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Building a medical practice that sells as well as it runs.

Corporatisation, payroll tax reform and workforce scarcity are reshaping what your practice is worth. Whether you are three years from an exit or testing the market now, structure and retention decide the outcome.

Guided by Michael Quinn — Chartered Accountant since 1984, Solicitor since 1995 Businesses $1m–$200m Discreet, senior-led advice

The market right now

A consolidating sector, revalued in real time.

Australian medical ownership is shifting from independent principals to corporate groups, aggregators and PE-backed roll-ups across GP, dental and allied health. Buyers remain active but more disciplined, and the new ACCC merger regime adds scrutiny to serial acquisitions. State payroll tax rulings on contractor doctors, a tighter workforce and recent bulk-billing changes have made structure and doctor retention central to value.

Payroll tax reset
Contractor-doctor rulings differ sharply by state and rarely extend to specialists or dentists — a defensible structure matters.
Buyer discipline
Corporates and PE still acquire, but earn-outs and retention conditions increasingly shape price and terms.
Workforce scarcity
Projected practitioner shortfalls against rising demand make doctor retention a core valuation lever.

Two conversations we have every week.

Most medical owners we speak with sit in one of two positions. Both benefit from planning early — long before a buyer’s approach.

Growth & exit planning

You’re building toward a future sale.

For owners three to five years out, the work is structural: resolving contractor arrangements and payroll tax exposure, deepening doctor retention, diversifying revenue, and separating property from operations. Clean, well-governed practices command stronger multiples and survive due diligence.

Plan your growth & exit →
Sell-side advisory

You’re ready to test the market.

We run a discreet, competitive process — positioning the practice, identifying corporate, aggregator and PE buyers, and negotiating structure, earn-outs and retention terms so value is protected from the first approach to completion.

Explore a sale →

What actually drives the value of a medical business.

Real value is earned in the detail. These are the factors buyers scrutinise — and the ones we help you strengthen before you go to market.

Doctor retention

Value follows the practitioners who stay; retention terms and earn-outs often decide the price.

Revenue mix

Private billing and gap fees signal pricing power; recurring NDIS and aged-care income is prized.

Payroll tax position

A resolved, defensible contractor structure removes a material due-diligence risk.

Patient base

A loyal, recurring patient or client base underpins predictable, transferable revenue.

Property vs operations

Separating real estate from the operating business widens buyer appeal and options.

Systems & compliance

Accreditation, clinical governance and clean records mark a practice built to transition.

“The practice that is well structured and retains its doctors is the one that sells well.”

The Quinn M&A approach

Why practice owners choose Quinn M&A.

A boutique advisory built for significant private transactions — where the person advising you is the person at the table.

Accounting + legal, in one room

Rare dual expertise

A Chartered Accountant and admitted Solicitor across the issues you actually face — contractor structuring, payroll tax and property.

We know your world

Genuine sector insight

We understand how medical businesses are structured, valued and bought — sharpening both positioning and buyer targeting.

Discretion by default

Confidential throughout

We manage the whole process personally, protecting relationships with your doctors, staff and patients throughout.

Speak with Michael Quinn

Let’s talk about your practice — in confidence, with no obligation.

Whether an exit is years away or a buyer has already called, a short conversation now will tell you where you stand and what a strong outcome could look like.

Call us1300 784 667 (1300 QUINNS)
+61 2 9223 9166
Email usinfo@quinnma.com.au
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