About Capital Business Brokerage
Capital Business Brokerage was built around one core belief. Business owners deserve a more serious, more disciplined, and more confidential process when it is time to sell. Our roots go back to 2000, and our focus has remained on business brokerage in Michigan rather than chasing every type of real estate transaction or unrelated service that happens to come along. That focus matters. Selling a business requires confidentiality, judgment, discretion, buyer screening, valuation insight, negotiation skill, and careful coordination from start to finish.
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A Firm Built Around Business Brokerage
Capital Business Brokerage is not a generalist real estate shop that happens to list businesses on the side. Our focus has been on business brokerage, and that focus matters. Selling a business is different from selling a house, leasing a building, or marketing general commercial real estate.
Since 2000, we have focused solely on the complex valuation, marketing, and negotiation strategies required to transfer business ownership successfully. Our process is clean, disciplined, and designed for high value transactions where discretion is the primary requirement.
Business owners often spend years, sometimes decades, building something meaningful. When it is time to sell, that business deserves more than a casual process. It deserves thoughtful positioning, serious buyer screening, strong confidentiality, and a team that understands what is at stake.
Why Owners Choose Capital Business Brokerage
Owners choose our firm because they want more than exposure. They want credibility, process, judgment, and a team that understands what is at stake.
Since 2000
Our roots go back to 2000, giving us a long history of serving business owners across Michigan.
Confidentiality Matters
Protecting confidentiality is one of our core values. Business owners often cannot afford to have employees learn too early that a company is being sold.
Exclusive Focus
Our focus has been on business brokerage and M&A. We are not trying to be everything to everyone. We want to be exceptional at this specific work.
Michigan Expertise
We know Michigan, its business communities, and the realities of operating and selling privately held companies here.
The People Behind the Firm
Our team brings together business brokerage experience, entrepreneurial background, operational understanding, and disciplined transaction execution.
Haroon Bhatti
Managing Director
248-855-7752 
haroon@capitalbusinessbrokerage.biz 
Gregory Edgecomb
Founder / Director
Rem Simanovski
Sr. Business Broker / Director
Eric Alexander
Business Broker
Toufic Hamdan
Business Broker
MaKale Murraine
Business Broker
Belinda Brust
Operations Manager
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I work with a firm focused on business brokerage?
Selling a business is very different from selling real estate. A business sale involves confidentiality, valuation, buyer screening, financing, deal structure, due diligence, employees, leases, vendors, customers, tax considerations, legal documents, transition planning, and a hundred little issues that can quietly become big issues if they are not handled properly.
Working with someone who does not specialize in business brokerage can create real risk. We have seen businesses damaged by being listed with people who may understand real estate but do not understand how to properly manage a confidential business sale process.
Many realtors take whatever opportunity comes their way without fully realizing how different and complicated a business transaction can be compared to a property sale. A business is not just walls, a roof, and a sign. It is cash flow, employees, customers, systems, goodwill, and seller trust. Mishandling that process can hurt the business before the right buyer ever gets a chance to review it.
Please do not do that to yourself. If you are selling a business, work with a firm that actually specializes in selling businesses.
That is not meant as disrespect to real estate professionals. It is just the truth. You would not hire a wedding photographer to do brain surgery just because both involve bright lights and steady hands.
What makes Capital Business Brokerage different?
Capital focuses on business brokerage and M&A advisory work for privately held companies, with an emphasis on confidentiality, process, buyer screening, positioning, and practical transaction execution.
We understand that selling a business is often one of the most important financial and personal decisions an owner will ever make. For many owners, the business is not just an asset. It represents decades of work, sacrifice, risk, employees, family history, community relationships, and identity.
Our role is to help owners move through that process with clarity, discipline, and honest guidance.
We are not here to simply put a listing online and hope someone shows up. Hope is not a strategy. It is barely a plan for finding parking.
Does Capital only work with sellers?
No. Capital does not only work with sellers, but in most transactions, we represent the seller.
We also work with buyers by helping them review available opportunities, understand the process, think through financing, and determine whether a business may fit their goals. Buyers are important because without qualified buyers, there is no transaction.
That said, we believe in being clear and upfront. If we represent the seller, buyers should understand that our fiduciary responsibility is to the seller. Even then, we aim to be honest, straightforward, and practical with buyers because a successful transaction requires both sides to make informed decisions.
In some cases, buyers may also hire Capital for a paid buyer-side engagement or acquisition search mandate. That type of relationship is separate and can be discussed directly with our team.
Why does local Michigan experience matter?
Michigan has its own buyer pools, industries, financing relationships, real estate dynamics, licensing issues, municipalities, landlord considerations, and local business communities.
A firm familiar with the Michigan market can better understand how buyers and sellers actually behave in this region. That matters when pricing a business, screening buyers, marketing confidentially, navigating leases, discussing financing, and understanding what types of businesses attract serious interest.
Local experience does not replace good process, but it makes the process sharper. It is the difference between reading a map and actually knowing where the potholes are.
What types of businesses does Capital work with?
Capital works with a wide range of privately held businesses, including service businesses, food and hospitality, automotive, construction, healthcare, manufacturing, distribution, retail, professional services, education, franchise businesses, real estate-related businesses, and other owner-operated or lower middle market companies.
The right fit depends on the size, industry, financial performance, seller goals, transferability, and overall marketability of the business.
We work best with owners who are serious about understanding value, protecting confidentiality, and running a disciplined process.
How does Capital protect confidentiality?
Capital protects confidentiality by controlling how information is released, screening buyers, requiring confidentiality agreements, limiting identifying details early in the process, and managing buyer communication carefully.
Confidentiality matters because employees, customers, vendors, competitors, landlords, and the general public do not need to know too early that the business may be for sale.
A loose process can create confusion, fear, rumors, and disruption. A disciplined process helps protect the business while still allowing serious and qualified buyers to review the opportunity.
Confidentiality is not a formality. It is one of the guardrails that keeps the deal from driving into a ditch.
Does Capital help with valuation?
Yes. Capital can help owners understand likely market value, pricing strategy, and buyer perception.
For qualified business owners considering a sale, we may provide a Broker Opinion of Value at no cost. This can help owners understand what their business may realistically be worth in the current market.
For larger or more complex businesses, or situations involving litigation, divorce, partner disputes, estate planning, tax matters, or third-party review, a formal valuation report may be more appropriate.
The goal is to use the right level of valuation support for the situation. Not every owner needs a formal report, but every owner should understand value before making major decisions.
What should I expect in a first conversation?
The first conversation is usually a confidential discussion about your business, goals, timing, concerns, valuation expectations, and possible next steps.
We are here to help and educate, not pressure you. Selling a business is a major decision, and many owners need time to think it through, understand the process, talk with family, speak with advisors, and decide when the timing feels right.
We understand the attachment owners can have to their businesses. This is not just a transaction. For many sellers, it is the result of years or decades of work.
Our goal is to give you honest guidance, help you understand your options, and show you what a professional sale process should look like. When you are ready, you should feel confident that you are hiring the right person for the job.
Choosing an advisor for a business sale matters. This is not the time to hand the keys to someone who is “figuring it out.”
Work With a Firm That Takes Business Brokerage Seriously
If you are considering the sale of your business and want a team that understands confidentiality, positioning, buyer quality, and the importance of process, Capital Business Brokerage is here to help.