We help you prepare, position and sell your business. Maximising value, finding the right buyer and protecting what you’ve built.
See your business through a buyer’s eyes before going to market. Identify opportunities to increase value, reduce risk and position your business for a successful exit.
Achieve the outcome you’ve worked years to build. We manage every stage of the sale process, protecting confidentiality, engaging the right buyers, negotiating and maximising value from market launch through to completion.
Whether you’re planning to sell now, in the next 12 months or the next five years, we help you maximise value, reduce risk and prepare for one of the most important transitions of your life.
Selling a business is a significant decision, commercially, personally and emotionally. It’s the culmination of years of hard work, commitment and sacrifice. That’s why we begin by understanding the owner before we represent the business. We take the time to understand your motivations, your priorities and what success looks like for you, allowing us to represent your business with authenticity, negotiate the matters that matter most and guide you towards the outcome you’re working to achieve.
The strongest transactions begin by understanding who is most likely to value your business. Every business appeals to a different type of buyer. Before going to market, we identify the buyers most likely to recognise the value you’ve built and develop a strategy around how best to engage them. By seeing your business through the eyes of its ideal buyer, we’re able to position it more effectively, create genuine competitive tension and maximise value throughout the transaction.
Every business deserves more than a listing, it deserves active representation. By combining modern technology with a deliberately boutique approach, we free our advisors from administration so they can focus on identifying and qualifying buyers, managing negotiations and maintaining momentum throughout your transaction. Because we intentionally limit the number of engagements we undertake, every client receives the time, attention and proactive representation their business deserves.
“We had a fantastic experience working with Trevor Wantenaar with the sale of our 25 year old business and would recommend him to any and every potential commercial seller. Trevor always treated the sale of our business as if it was his own, communicated with us effectively and compassionately, was vigilant in the follow up of his leads and presented us with several sales options to evaluate and review, where we were able to select the best fit for us. I could not recommend Trevor more thoroughly to anyone wanting to sell any business.”
“I first met Trevor Wantenaar when I acquired a business that he was representing. Trevor was very genuine, honest and a true professional. I was extremely impressed with how diligent and effectively he managed the business sale. Trevor displayed a real depth of knowledge and expertise of the business, so much so that I am now in the process of acquiring another business with the help, support, and guidance from Trevor. Hopefully, Trevor is still business broking when I am ready to sell my business. I would not hesitate to recommend Trevor to anyone looking at acquiring or selling a business!”
“We bought a manufacturing facility in Melbourne and Trevor Wantenaar was the business broker. He was instrumental in getting this deal through and had a good understanding of the business he was selling as well as all the emotional and practical aspects that goes with a sale. The information pack put together by his team was very comprehensive including videos interviewing the vendors and a highlight of the facility that helped us shortlist it quickly. We truly couldn’t have done it without his expert assistance. Highly recommend Trevor!”
“Trevor Wantenaar is the ultimate professional. The decision to sell our family business was a very emotional one but from the first time we spoke all the way through to settlement, Trevor guided us with such incredible knowledge, understanding, patience and integrity. His communication was always open and honest, nothing was too much trouble and he always went above and beyond to ensure every step of the way was completed with all the boxes ticked! I would not hesitate to recommend Trevor to anyone wanting to sell a business. It is definitely worth making a phone call.”
“Had a great experience overall with Trevor. Clear and good communications, with an understanding of both vendor and buyer perspectives. As a potential buyer, I was impressed with the quality and thought put into the initial IM provided. Trevor was straightforward and good on the subsequent phone calls — overall a great experience.”
“Finding a good broker is extremely difficult; having worked extensively with Trev for the past 6 months I can safely say he is up there with the best. Across all the details, always picks up the phone, and is not too shabby on the golf course. Kudos to you Trev!”
“I had discussions with Trevor in relation to selling my small business. It is a challenging time to navigate, and Trevor provided me with information and guidance in relation to my situation. Trevor is genuine and very knowledgeable and went above and beyond. After dealing with Trevor I felt confident about the situation and clear about what needed to be done. Thanks Trevor, I’ve not met many people as genuinely helpful as you.”
