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Business Acquisitions Victoria | Find & Buy the Right Business.
Whether you're a business owner looking to grow through acquisition or ready to buy your first business, ROIC Business Group helps you find, evaluate and acquire the right opportunity — across Melbourne, Geelong and regional Victoria. Unlike most brokers, who represent the seller, we work buy-side: our licensed brokers act specifically in your interest, not theirs.
Licensed Business Brokers · Former Business Owners · AIBB Members
Why Buy Through ROIC
Most brokers work for the seller. We work for you.
The business acquisition market in Victoria is crowded with sell-side brokers — firms whose fee, loyalty and legal obligation sit with the person selling the business. Few offer genuine buy-side representation. ROIC does.
Buy-Side Representation
We act solely in your interest, not the seller's. That changes how we negotiate, what we flag in due diligence, and whose outcome we're actually optimising for.
Licensed & AIBB Accredited
Held to a professional industry code of conduct — not an unregulated intermediary working purely on commission and volume.
Former Owners, Not Just Brokers
We've built, run and exited businesses ourselves. We know what's really happening beneath a target's numbers, not just what's presented in the pitch.
Evaluated Through the Investor's Lens
Every target is assessed against the same value drivers we use to build businesses — not just revenue, but durability, owner dependency and risk.
How It Works
From criteria to settlement
A structured process, whether you're making your first acquisition or your fifth.
1
Define Your Criteria
Industry, size, geography and budget — a clear brief before we start looking, so we're not wasting your time on the wrong opportunities.
2
Search & Identify
Access to on-market and off-market opportunities across Melbourne, Geelong and regional Victoria, matched against your brief.
3
Evaluate
Every serious target is run through the Investor's Lens — a structured look at true value, risk and fit, before you commit time or capital.
4
Negotiate & Acquire
We negotiate on your behalf and manage the process through to settlement, with your interests represented at every stage.
Why Buy Through ROIC
The Core Difference
Most brokers work for the seller. We work for you.
The business acquisition market in Victoria is crowded with sell-side brokers — firms whose fee, loyalty and legal obligation sit with the person selling the business. Few offer genuine buy-side representation. ROIC does. We act solely in your interest, not the seller's, which changes how we negotiate, what we flag in due diligence, and whose outcome we're actually optimising for.
Licensed & AIBB Accredited
Held to a professional industry code of conduct — not an unregulated intermediary working purely on commission and volume.
Former Owners, Not Just Brokers
We've built, run and exited businesses ourselves. We know what's really happening beneath a target's numbers, not just what's presented in the pitch.
Evaluated Through the Investor's Lens
Every target is assessed against the same value drivers we use to build businesses — not just revenue, but durability, owner dependency and risk.
Complete Confidentiality
We're uncompromising in protecting sensitive information on both sides of a deal, while still giving you the facts you need to make a confident decision.
How It Works
From strategy to signed deal
A structured, six-step process — whether this is your first acquisition or your fifth.
1
Define Your Strategy
What is the motivation behind your acquisition? It could be one of several reasons, such as efficiency, leverage or scale, but the likelihood is that if there are too many on the list, your thinking about the acquisition has become muddled.
2
Establish the Criteria
How much are you willing and able to spend to acquire a business? Which markets should it be operating in, what kind of client base should it possess, and what kind of synergies are you looking for? There's room for some flexibility but be specific.
3
Identify Target Companies
The one most suitable to you will depend on the size and geography of your business. However, it's generally useful to include quite a few, allowing you to cast a wider net to find the right business that presents the most synergies.
4
High Level Assessment
This is your chance to look over the business at a high level to narrow down the field and create a short list of closely aligned businesses before making contact with the owners to acquire more detailed information on which to complete the analysis.
5
Outreach & Meetings
Introduction meetings give you a chance to meet the owner of the target business and gauge their willingness to discuss a potential takeover. Build a rapport and use these meetings to feel out the company's culture, their employees and internal operations.
6
Build a Business Case
The selected businesses should be willing to provide enough information to perform a more detailed analysis. Build a business case around the remaining targets and decide which one you will make an offer on, subject to a period of due diligence.
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