Valentines Business Brokers
Pick 7 of 9 in business brokers, Melbourne · Office in Malvern East VIC (Waverley Road)
Best suited to hospitality, retail and convenience stores.
Valentines Business Brokers is a Malvern East brokerage licensed since 1993 that sells restaurants, cafes, takeaways, bottle shops, convenience stores, petrol stations, motels and childcare centres. Google shows 4.5 from 107 reviews, and managing director Amin Badawi is an AIBB Fellow. Recent listings run from $175,000 to $3.3 million. It suits owners of established hospitality and retail businesses who want an experienced local team. The caveat is that the website says little about fees, process or confidentiality.
Worth considering for
- Licensed since 25 October 1993, with four estate agents and 12 agent's representatives on the register. [registers.consumer.vic.gov.au]
- Google shows 4.5 from 107 reviews. [google.com]
- Managing director Amin Badawi is listed by the AIBB with 2023 Fellow membership. [aibb.org.au]
- Covers hospitality, retail, convenience, petrol, motel and childcare businesses, with recent listings from $175,000 to $3,300,000. [valentines.com.au]
Check before booking
- No fees, appraisal terms or confidentiality process are published.
- The homepage offers 80 years of knowledge and experience but does not say what that figure covers.
- Team size differs on the site: 20 people are named against a stated 25-member sales team.
- Its Google score is lower than most picks here.
- Not verified: Founding year and the 80-year claim, Fees and commission, REIV and AIBB firm membership (logos only), Number of businesses sold.
Where these facts come from.
Long licence history, a solid Google sample and an AIBB Fellow as managing director, but the website publishes no fees, process or confidentiality details, and its 80-year claim could not be checked.
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Google rating 4.5 from 107 reviews (and 1 more)
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Licence 034009L held by Valentines Pty Ltd, current, licensed 25 October 1993; officer in effective control Amin Farag Badawi (and 1 more)
registers.consumer.vic.gov.au (opens in a new tab) -
Amin Badawi listed in the AIBB directory as managing director, with 2023 AIBB Fellow membership (and 1 more)
aibb.org.au (opens in a new tab) -
ABN 35 061 491 003, Valentines Pty Ltd, active from 18 March 2000
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Recent listings shown with asking prices and weekly takings, from $175,000 to $3,300,000 (and 3 more)
valentines.com.au (opens in a new tab)
Research basis: desk research, checked 29 October 2026. No service was purchased or tested, and no first-hand experience is claimed.
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