by Deborah Quinn | Sep 22, 2026 | Blog, Buying, Selling
Completion Accounts vs Locked Box: Which Price Mechanism Suits Your Sale? Agreeing a headline price is not the same as agreeing what lands in your bank account. Between the two sits the price mechanism — completion accounts or locked box — and it determines how much...
by Deborah Quinn | Sep 15, 2026 | Blog, Buying
FIRB Approval in Australia: When a Foreign Investment Must Be Cleared First Australia welcomes foreign investment — but some transactions must be cleared by the Treasurer before they proceed. Knowing whether the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) regime applies,...
by Deborah Quinn | Sep 1, 2026 | Blog, Selling
When a Generation of Owners Retires, Readiness Is the Only DifferentiatorMore than 1.4 million Australian business owners are expected to retire within the next decade. Most of the commentary has treated this as a warning to owners. It is also, quietly, a description...
by Deborah Quinn | Jul 17, 2026 | Blog, Selling
Seven Reasons Business Sales Fall Over — And How to Avoid Them Most private business sales that collapse don't collapse because the buyer disappeared or the market turned. They collapse because something surfaced during due diligence that should have been dealt with...
by Deborah Quinn | Jul 17, 2026 | Blog, Buying, Selling
Preparing Your Business for Sale: The Pre-Sale Health Check That Protects Your Price Most owners only discover what reduces the value of their business once a buyer's adviser points it out — by which time it costs them at the negotiating table. A pre-sale business...
