About Negotia Group · Brisbane & Queensland

Brisbane's independent business intermediaries and valuers.

A small, accredited Brisbane practice for Queensland owners selling, valuing, exiting or defending the value of a business.

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37+Years experience

FAIBBFellow accredited

QLDBrisbane and statewide

Kevin Lovewell · Principal

§ 01 · Who we are01

Negotia Group is a Brisbane-based business broker and valuation firm working with Queensland owners on the decisions that matter most.

We were built deliberately small. Every engagement is led personally by an accredited principal who is qualified as both a business broker and a business valuer. That combination is rare in Queensland, and it is the reason every sale we run starts with a defensible number, not a guess.

Our clients are Brisbane and Queensland owners who have spent a decade or three building a business and want to exit, sell, or value it properly. Family-law matters. Partnership separations. Succession decisions. Quiet sales. Unsolicited offers. Each engagement is different. The standard we hold them to is not.

If you want to know exactly what we do for owners, the clearest starting points are our sale process, our business valuation services, and the Brisbane business broker page.

§ 02 · What we do02

Four engagements. One standard.

01 · Sales

Business sales across Brisbane and Queensland.

Open-market or private. Marketing plans built around the business and the buyer it will attract, with full broker representation through to settlement.

See our sale process

02 · Valuations

Professional, IVS-compliant business valuations.

Formal valuations for sale, finance, family law, partnership separation and succession. Indicative appraisals where a full valuation is not required.

Business valuation services

03 · Off market

Private buyer and seller transactions.

Discretion when it matters. We match Brisbane and Queensland owners with vetted buyers from a private register, away from public listing portals.

Off market transactions

04 · Disputes

Independent valuations for separations and disputes.

Court-ready valuations for family law, partnership exit and shareholder disputes. Built to withstand cross-examination and meet the evidentiary rules of the relevant court.

Partnership separations

The people behind the practice.

Negotia is led by Kevin Lovewell, who has spent 37 years in business analysis, valuation and brokerage across Brisbane and Queensland. He holds the highest professional accreditation available to Australian business brokers and is one of a small number of Queensland practitioners qualified as both a Registered Business Valuer and an AIBB Fellow.

In Queensland there are roughly 100 active business brokers. Around half are AIBB members. Fewer still combine that with formal valuation accreditation and a qualified accounting background. That combination matters when the price has to hold up.

Meet the wider team on the Our Team page, or read what clients have said on the testimonials page.

Kevin Lovewell

Principal · Founder · 37+ years

01FAIBB Fellow of the Australian Institute of Business Brokers
02RBV Registered Business Valuer
03BBus, MBA Bachelor of Business (Accounting) and Master of Business Administration
04Practising business valuation accountant and entrepreneur with operating experience on both sides of a transaction
0537+ years of business sales, appraisals and valuations across Queensland

Brisbane based. Queensland covered.

Negotia is based in Brisbane. Our practice covers business sales and valuations across South-East Queensland and regional Queensland, with active engagements from the Gold Coast through to Cairns.

Local market conditions, buyer demand and comparable transactions vary by region. A valuation prepared without local context produces a number without commercial grounding. We work with Queensland owners directly, in person where it matters, and through structured remote processes where it does not.

If you are searching for a business broker near you, the city pages are the right starting points.

Brisbane business broker page

01BrisbaneMetro
02Gold CoastSouth
03Sunshine CoastNorth
04ToowoombaInland
05CairnsFar North
06TownsvilleNorth QLD
07Regional QueenslandStatewide

§ 03 · How we work

Five things we will not compromise on.

Confidentiality, by default

A business sale or valuation touches sensitive financial, personal and commercial information. We treat it as confidential commercial intelligence, not website data.

One principal, start to finish

The broker who takes the brief is the broker who closes the deal. You will not be handed off to a junior at month three.

Standards-compliant valuations

IVS, APES 225, Family Law Court requirements, ATO. The methodology is documented so the number stands up in any forum.

Honest advice, including no

If a sale or valuation is not in your interest, we will tell you. The first 15 minutes are free for a reason.

Process before pitch

Every engagement starts with analysis. No marketing campaign goes out before financials are normalised and the asking range is defensible.

Plain English

Valuation and sale documents that an owner, a solicitor and a court can all read without an interpreter.

§ 04 · Where to next

Explore the rest of Negotia.

Homepage Negotia Group, Brisbane Valuation, exit and dispute advice across Queensland. Service Business broker Brisbane Dedicated Brisbane city page with suburb coverage. Service Business valuation services IVS-compliant valuations for sale, family law and disputes. Service Sell your business Eight-step sale process from market assessment to settlement. Service Off market transactions Buy, sell or transact a business privately, away from public listings. Service Partnership separations Independent, court-ready valuations for separation matters. Listings Businesses for sale Current Queensland businesses on the market. People Our team Meet the Negotia principals, valuers and analysts. Reviews What clients say Real outcomes from Brisbane and Queensland sellers.

§ 05 · Start the conversation

Speak with a Brisbane broker who answers the phone.

A confidential 15-minute conversation clarifies what your situation actually requires. No obligation. Strictly confidential.

Book a confidential discussion with Kevin