“The average buyer spends 19 months searching for the right business
and places four unsuccessful offers before they acquire a business.”

— Stanford Graduate School of Business (2013)

 

 

So you’re looking to acquire a business?

It won’t take long to realise the marketplace is flooded with businesses of varying quality and cloaked in confidentiality. This can make for a slow, costly and frustrating search process.  

There is a better way – Buyer Advocacy. 

At Octavian our Buyer Advocacy team streamlines the search process by providing investors with insight and clarity into an opaque market.

As a Buyer’s Advocate, we act solely on behalf of the investor, helping to source and acquire quality business assets, for a fair price, in a reasonable timeframe. 

With an extensive network of business owners, advisors and brokers, we provide you with unparalleled access to private business opportunities across Western Australia.

Learn more about our Acquisition Entrepreneur Program here.


Training

Fast-tracking investors along the SME acquisition learning curve

  • Advanced Investor Workshops

  • Tailored training programmes

  • In-depth industry analysis

  • Key investment risk filters

  • Warning signs and red flags

  • Market insight


Strategy/Planning

Tailored investment strategies

  • Defining search parameters

  • Investor documentation

  • KPI’s and milestones

  • Actionable investment plan


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Sourcing Deals

Unrivalled access to business investment opportunities

  • Consolidation of existing opportunities from major brokerage firms

  • Approach potential acquisition targets directly

  • Marketing investors to industry

  • Inside track for new opportunities


Finance Solutions

Innovative financing solutions for investors

  • Direct investments in select opportunities

  • Partnerships with industry leading finance professionals

  • Third party debt/equity financing

  • Bridging finance


Transactions

Guiding clients through the critical due diligence and negotiation phases

  • Objective review of opportunities

  • Formation of due diligence team

  • Lead negotiations

  • Deal Structuring

  • Implementation of risk mitigation measures


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Growth

Post settlement support for business owners

  • Systems and procedures

  • Organisational structure review

  • Training and development plans

  • Employee share plans

  • Marketing and Business Development

  • Business turn-around strategies


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