Founder
Tony Vaughan.
Founder of BusinessWanted.com and an experienced adviser on business sales, acquisitions and acquisition-demand-led deal origination.
Tony Vaughan is the founder behind BusinessWanted.com and an experienced adviser on business sales, acquisitions and acquisition-demand-led deal origination.
He writes about acquisition demand, strategic acquisition demand, seller readiness and the practical realities of matching business owners with credible acquirers.
Areas of expertise
- Acquisition demand in the UK SME market
- Buyer origination and qualification
- Seller readiness and response strategy
- Off-market business opportunities
- Strategic acquisitions and deal fit
- Market commentary for business owners considering exit
Why this matters to BusinessWanted.com
BusinessWanted.com has not been created in a vacuum. It has been shaped by direct experience of how business owners prepare for sale, how buyers define acquisition criteria, and how easily time can be wasted when demand is vague, unqualified or poorly presented.
The purpose of the platform is to bring greater structure, visibility and credibility to acquisition demand in the UK SME market. That requires more than software alone. It requires judgement about what serious acquisition demand looks like, how listings should be framed, and how trust should be built with users from the outset.
Wider sector background
Alongside BusinessWanted.com, Tony Vaughan has also been involved in developing and operating a number of specialist brands connected to the wider M&A and business-exit market. These include platforms and services focused on business sales, mergers and acquisitions, divestments, business valuations, exit planning and employee ownership.
This broader market background is relevant because it reflects long-term involvement in the commercial ecosystem surrounding private business transactions. It also helps explain why BusinessWanted.com has been built with a practical rather than theoretical approach.
Relevant specialist brand experience includes:
- VEXUS
- Mergers.co.uk
- Divestable
- BusinessValuation.co.uk
- ExitPlanning.co.uk
A platform-first approach
Although the founder's background adds credibility, BusinessWanted.com is intended to stand on its own as a serious business platform.
The focus of the site is on market utility, buyer visibility, better-quality submissions and a more structured route for connecting acquisition demand with suitable opportunities.
Founder experience should support the platform, not overshadow it. The objective is simple: to help create a more useful, credible and commercially relevant environment for business owners, acquirers and deal professionals.
Articles and guides
Tony writes regularly on the topics that shape acquisition demand, seller readiness and early-stage M&A matching in the UK SME market.