Make performance understandable
Support maintainable earnings with reconciled financials, credible adjustments and a clear bridge from reported results.
FINN National M&A Partner
Senior M&A support for Australian business owners.
Barry Western works nationally on $2M+ business sales, strategic transactions, acquisitions, partial exits and complex ownership transitions.
01$2M+ business sales
02Strategic acquirers
03Partial exits
04National mandate
More than a standard listing
Build the transaction around strategic value.
Larger and more complex businesses may attract buyers for capability, customers, intellectual property, geographic reach, contracts, systems or management depth—not earnings alone.
Barry begins by clarifying the owner's outcome, the transaction perimeter and the factors likely to matter to strategic, financial or private buyers. The work can involve quality-of-earnings preparation, buyer or target mapping, confidential outreach, management positioning and coordination with legal, tax and financial advisers.
The FINN Group identifies business sale transactions of $2 million and above as part of its Mergers & Acquisitions service. Barry's national role gives Australian owners a senior lead, while his WA branch provides a direct local base for Western Australian assignments.
M&A readiness
Evidence sophisticated buyers expect.
Reduce reliance on the owner
Demonstrate management capability, systems, customer continuity and a workable transition plan.
Explain why the asset matters
Show how capability, market position and growth could create value for the right acquirer.
Transaction process
Controlled, targeted and commercially led.
Mandate fit
Objectives, scale, complexity and readiness.
Preparation
Evidence, risks and transaction narrative.
Buyer universe
Strategic and financial counterparty mapping.
Confidential outreach
Qualified engagement and staged disclosure.
Offers & diligence
Structure, negotiation and adviser coordination.
Completion
Documentation, conditions and transition.
M&A questions
Confirm the right pathway.
What size transactions does FINN Mergers & Acquisitions support?
The FINN Group states that its Mergers & Acquisitions service supports business sale transactions of $2 million and above. Suitability also depends on complexity, objectives and likely counterparties.
Can Barry help with a partial business sale?
A partial exit or retained-equity structure can be considered where it fits the owner's objectives and the opportunity. Appropriate legal, tax and financial advice remains essential.
Does Barry work with SME owners too?
Yes. Barry also works with established smaller and mid-sized businesses through FINN Business Sales. M&A is an additional pathway, not a replacement for SME brokerage.