Business Sales Advisory · Melbourne & Australia

Boston.

Where distinctive businesses change hands.Experienced. Innovative. Client-focused.

30 current sell mandates
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Our promise

Exceeding expectations — whether you're buying, selling, or seeking expert advice. We are committed to delivering exceptional service, ensuring a seamless and rewarding experience for every client. As marketing specialists, we leverage cutting-edge tools and strategies to showcase businesses and properties with maximum exposure — ensuring they stand out in the market.

What we do

Hands-on advice and commercially focused deal execution.

01

Sell

End-to-end sale campaigns across hospitality, retail, services, health, manufacturing, professional practices and beyond — with an emphasis on presentation, buyer targeting and confidentiality.

02

Acquire

Targeted search and discreet approaches for private buyers, groups and operators seeking businesses with strong fundamentals and strategic upside.

03

Advise

Appraisals, strategy and preparation ahead of market — early-stage guidance on value, positioning, timing and how to ready a business properly.

Current mandates

Selected opportunities.

A curated mix of hospitality, retail and lifestyle businesses currently available — including both active campaigns and selected off-market discussions.

OWN THE MORNING…..  OWN THE CBD.
Melbourne CBD
OWN THE MORNING….. OWN THE CBD.
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Boston brokerNathan Lihari Director — OIEC
Freehold for Sale — LIMERICK ARMS HOTEL
South Melbourne
Freehold for Sale — LIMERICK ARMS HOTEL
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Boston brokerNathan Lihari Director — OIEC
Easy-to-Run Cafe in Prime Location — No Experience Needed
Bulleen
Easy-to-Run Cafe in Prime Location — No Experience Needed
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Boston brokerMartin McEvoy Food & Beverage Consultant | Deal Maker
Collingwood Cafe – Big Sales….. Short Hours, Huge Potential !
Collingwood
Collingwood Cafe – Big Sales….. Short Hours, Huge Potential !
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Boston brokerMartin McEvoy Food & Beverage Consultant | Deal Maker
BOUZY – ARMADALE
Armadale
BOUZY – ARMADALE
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Boston brokerRob Clifford Food & Beverage Consultant
KINFOLK CAFE – BALLARAT
Ballarat Hospitality
KINFOLK CAFE – BALLARAT
$100,000+ Offers
Boston brokerNathan Lihari Director — OIEC
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Why Boston

Not a volume brokerage. Well-positioned businesses, carefully targeted campaigns, and a more considered process from appraisal through to settlement.

01

Sharper positioning

The right business can be overlooked if it's marketed like everything else. We focus on how the opportunity is framed, who it's presented to, and how the story is told.

02

Qualified reach

We work with active buyers and maintain ongoing market dialogue, so campaigns aren't starting from zero. Relevance and timing matter more than noise.

03

Hands-on process

From first conversation to close, we stay close to the detail — information flow, inspections, buyer qualification, negotiation and deal momentum.

How we work

Five steps, considered.

Step 01

Explore

Understand the business, the ownership objectives, and the commercial reality of the opportunity.

Step 02

Position

Refine the message, pricing framework and route to market so the opportunity is presented with clarity and intent.

Step 03

Prepare

Gather the information buyers need, identify likely friction points early, and ensure the business is ready to be shown properly.

Step 04

Market

Run either a discreet campaign or a broader market process, targeted to the right buyer profile.

Step 05

Close

Manage inspections, offers, negotiations and progression toward contract and settlement — with a focus on keeping the deal moving.

Considering a sale?

Understand where your business sits — before you go to market.

Know how buyers are likely to assess it, and what can be done to strengthen the story before launch.

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The team

Seven brokers,
one office.

Boston is led by Nathan Lihari, Director OIEC, working alongside six specialist brokers across hospitality, retail, and professional services. Each mandate has one point of contact, start to finish.

