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. Led personally by Michael Quinn and supported by an integrated advisory team, we help clients prepare, position, negotiate and complete confidential private transactions with clarity, discipline and commercial judgement.
Michael Quinn is both a Chartered Accountant and a Solicitor. That means the same senior judgement shaping your valuation, buyer strategy and negotiation is also alive to structure, legal execution and shareholder outcome from the outset.
Confidential. Senior-led. Commercially rigorous.
$1m–$200m range
Enterprise value transactions across the Australian mid-market.
Senior-led mandates
Michael Quinn leads each mandate personally, backed by a broader advisory team.
Integrated judgement
Legal, financial, valuation and structural thinking aligned from the outset.
Confidential private transactions
Controlled processes designed to protect confidentiality and negotiating leverage.
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 advisers while the client pays for the disagreement.
Quinn M&A offers a more integrated model. Michael Quinn leads every mandate personally, supported by a broader advisory team with capability across M&A, valuation, tax, structuring and execution. That means stronger alignment between buyer strategy, valuation judgement, deal structure and legal implementation from the outset.
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 and 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 and 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 support.
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 and industry buyers
- Selected private equity and family office relationships
- Controlled domestic and international buyer reach
- Discreet management of confidentiality where competitor, supplier or staff sensitivity is involved
Considering a sale? Start with a confidential discussion.
Whether you are actively preparing for sale or simply want to understand your position, the right early advice can materially change the outcome.
Request a confidential discussion6 practical ways to strengthen sale value before going to 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 guideConsidering 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.
