Company
Capital Business Brokerage is a Michigan-based business brokerage and M&A advisory firm helping business owners confidentially sell privately held companies throughout Southeast Michigan and beyond. Established in 2000, our firm has built its practice around confidential representation, practical valuation guidance, buyer qualification, transaction negotiation, and disciplined deal execution.
Our work is focused on helping owners protect what they have built while preparing the business for a successful sale. Selling a business is not simply a listing exercise. It requires the right positioning, the right buyer pool, the right financial presentation, and the right process from the first conversation through closing.
Capital Business Brokerage represents owners of Main Street and lower middle market companies across a broad range of industries, including service businesses, manufacturing, distribution, construction, automotive related businesses, restaurants, retail, franchise resales, health care related businesses, and businesses involving real estate. Our buyer network includes individual operators, SBA qualified buyers, strategic acquirers, private investors, and acquisition groups seeking quality Michigan opportunities.
Our team brings business ownership experience, valuation knowledge, deal structuring experience, and practical transaction judgment to each engagement. We understand that business owners are often dealing with more than price. Timing, confidentiality, employees, family considerations, real estate, legacy, taxes, transition planning, and buyer fit all matter.
For owners considering a sale, the first step is a private conversation. We help owners understand value, market demand, likely buyer profiles, financing considerations, and the best way to approach the market without disrupting the business.
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Services Offered
Confidential Business Sales: Representation for business owners seeking to sell privately held businesses while protecting employees, customers, vendors, competitors, financial information, and operational details.
Business Valuations and Market Opinion of Value: Practical valuation guidance based on financial performance, industry trends, buyer demand, financing availability, market comparables, asset value, real estate considerations, and deal structure.
M&A Advisory for Main Street and Lower Middle Market Companies: Guidance for business owners through preparation, positioning, confidential marketing, buyer outreach, offer review, negotiation, due diligence, lender communication, and closing coordination.
Buyer Qualification and Screening: Careful screening of prospective buyers based on financial capability, acquisition experience, financing readiness, transaction fit, motivation, and seriousness before sensitive information is released.
SBA and Seller Financing Transaction Support: Support for transactions involving SBA financing, seller financing, bank financing, real estate, inventory, working capital, transition support, and other deal terms that affect closing certainty.
Exit Planning and Sale Preparation: Advisory support for owners preparing for a future sale, including financial cleanup, operational positioning, documentation review, valuation planning, buyer readiness, and timing strategy.
Real Estate Included Business Sales: Representation for business transactions where the operating company and real estate are sold together, separately, or through coordinated business and property structures.
Franchise and Independent Business Resales: Support for owners selling franchise locations, independent businesses, multi unit operations, and owner operated companies where buyer approval, lender approval, lease assignment, and transition planning must be properly managed.
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About
Haroon Bhatti is the Managing Director of Capital Business Brokerage, where he leads the firm’s advisory process for business owners considering a confidential sale. His role includes valuation strategy, deal positioning, negotiation guidance, buyer evaluation, transaction structure, and overall deal execution.
Haroon holds an MBA and a Master of Science in Finance, giving him a finance-driven perspective on business valuation, risk, return, buyer behavior, lender expectations, and transaction structure. This allows him to evaluate businesses not only from a broker perspective, but also from the perspective of owners, buyers, lenders, investors, and strategic acquirers.
Haroon has been recognized by the International Business Brokers Association with the Deal Maker Award and Chairman’s Circle Award. He also serves as a board member of Walsh College, a business school, and the Michigan Business Brokers Association, further reflecting his involvement in Michigan’s business, finance, and transaction community.
Haroon’s approach is direct, confidential, and process-driven. The goal is not simply to find any buyer. The goal is to identify the right buyer, protect sensitive information, preserve negotiating leverage, and help the owner move toward a transaction that reflects the value of what they have built.
If you are considering selling your business now, preparing for a future exit, or simply want a confidential opinion of value, contact Haroon Bhatti and Capital Business Brokerage for a private conversation.
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