Valuations, benchmarking, due diligence and transaction support — for buyers who need to know what they are really buying, and owners who want their eventual exit to be worth what the business is worth.
Usually there are only two: buying the business, and leaving it.
An evidence-based view of what the business is worth and why — normalised earnings, the right multiple for the sector and the risks a buyer will price in.
Your numbers measured against the right sector norms — gross profit by category, wages to sales, rent, stock turns — and turned into a short list of actions.
Before you buy: earnings rebuilt from source, add-backs tested, script and revenue trends explained, lease and staffing risk assessed. The questions you need answered before you commit.
The work that turns a business into something a buyer’s financier will accept: documented add-backs, clean reporting, a lease with term and a data pack that survives scrutiny.
When a sale or purchase is the right answer, we can run it — from finding the right buyer or target to negotiating terms and coordinating settlement with your lawyer.
Family transfer, a staged buy-in by a key employee, partner exit or a full sale — designed years ahead and executed in order.
Most business owners only find out what their business is worth when they are about to sell it — when it is too late to fix the lease, document the add-backs or restructure to preserve the CGT concessions. Buyers, meanwhile, often rely on the vendor’s numbers more than they should.
We work on both sides of that problem. For owners, value is tracked continuously and the business is prepared years ahead. For buyers, the vendor’s story is tested against the source data before money changes hands. And because the firm also handles the tax and lending, the after-tax and financeable outcome is part of every recommendation.
Advisory work is scoped and quoted per project before it starts.
What decision you are facing, what you need to know, and by when.
We gather the financials, reports and documents and rebuild the numbers from source.
A clear written view: value, risks, options and what we would do in your position.
Where needed, we carry it through — negotiation, financing, structuring and settlement.
Each division can be engaged on its own. This is what changes when the others are working from the same numbers.
Concession eligibility tested and protected well before a sale.
Accounting division →FinanceDue diligence findings flow straight into the lending submission.
Finance division →PropertyLease term and options secured before buyers or lenders ask.
Property division →WealthSale proceeds turned into retirement income through Hedley Capital.
Hedley Capital →Strongest in community pharmacy and healthcare practices, and applied to owner-operated businesses of every kind.
Founding partner with more than 40 years across accounting, finance, property and business advice. Paul leads structuring, tax and valuation — the decisions that quietly determine what a business is worth a decade later.
Ideally two to three years. That is long enough to document add-backs, extend or renew the lease, clean up reporting and confirm eligibility for the small business CGT concessions while the structure can still be adjusted.
No. A business valuation assesses the value of the business and its goodwill based on earnings and risk. Property is valued separately, and real estate appraisals from our property division are price estimates, not formal valuations.
Yes. We regularly carry out financial due diligence for buyers, and can coordinate the purchase structure, finance and settlement with your lawyer and the vendor’s advisers.
No. Pharmacy and healthcare are where our sector data is deepest, but we value and advise on owner-operated businesses across many industries.
Your own lawyer. We do not provide legal services. We work closely with your lawyer on the commercial terms, financial schedules and settlement steps.
What buyers and their financiers look for, and how to get ready.
Read the guide →Guide · AcquisitionOwnership rules, equity, due diligence, structure and finance.
Read the guide →Insight · StructuringAnd what each one costs at exit.
Read the note →Business advisory and valuation services are provided by Salford Lads Club Pty Ltd ATF Hedley Partners Unit Trust, trading as Hedley Partners. They are not financial product advice or credit assistance, and Hedley Partners does not provide legal services. Full details: Licensing & disclosures.
And what would change that number over the next three years. A free first conversation, with no obligation.
