Ben Smith

Auckland

Ben Smith

Senior Business Broker

Phone: 022 505 3883

Mobile: 022 505 3883

About Ben

Ben focus' on mid-market New Zealand businesses with enterprise value in the $5m - $50m range. 

Before ABC, Ben was with ANZ and based in Singapore for 9 years.  He led a team supporting the expansion of Australia and New Zealand businesses into Southeast Asia through Singapore.  Ben also managed relationships with investors from Singapore into Australia and New Zealand helping them to identify and take advantage of investment opportunities. 

Prior to moving to Singapore Ben led banking relationships with many of New Zealand’s large privately owned businesses, the real heart of the New Zealand economy and a sector he has retained great passion for.

With Ben’s on-the ground experience with New Zealand’s large privately owned companies, his experience identifying and supporting investment opportunities for foreign investors and his financial services background, he is well placed to support companies to raise capital or transition to new ownership.

Auckland
#36334
Refrigeration - $2m EBITDA
An opportunity to acquire a highly profitable, long-established business operating in the refrigeration industry. With...
Auckland
#36130
EBITDA $3M Import/Export - Leisure
A rare opportunity to acquire a highly profitable, long-established business operating in the leisure industry. With...
Auckland
#33328
Infrastructure Services - Proj. $2M Profits
An investment that ticks every box. This is an established business with a motivated and experienced management team...
Auckland
#34057
FMCG/Snack Food Opportunity - Strong Growth!
10+ Years FMCG Brand Recognition, Amazing Opportunity! The FMCG category and specifically the snacking category has...
Auckland
#33713
Great Addition to Existing Food Manufacturer
This business is a well-known, specialty bread brand with a loyal client base. Making greater than $200k EBITDAP,...

Ben's testimonial

"A number of strong recommendations from their previous customers inspired us to approach ABC Business brokers. Daren Leng & Ben Smith were most professional and informative with their presentation, we signed with them knowing we were working with experts.


ABC soon had a marketing program mapped out with budgeted costs and options clearly defined.Ben and Daren provided good insight and guidance for the preparation of our glossy IM presentation to prospective purchasers. They showed a true understanding of the current market and the possible value range via EBITDA multiples we could expect. 


We received five competitive offers and were able to select our partner of choice based on a number of important factors such as price, compatibility, security and longevity. Ben and Daren exhibited the diligence, commercial sense and negotiating skills required to achieve a very satisfactory outcome.
If you are considering selling your business and have your financial accounts in order I recommend you contact Daren or Ben today. They are true professionals."

Rick Wakelin - Founder Black Magic Tackle
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