Selling your business is not just a transaction. It is the result of everything you have built.
Quinn M&A advises private business owners and shareholders on sell-side transactions from $1 million to $200 million in enterprise value. Senior-led by Michael Quinn and supported by an integrated specialist team, we help clients prepare, position, negotiate and complete confidential private transactions with clarity, discipline and commercial judgement.
The same firm that shapes your valuation, buyer strategy and negotiation also handles structure, legal execution and shareholder outcome — chartered accountants, solicitors and tax specialists working alongside the lead adviser from the outset.
Request a confidential discussionEnterprise value transactions across the Australian mid-market.
Michael Quinn leads each mandate, backed by an integrated team.
Legal, financial, valuation and structural thinking aligned from day one.
Controlled processes designed to protect leverage and discretion.
The quality of the advisory relationship directly affects the quality of the outcome.
A business sale is rarely just about finding a buyer. It is about timing, positioning, valuation judgement, confidentiality, deal structure, buyer quality and negotiating leverage. In the mid-market, value often leaks long before the final documents are signed — through weak preparation, poor disclosure discipline, misaligned adviser input or terms that look acceptable on headline price but underperform in practice.
Owners do not need noise. They need senior advice that protects optionality, sharpens negotiating position and keeps the process controlled from the outset.
One advisory relationship. Stronger alignment across the transaction.
Most private sale transactions involve at least two separate advisory relationships — a financial adviser and a legal adviser. Those relationships do not always align. Structure gets debated between firms while the client pays for the disagreement.
Quinn M&A offers a more integrated model. Michael Quinn leads every mandate personally, supported by a specialist team across M&A, valuation, tax, structuring and execution — chartered accountants, solicitors and tax specialists working alongside the lead adviser. Stronger alignment between buyer strategy, valuation judgement, deal structure and legal implementation, from day one.
Sell-side advice built for real transaction complexity.
We advise on confidential sale mandates where structure, buyer quality and execution discipline matter as much as price.
Preparation & readiness
Pre-sale planning, readiness review and value positioning before going to market.
Buyer strategy
Strategic buyer identification, discreet outreach and carefully controlled engagement.
Negotiation & structure
Offer assessment, negotiating leverage, deal structure and shareholder outcome protection.
Execution to settlement
Due diligence coordination, documentation support, tax input and senior-led completion.
A controlled process for confidential mandates.
We run disciplined sale processes designed to protect confidentiality, strengthen negotiating leverage and maintain momentum through to completion.
Prepare
Clarify objectives, shareholder priorities, likely buyer universe and transaction readiness.
Position
Develop the value narrative, supporting materials and sale structure that best reflect the business and likely acquirer profile.
Approach
Run a controlled process with confidentiality protections, targeted buyer engagement and disciplined communication.
Negotiate
Evaluate offers on the terms that actually matter — price, structure, transition, risk allocation and shareholder outcome.
Complete
Coordinate the path through diligence, documentation and settlement with senior-led oversight throughout.
Not every buyer is equal.
The right transaction is not always the one with the loudest initial interest. In many mandates, the strongest outcome comes from identifying the right strategic acquirers, managing confidentiality carefully and creating genuine negotiating leverage.
Our focus is not buyer volume for its own sake. It is buyer quality, competitive tension and fit.
Strategic acquirers & industry buyers
Buyers with synergistic value drivers and strategic fit.
Selected PE & family office relationships
Curated investor relationships, not generic distribution.
Domestic & international reach
Controlled outreach across local and offshore acquirers.
Discreet handling of sensitivity
Where competitor, supplier or staff sensitivity is involved.
Strengthen sale value before entering the market.
Based on our experience advising business owners through sale preparation and transaction execution, this guide outlines six practical ways to improve value, reduce avoidable deal friction and strengthen your position before entering the market.
Whether you are considering a sale in the near term or simply want to prepare more strategically, it is a useful starting point.
Download the guide →Considering a sale? Start with a confidential discussion.
If you are considering the sale of your business — now or in the future — the right early advice can materially improve the outcome. We can help you think through timing, value, readiness and the most appropriate path forward, in confidence.
