Most owners sell a business once. That is exactly why you need an advisor who has spent years on the buyer side — who knows what buyers actually pay, what they scrutinise in due diligence, and how they structure offers to protect themselves at your expense.
BizBuy.ca represents sellers with the same buyer-side intelligence we bring to acquisitions. The result: better-prepared sellers, better-qualified buyers, cleaner closes.
Three types of sellers find BizBuy.ca — each has different timing, capital goals, and transition requirements.
Built the business over 10–30 years and want a clean exit that respects the legacy — and maximises after-tax proceeds. Transition support matters as much as price.
Founders and owner-operators who have scaled a business to the point where a trade sale or strategic acquirer makes more sense than continued growth. Valuation literacy is key.
Built something valuable — a route business, a software tool, a professional practice — without a formal exit plan. You know it is worth something; we help you prove it to buyers.
A structured four-stage process that protects confidentiality while maximising competitive tension among qualified buyers.
01
We prepare a confidential information memorandum, recast your financials to reflect true owner earnings, and establish a defensible asking price based on current buyer-side data.
02
Your business is marketed to pre-qualified buyers under NDA — no public listings, no staff exposure. We leverage our active buyer mandate pipeline for speed and fit.
03
We qualify buyers on capital, intent, and fit before you spend time with them. Once aligned, we negotiate the Letter of Intent to lock price and key terms.
04
We manage the due diligence process, work with your lawyer and accountant, and drive the transaction to a clean, documented close.
We operate on a Reverse Lehman success-fee model — our fee scales down as deal size scales up, meaning we are never incentivised to push you into a smaller deal. A $7,500 non-refundable engagement fee activates the mandate; the success fee is credited at close.
10%
First $1M
8%
$1M – $2M tranche
6%
$2M – $3M tranche
4%
Above $3M
Example: $2M sale → $100k (first $1M) + $80k ($1M–$2M tranche) = $180k total success fee.
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