Nathan Lihari
Nathan Lihari
DIRECTOR - Licenced Agent OIEC
Rob Clifford
Rob Clifford
Food & Beverage Consultant
Martin McEvoy
Martin McEvoy
Food & Beverage Consultant
Robert Mucci
Robert Mucci
Business Broker
Martin Mashni
Martin Mashni
Business Broker
Tony Zhang — Global Markets Advisor & Senior Agent
Tony Zhang — Global Markets Advisor & Senior Agent
Licenced Agent
Krushal Patel
Krushal Patel
Client Advisory & Deal Facilitation Specialist
Speak with Boston

Looking to buy, sell, or plan your next move?

Speak with Boston Brokers about current opportunities, strategic business sales, or how to position your business for market.

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Specialist sectors · 350+ businesses sold

Browse by specialism.

Each catalogue is curated by a specialist deal-maker with operating experience in the sector.

Specialist sectors · 350+ businesses sold

Browse by specialism.

Each catalogue is curated by a specialist deal-maker with operating experience in the sector.

A FIELD GUIDE · COMPLIMENTARY

Twelve Steps to Selling a Business.

A short, honest field guide for owner-operators thinking about a sale — distilled from 350+ completed transactions since 2009.

Download the guide
In their words · 350+ businesses sold

A quieter kind of brokerage.

Most of our work is sealed under NDA. Where vendors and buyers have agreed, we can share what the process felt like — and what it produced.

I was told a regional restaurant would be hard to move. Boston Brokers brought a Melbourne buyer to Ballarat, ran a clean campaign, and we settled above what I'd hoped for.

Vendor — Ballarat
Regional Victorian restaurant · Vendor · Regional VIC

Our IM read like a brand book, not a property listing. Architectural photography, a financial pack a buyer's accountant could actually use, and a campaign that respected what we'd built.

Vendor — CBD
Wine bar & restaurant · Founder & Vendor · Hospitality

They presented three businesses. The fourth — the one we asked about — they advised us against. That call alone saved us a year of pain. We bought the right one six weeks later.

Buyer — South Yarra
Multi-site cafe operator · Director · Cafe

Every meeting was with someone genuine. No tyre-kickers, no time wasted with NDAs that went nowhere. By the third week we had two offers within 5% of each other.

Vendor — Mornington Peninsula
Coastal hospitality venue · Vendor · Hospitality

Most agents see a P&L. The team at Boston Brokers walked the floor at service, asked about wage spread and rent reviews, and priced the business honestly. We sold inside our window.

Vendor — Brighton
Cafe & dining venue · Owner-operator · Cafe

Boston Brokers ran a tightly held campaign — no signage on the door, the right buyers in the room, and a settlement that protected our team and the brand. The discretion was the difference.

Vendor — Carlton
Independent restaurant group · Founder · Hospitality
2009
Trading since
350+
Businesses sold
$200M+
Transacted
7
Senior brokers · one office
2009
Trading since
350+
Businesses sold
$200M+
Transacted
47
Under contract
2,000+
Pre-qualified buyers
7
Senior brokers · one office
WHERE TO BEGIN

Three quiet ways to start.

Most owner-operators speak with us six to eighteen months before they list. Whichever stage you are at, there is a way to begin without committing to anything.

BROWSE BY SECTOR

The Boston Ledger

2009

Trading since

350+

Businesses sold

$200m+

Transacted

07

Under contract

2,000+

Pre-qualified buyers

7

Senior brokers
· one office

RECENTLY · FOOD · VIC REGIONAL Sold to an established Victorian hospitality operator, settled discreetly without going to wider market.

RECENTLY · FOOD · MELBOURNE Acquired by a Melbourne lifestyle group expanding into multi-purpose venues, off-market handover.

RECENTLY · INTERSTATE Strategic sale to an interstate operator already running multiple eateries and event spaces.

Prices we will leave undisclosed. View the full record

Where to begin

01 · For buyers

Looking for a business.

Browse every mandate on the Atlas, register the sectors and price range you care about, and read the Field Note before signing the heads of agreement.

02 · For owner-operators

Thinking about selling.

Take the Boston Standard for a two-minute read on where your business sits, or open the Twelve Steps for the long-form guide on preparing properly.