Established Australian owned Freight Forwarder & Customs Broker is seeking an opportunity to purchase an established small to medium Freight Forwarder or Customs Broker business located in Melbourne, Adelaide or Fremantle Perth. Ideally your business has been established for 10 years or more, has a stable customer base and EBIT performance. You may-be looking to retire in the coming years and want an exit strategy from your business. We will also consider business where there is more than one partner and we enter the business in partnership with the remaining partners. Companies that may specialise in a certain industry or business segment will be looked upon favourably, likewise those who specialise in P/E need not express interest. Please forward your confidential expression of interest to ffcb4sale@outlook.com. All correspondence will be treated strictly confidential between interested seller and buyer. Please include your company name and website. We are a member of FTA and this is a genuine expression of interest for the right seller.

An asset purchase or a share purchase – how to best grow your business?

By LYNNE GRANT Principal, Hunt & Hunt Lawyers You are looking to grow your business, enter a new market or strategically acquire customers or employees by purchasing another business.  One of the first questions we are often asked is whether this is best achieved by an asset purchase or a share purchase.  The answer always lies in the nature of the business being acquired, the particular objectives of the buyer, the risks of the purchase, the risk appetite of the buyer and of course your negotiating power ... read more (as published in the Winter 2019 edition of Across Borders)

Looking to advertise your business for sale ... or looking for an acquisition?

As an alternative to using a commercial business brokerage to buy or sell your business, Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) has launched a new service through an enhanced dedicated Business Sales - Classifieds web page supported by broadcasts via our social media and weekly report. How does it work? The buyer or seller provides detail that they are comfortable to release in the classified. Any referral to FTA is then passed on to the buyer or seller's contact (perhaps an accountant or lawyer). Unlike a formal business brokerage, that is where our service ends. Once contact is made between the buyer and seller, it is up to the respective parties to complete their own due diligence, valuations and legal proceedings. What is the commercial arrangement with FTA? Two options exist exclusively for FTA members: an agreed flat fee advertising rate; or an agreed fee paid by the seller on a "success" basis – in other words, no sale no fee. Want to know more? Please contact us at classifieds@FTAlliance.com.au if you are interested in knowing more or want to receive a Memorandum of Understanding to commence a campaign – all enquiries are managed in accordance with instructions and strictest confidence.

Paul Zalai - FTA / APSA