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What We Look For
(aka “Who we buy from”)

We’re looking to acquire established, service-based businesses that have stood the test of time — the kinds of businesses clients come back to, and that teams are proud to work in.

 

We typically buy businesses that:

 

✅ Have been running for 10+ years
 

✅ Are profitable — even if not growing rapidly
 

✅ Are not franchises
 

✅ Operate in major cities or large regional areas
 

✅ Have a small but solid team in place
 

✅ Can run under management (with the right support)
 

✅ Offer bookable services (bonus if they already do this online)

 

💵 Financial Criteria
 

We typically buy businesses that are generating:

   •    Annual revenues of at least AUD$1,000,000 

   •    Net profit (to owner) of $200,000+

 

These aren’t hard rules — but they help us focus on businesses that are ready for acquisition.
 

If you’re slightly under but still think it’s a great fit, we’re happy to have a chat.

🏪 Industries We Love

We’re especially interested in:

   •    Massage Clinics
   •    Beauty Studios
   •    Hair Salons & Barbers
   •    Allied Health (e.g. physio, chiro, OT, etc.)
   •    Driving Schools
   •    Tutoring / Education Providers
   •    Commercial Cleaning Businesses
   •    Any other appointment-based service business

 

If you offer a local service that clients love — we’re open to the conversation.

🌏 Where We’re Buying in 2025

We acquire established service businesses across 🇦🇺 Australia, with a current focus on:

   •    Southeast Queensland (Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Gold Coast)
   •    Driving Schools in all capital cities
   •    Other major urban areas where great businesses live quietly under the radar

We’re Australia-based and proud to support local ownership transitions that preserve teams, clients, and reputation.

We’re not chasing overseas expansion. We’re focused on what we know best — homegrown businesses with heart. 

🔎 Bonus Points If You…

   •    Have repeat clients or strong word-of-mouth
   •    Are mostly offline and could benefit from digital upgrades
   •    Want to stay on temporarily to hand things over smoothly

We Don’t Buy…

🚫 Franchise chains
🚫 High-risk businesses (crypto, Forex, multi-level marketing)
🚫 Businesses still finding their footing
🚫 Startups or pre-profit ventures
🚫 Distressed Businesses
🚫 Companies built to sell, not built to last

💬 Sound Like a Fit?

You don’t need to be ready to sell tomorrow.
You just need to be open to a real conversation — confidential, human, and free from pressure.

Thisco Group acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we operate, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging.

© 2025 Thisco Group Pty Ltd. All Rights Reserved

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