becomes a constraint. Advice fragments, structure decisions arrive late, and the seams between advisers show up at the moments that matter most.
Quinn M&A is structured differently. Michael Quinn — Chartered Accountant and Solicitor — leads every mandate personally, supported by an integrated specialist team across M&A, valuation, tax, structuring, legal drafting and execution. The same team supports business transactions, commercial property and rural property work, so commercial rationale, valuation judgement, transaction structure, legal implementation and shareholder outcome stay aligned from the first conversation.
Advice that holds up under scrutiny — across businesses, commercial property and rural transactions.
One adviser leading the mandate. Six advisory services. Three asset classes. An integrated specialist team supporting valuation, structure, tax and legal positioning from the first conversation through to completion.
Structured sale processes designed to protect confidentiality, attract qualified buyers and maximise value through competitive tension and disciplined preparation. From readiness through to completion.
Explore sell-side advisoryTarget identification, approach strategy, due diligence coordination, valuation support and deal execution — without the conflicts of interest that come with larger firm mandates.
Explore buy-side advisoryStrategic combinations, shareholder reorganisations and pre-transaction restructuring. Commercial outcome aligned with tax position and legal structure from the outset.
Explore mergersIndependent, methodology-driven valuations for M&A, tax, estate planning, partner exit and dispute purposes. Prepared by a CA ANZ Specialist Business Valuer with supporting documentation.
Request a valuationFinancial, tax and legal diligence coordinated by one adviser so findings translate directly into deal structure and contract drafting — not another advisory hand-off.
Explore due diligenceSpecialist taxation advice and legal services integrated into every transaction. Structuring, CGT concessions, warranties and completion — handled by the same team running your deal.
Explore tax & legalEach asset class carries its own discipline. We advise on all three.
Quinn M&A is built to handle significant transactions across three distinct asset classes — each with its own valuation methodology, buyer pool, tax treatment and legal structure. The same lead adviser and the same specialist team support all of them.
Family-owned operators, professional services firms, manufacturers, distributors and trade businesses. Transactions defined by EBITDA, multiples, working capital, key-person dependency and earn-out structures.
Typical buyersWhy integration matters here CGT concessions, warranties and indemnities, and post-completion arrangements need to be settled together — not sequentially through three external advisers.
Owner-occupied premises with a trading business attached, commercial buildings with operating tenants, mixed-use portfolios. Transactions where property value and business value interact.
Typical buyersWhy integration matters here Separating property valuation from business valuation is how value gets left on the table. GST, stamp duty and structural decisions need to be settled before terms are agreed.
Agricultural enterprises, primary production land, intergenerational family holdings, water-secured estates. Transactions where succession, water rights, leases and family arrangements sit on top of the commercial deal.
Typical buyersWhy integration matters here Succession structures, primary production tax concessions, family arrangements and the sale itself are usually inseparable — and need an adviser who can hold all of them at once.
A structured process. Built to protect you, calibrated to your asset class.
The goal is not activity — it is leverage, clarity and a clean path to completion. Every stage is designed to protect your confidentiality, maintain negotiating momentum and keep you informed so you can make decisions with commercial confidence.
Understand your objectives, timeline, constraints and what a successful outcome looks like — before anything else moves.
Build the value narrative, address readiness issues and prepare the materials and frameworks that support your position in market discussions.
Controlled, confidential outreach to qualified counterparties — buyers, sellers or merger partners. NDAs and staged disclosure protect your position from day one.
Evaluate proposals, manage competing interest and negotiate terms with commercial logic — valuation, structure, tax and legal dimensions considered together.
Keep the process organised and moving. Coordinate information requests, manage disclosure and protect momentum through the most demanding phase of the transaction.
Drive to signing with clear accountability, follow-through on conditions and the calm hand of an adviser who has done this many times before.
The process is the same. The discipline within each step adapts to the asset class — BUSINESS EBITDA assessment, COMMERCIAL PROPERTY valuation and lease analysis, or RURAL succession, water and primary production diligence — each follows its own framework within the same disciplined process.
Michael Quinn — Chartered Accountant and Solicitor. Backed by an integrated specialist team.
Rare dual-qualified leadership at the head of every mandate, supported by a specialist team equipped to handle business, commercial property and rural transactions in their full complexity.
"Senior, dual-qualified leadership — backed by a specialist team across every discipline a significant transaction demands."
Michael Quinn · Founder & Principal Adviser
Michael Quinn is a Chartered Accountant since 1984 and a Solicitor admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales since 1995. The dual qualification is rare in Australian mid-market advisory and means transactions move forward without the gaps that typically emerge when financial and legal advice sit with separate firms.
Michael personally leads every Quinn M&A mandate, supported by a specialist team across the broader Quinns Group. Chartered accountants, solicitors, tax specialists, business valuers and transaction support staff work alongside him on every engagement — equipped to handle business sales, commercial property transactions and rural property work in their full complexity.
Across deals and disciplines
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