Prepare discreetly
Clarify the sale story, information requirements and what must remain confidential.
Commercial / Services
Business Brokerage
Structured support for business owners considering a sale and buyers assessing an opportunity.
Tony & Clinton
Everything commercial, handled by two people who work on it together.
Tony Lawson and Clinton Barker work side by side on commercial instructions across South Australia. Tony brings evidence-led sales, leasing and property advisory work, while Clinton adds around a decade in real estate and more than 30 years of combined property and business experience across industrial, owner-occupied and investment property.
One conversation gives you both, from first appraisal through to settlement. When commercial property is on your mind, tonylawson exp should be your first call.
Confidential from first conversation
Commercial advice should begin with context.
A business sale is personal, commercially sensitive and often inseparable from premises, staff, systems and goodwill. The process must protect confidentiality while giving serious buyers enough clarity to proceed.
Scope
Work shaped around the assignment.
01
Confidential campaign planning
02
Buyer qualification
03
Information memorandum coordination
04
Property and lease context
05
Inspection and meeting management
06
Offer negotiation with legal and financial advisers
The approach
A disciplined path from question to outcome.
Qualify
Engage credible purchasers and release information in controlled stages.
Coordinate
Manage offers and due diligence alongside the owner's accountant, solicitor and other advisers.
The intended outcome
A controlled process that respects the business while keeping credible buyers moving.
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