Business acquisitions • Brisbane & South East Queensland
Your business has looked after everyone for years. Now let it look after you.
Velaro buys established service businesses across South East Queensland from owners who are ready for their next chapter. We keep what makes your business work and structure the deal around what matters to you: your timing, your team and your future.
Confidential. No public listing. No commission. You'll deal directly with the founder, Gabriel Villarreal, from the first call.
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Started, acquired and sold multiple businesses
Confidential, no listing, no commission
Deals structured around your goals
Your next chapter
Most owners spend decades building a business, and almost no time picturing life after it.
So picture it for a moment. What would you do with a Tuesday morning that didn't start with the phone?
Time
The trip you keep postponing. Weekday mornings with the grandkids. A phone that only rings when you want it to.
Freedom
Step away completely, or stay on a few days a week as a mentor. Your role after the sale is something we design together.
Security
Turn decades of hard work into financial security, structured with your accountant for the best possible outcome.
Legacy
Your name, your team and your customers carried forward by someone who will look after them the way you did.
We start with your goals. The numbers come after.
Who you'd be dealing with
An operator and investor who has sat in your chair.
Gabriel Villarreal is an entrepreneur and investor who has started, acquired, scaled and sold businesses across several industries. Most recently, as Managing Director of Kegs Off Tap, he took the business from five figures a year to seven figures a month in under two years, then led it to a successful exit in 2025.
He has been on the selling side of the table, so he understands what that decision feels like, and what it takes to protect what you've built.
Multiple
businesses started, acquired and sold
5 → 7
figures: from yearly to monthly revenue
< 2 yrs
to scale, then a successful exit
Free tools
Two minutes to see where you stand.
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Your walk-away number
The sale price isn't what lands in your bank account. See what you'd actually keep after debts, costs and tax.
Work out my number
Scorecard
Is your business ready to sell?
Ten honest questions. Get a score out of 100 and the three things that would make the biggest difference.
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What owners tell us
Selling a business you built is personal. These are the worries we hear most.
"I don't want the whole industry knowing I'm selling."
Nothing is listed or advertised. Conversations stay confidential, and we're happy to sign your confidentiality agreement before you share anything sensitive.
"I tried a broker and it went nowhere."
It happens to a lot of good businesses. With Velaro there's no commission and no parade of tyre-kickers. You deal with the decision-maker from the first call.
"What happens to my team and customers?"
For most owners, this matters more than the price. Our aim is to keep what makes your business work: the name customers trust and the people who deliver it.
"I'm not sure I'm ready yet."
Most owners we speak with are a year or more away from any decision. An early conversation simply gives you options, and more time to shape the outcome.
A deal that works for both sides
The best acquisitions aren't a contest.
A good deal starts with what you need: the right price, the right timing, the right role for you afterwards and the right future for your team. Then we design a deal that delivers it.
Often that's a straightforward sale with a clear handover. Sometimes a staged transition, or part of the price linked to the business's continued success, bridges the gap between what you'd like and what the business supports today, and can lead to a better overall result for you.
Whatever the structure, it's agreed openly, documented properly and reviewed by your own advisers. If it isn't a win for you, it isn't a deal worth doing.
How the process worksOwner insights
Practical reading for owners thinking about what's next.
Thinking about selling
Your walk-away number: what you'll actually keep when you sell
The sale price isn't what lands in your bank account. Work out your real number early, so you negotiate with confidence and never get a nasty surprise at the end.
Read the article
Getting prepared
The two-week holiday test: is your business an asset, or a job you own?
If the business can't run for two weeks without you, a buyer sees a job, not an asset. Here's how to find out where you stand, and how to fix it.
Read the article
Thinking about selling
How much is my business worth? A plain-English guide for Australian owners
The question every owner asks. What actually drives the value of a small service business, and how to get a realistic answer without paying for a full valuation straight away.
Read the article
Thinking about selling
Why some owners regret selling their business, and how to make sure you don't
The regret is rarely about money. It's about losing structure, purpose and identity overnight. Plan your next chapter before you sign, not after.
Read the article
Thinking about selling
Selling your business without a broker: what changes and what doesn't
Dealing directly with a buyer can be quieter and simpler. Here is what you gain, what you give up and how to still protect yourself.
Read the article
Thinking about selling
Sell, fix or close? An honest decision guide for tired business owners
Half of Australian small business owners have thought about closing or selling. Before you shut the doors, understand what you'd be walking away from, and the options in between.
Read the article
What we're looking for
Service businesses with loyal customers and room to grow.
Trades, maintenance, compliance, property and business services across South East Queensland. Especially businesses where better systems, automation and AI could lift profit and free up the team.
See the full criteriaHow it works
Four steps, at a pace that suits you.
A conversation about what you want
Confidential look at the business
A proposal built around your goals
Documents, handover and your next chapter
Common questions
Do I need to be ready to sell?
No. Many owners talk to us well before they decide anything. The earlier you start, the more options you have.
Do I pay you anything?
No. Velaro is the buyer, not a broker. There's no fee, retainer or commission for talking to us.
Will my staff or customers find out?
Not from us. Early conversations stay confidential, and we're happy to sign your confidentiality agreement before you share anything sensitive.
I've already had my business listed with a broker. Can we still talk?
Yes. Just check whether your old agency agreement has an exclusive period or a clause covering buyers introduced during the listing. Your solicitor can confirm it quickly.
Will I need to share my financials straight away?
No. A first conversation is about you and what you want. Numbers come later, once we've agreed how information will be shared.
Should I get my own advice?
Yes. The best deals are the ones both sides fully understand, so we encourage your accountant and solicitor to be involved from the moment things get serious.
No obligation
Let's talk about what your next chapter could look like.
A quiet, no-obligation chat with Gabriel. No financials or sensitive details needed to begin.