Bizmark Managed Buyer Service

Serious about buying a business? Let's get it done.

Most buyers spend months chasing listings that lead nowhere. Bizmark puts an experienced broker on your side of the table — to find the right Irish business, value it honestly, and get you through to completion. We take on just a handful of buyers each quarter.

Q3 intake — 5 places Off-market access to businesses that never reach a listing
The problem

Buying a business is where most people get stuck.

You've got the money and the motivation. What you don't have is time, information, or anyone in your corner. So the search drags, the good ones get away, and you either overpay or give up.

01 / The noise

Endless listings, mostly dead ends

Overpriced, already sold, or bait to harvest your details. No quick way to tell the real opportunities from the time-wasters.

02 / The black box

You can't value what you can't see

Sellers guard their numbers until late. Without a proper appraisal you're guessing — and guessing is how buyers overpay.

03 / No one on your side

Every agent works for the seller

Their job is to get the highest price out of you. Nobody in the room is negotiating for the buyer. Until now.

What you get

A broker on your side.

You tell us what you want to own. We do the finding, the filtering, the valuing and the negotiating — and we only take on a handful of buyers at a time, so you get real attention.

We find the right business

First look at every relevant Bizmark listing before it goes public — plus off-market owners we approach directly on your brief.

We value it honestly

You find out what a business is really worth before you make an offer, not after you've signed. No guesswork, you see the working.

We negotiate to close

Offer structuring, due diligence and handover — managed through to completion, with one point of contact the whole way.

How it works

Four steps. One business bought.

A clear, hands-on process from first conversation to the day you take the keys.

01 Brief

Brief & qualify

We agree your criteria, budget and funding, and set you up with a clear written search brief.

02 Search

Search & shortlist

First look at relevant Bizmark listings, plus off-market businesses we approach directly for you.

03 Appraise

Appraise & negotiate

We value each option honestly, structure your offer, and negotiate terms in your corner.

04 Close

Close the deal

We shepherd due diligence and handover through to completion alongside your solicitor.

Simple pricing

One service. No surprises.

A single monthly retainer puts us to work on your search. It's credited in full against a success fee that's only ever due when you actually buy.

Cohort only
Monthly retainer
€500 /mo · 3-month min

Buys our time actively searching to your brief — first look at Bizmark listings before they go public, plus off-market owners we approach directly for you. Limited to a small cohort each quarter.

Success fee
From €6,000

On an off-market business we introduce, you pay the greater of €6,000 or 2% of the purchase price — only when the deal completes, with your retainer credited in full. Buy one of Bizmark's own listings and there's no success fee at all.

Why cohorts

We take on 5 buyers a quarter. That's it.

Real off-market search is hands-on work. Keeping each cohort small is the only way to do it properly — and the reason our buyers actually get to completion.

5
places per quarter — so every buyer gets real search time, not a place on a list.
1:1
a direct line to Gareth throughout — no call centres, no account handlers.
€0
retainer wasted — every euro is credited against the success fee at close.
Common questions

Before you apply…

Do I need funding in place to apply?

Ideally, yes — this is a hands-on service for buyers ready to move. If your funding isn't fully arranged yet, apply anyway and we'll tell you honestly whether now is the right time to start.

What exactly does the retainer buy?

Our time — approaching business owners who aren't publicly for sale, to your brief, and doing the appraisal and negotiation work to get you to a deal.

What if I don't end up buying?

Managed Search runs on a 3-month minimum, then 30 days' notice either side. The retainer is credited against the success fee, which is only ever due if a deal completes.

Why only five places?

Because off-market search done properly is hands-on. A small cohort is how we keep the quality up. If this intake is full, we'll add you to the next one.

Ready to buy properly?

Tell us your sector, budget and funding position. If you're a fit for this quarter's cohort, we'll get to work. If not, we'll tell you straight — and hold a place for the next intake.

Apply — Q3 intake