“Want to sell your business? Look no further than Kristin & Trevor Wantenaar. Their passion, drive, dedication, professionalism, knowledge and experience was exceptional throughout the entire “sale journey”. Feeling very nervous about tackling selling my business and not knowing what to do or where to start, Kristin and Trevor guided me through every step and made the process not only easy, but so fun! The attention to detail and the time they spent qualifying potential buyers just blew my mind. They communicated with me regularly and kept me up-to-date with every new development. The result was fantastic — they found the perfect new owner for my small business and got me a good price as well! I couldn’t recommend them more highly and I can’t thank them enough for everything. Don’t hesitate — if you want to chat about selling your business, even if you aren’t quite sure if you are ready or not, give Kristin and Trevor a call — you won’t regret it. I certainly don’t!”
“My experience with Trevor Wantenaar was first class, seamless and rewarding. Trevor was extremely professional and diligent in his processing of the sale of our business. I would highly recommend Trevor to any company or individual looking at selling or purchasing.”
“A great find. A small yet effective team who are focussed on lasting relationships — not transactions. They have been a reliable service who have assisted a number of our clients looking to acquire (or exit) small to medium sized business opportunities.”
“A great find. A small yet effective team who are focussed on lasting relationships — not transactions. They have been a reliable service who have assisted a number of our clients looking to acquire (or exit) small to medium sized business opportunities.”
“My experience with Trevor Wantenaar was first class, seamless and rewarding. Trevor was extremely professional and diligent in his processing of the sale of our business. I would highly recommend Trevor to any company or individual looking at selling or purchasing.”
“Want to sell your business? Look no further than Kristin & Trevor Wantenaar. Their passion, drive, dedication, professionalism, knowledge and experience was exceptional throughout the entire “sale journey”. ”
“I had discussions with Trevor in relation to selling my small business. It is a challenging time to navigate, and Trevor provided me with information and guidance in relation to my situation. Trevor is genuine and very knowledgeable and went above and beyond.”
“Finding a good broker is extremely difficult; having worked extensively with Trev for the past 6 months I can safely say he is up there with the best. Across all the details, always picks up the phone, and is not too shabby on the golf course. Kudos to you Trev!”
“Had a great experience overall with Trevor. Clear and good communications, with an understanding of both vendor and buyer perspectives. As a potential buyer, I was impressed with the quality and thought put into the initial IM provided. Trevor was straightforward and good on the subsequent phone calls — overall a great experience.”
“Trevor Wantenaar is the ultimate professional. The decision to sell our family business was a very emotional one but from the first time we spoke all the way through to settlement, Trevor guided us with such incredible knowledge, understanding, patience and integrity.”
“We bought a manufacturing facility in Melbourne and Trevor Wantenaar was the business broker. He was instrumental in getting this deal through and had a good understanding of the business he was selling as well as all the emotional and practical aspects that goes with a sale.”
“I first met Trevor Wantenaar when I acquired a business that he was representing. Trevor was very genuine, honest and a true professional. I was extremely impressed with how diligent and effectively he managed the business sale.”
“Trevor was a pleasure to deal. From a prospective buyer’s perspective, the information he provided was comprehensive and clear and provided without bias or aggressive sales technique.”
“We had a fantastic experience working with Trevor Wantenaar with the sale of our 25 year old business and would recommend him to any and every potential commercial seller. Trevor always treated the sale of our business as if it was his own.”
“Trevor Wantenaar recently facilitated my purchase of a business. Throughout the process Trev was professional, informative and helped the vendor and I get to a win-win deal for both of us. His experience helped set us up for a smooth transition of ownership.”
“He sold our business last week after 30 years tohich was a huge step for us and would like to personally thank Trevor Wantenaar for achieving that for us and making us feel comfortable at all times with that decition. He never to led to faise expectations by Trevor.”