Sell a business
Prepare, position and market your business to qualified buyers while protecting confidentiality.
Explore the seller pathway →Business broker Perth · Finn Business Sales & M&A
Sell your business with clarity and confidence.
Barry Western is a FINN National M&A Partner and Business Broker who opened and leads FINN’s official WA branch, helping owners sell, value and prepare businesses for market in Perth, across Western Australia and throughout Australia.
01Perth & WA expertise
0230+ years across business
03National buyer reach
04AIBB Member 67285
National M&A Partner & Business Broker
National capability, personally led by Barry.
Barry is a National M&A Partner who opened and leads FINN Business Sales – Business Brokers West, FINN’s official Western Australian branch. WA owners now have a senior local point of contact backed by FINN’s wider Australian network.
Before entering specialised business broking in 2022, Barry spent more than 30 years across manufacturing, operations, sales, senior management and business ownership. He holds diplomas in Management, Business, and Sales & Marketing.
Barry continues to personally support established SME owners. Larger, $2M+ and more complex opportunities can access his national M&A pathway. Every conversation starts with fit—not a minimum-size assumption.
Meet Barry Western
Founder and leader of FINN’s official Western Australian branch, backed by FINN’s national network.
Choose the right Finn pathway
What are you considering?
We start with your objective, then work together to identify the practical next step. Every conversation is confidential and there is no assumption that you need to list now.
Business appraisal
Get a realistic view of market readiness, likely value drivers and issues worth addressing early.
Discuss business value →Mergers & acquisitions
Explore strategic acquisitions, partial exits and more complex transaction structures.
Explore the M&A pathway →Buy a business
Define your buyer brief, review opportunities and move through enquiry and due diligence with clarity.
Explore the buyer pathway →Perth roots · Australia-wide authority
Two pathways. No owner left behind.
Barry's national profile expands the market without replacing the personal service smaller and mid-sized business owners need.
Personally led business sales
Confidential preparation, appraisal, marketing and buyer management for established smaller and mid-sized businesses.
Sell a business in Australia →National M&A transactions
Strategic sales, acquisitions, partial exits and complex transactions led by a FINN National M&A Partner.
Explore national M&A →Industry-focused preparation
Commercially grounded guidance for manufacturing, mining services, engineering, transport, construction and service businesses.
Explore industry expertise →Built around the sale
Prepare the business buyers want to understand.
Make the value visible
Clarify the earnings story, operating strengths, buyer profile and the reasons the opportunity stands apart.
Control the disclosure
Sequence information carefully, use confidentiality controls and keep the business operating without unnecessary disruption.
Move qualified buyers forward
Focus time on credible interest, surface deal issues early and maintain momentum through negotiation and due diligence.
The Finn seller pathway
A clear path from preparation to settlement.
We use a disciplined sequence to protect confidentiality, strengthen buyer confidence and keep everyone clear on what happens next.
Private discovery
Goals, timing, risks and the owner’s preferred outcome.
Sale readiness
Information review, value drivers and issues to resolve early.
Market position
A clear buyer proposition and targeted go-to-market plan.
Buyer qualification
Screen interest before confidential information is released.
Deal management
Coordinate questions, offers, negotiations and due diligence.
Settlement support
Maintain momentum through documentation, handover and close.
FINN’s official Western Australian branch
WA presence. National mandate.
Barry opened and leads FINN’s official Western Australian branch, giving owners and acquirers a direct FINN presence in the state with his national M&A and brokerage experience behind it.
From Perth and the regions to interstate and national transactions, the branch connects local market understanding with the right buyers, advisers and decision-makers across Australia.
PerthPeelSouth WestRegional WANational M&AAustralia-wide buyers
For business owners
Not ready to sell yet?
That can be the best time to start. A private sale-readiness conversation can identify the records, systems and value drivers worth strengthening before the market sees the business.
Start with sale readiness
Led by a National M&A Partner
Complex transactions need senior attention.
Barry’s role spans Australia, giving larger, strategically significant and acquisition-led opportunities access to a National M&A Partner through Finn’s new WA branch.
The first confidential review considers the transaction, stakeholders, value drivers and likely buyer or acquisition profile, then confirms whether Business Sales or Mergers & Acquisitions is the right Finn pathway.
Businesses represented by Barry
Selected current opportunities.
Explore businesses currently presented through Barry’s official FINN profile. Full details and enquiry handling remain on The FINN Group website.
For sale · Perth
Strong retail business
Owner earnings advertised at $160,000+ with an asking price of $350,000.
View official FINN listing →
For sale · Maylands
Coffee business—easy to run
A coming-soon opportunity advertised through Barry’s official FINN listings.
View official FINN listing →
For sale · Maddington
Highly profitable retail battery business
An easy-to-run opportunity advertised at $395,000 through FINN.
View official FINN listing →Availability and advertised details can change. The official FINN listing page is the current source of truth.
View all Barry Western listingsBarry’s business sale brief
Useful thinking before you enter the market.
Featured guide
What helps build buyer confidence?
A practical seller’s guide to financial clarity, customer concentration, owner dependence, systems and the information buyers value.
Read the buyer-confidence guidePreparation
Five ways to strengthen sale readiness
Perth market
How to present a WA business to interstate buyers
Confidential discussion
Start with the decision, not the listing.
Tell Barry where you are in the process. Your first conversation can focus on timing, readiness and whether Finn is the right fit.
Email: barry.western@finnbusinesssales.com.au
Finn profile: thefinngroup.com.au/brokers/barry-western/
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