About Arnold
2023 Dual Award Winner
As a distinguished multimillion-dollar transaction expert, Arnold demonstrates profound proficiency in orchestrating sizeable business ventures, derived from his extensive twenty-year plus tenure as proprietor and operator of manufacturing enterprises. Arnold’s experience spans across various manufacturing corporations in a wide range of industries, such as plastics, steel fabrication, assembly, and logistic administration. This breadth of knowledge has provided him with a remarkable understanding of the obstacles faced by entrepreneurs.
Arnold has developed a comprehensive grasp of accounting principles, which he utilizes to assess financial statements with acute acumen. Arnold’s MBA from the prestigious University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has further equipped him with the refined skills necessary to confidently execute the purchase and sale of businesses.
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Testimonials
Anthony & Roxanne Smith
We are thrilled to provide a testimonial for Arnold Pierce Kelsey, an exceptional business broker.
Working with Arnold has been an absolute pleasure, and we cannot speak highly enough of his expertise, professionalism, and dedication.
When we decided to sell our business, we knew we needed a trustworthy and knowledgeable broker who could guide us through the complex process. From our very first meeting, Arnold demonstrated a deep understanding of the industry and a genuine passion for helping us achieve our outcome.
Arnold’s attention to detail is remarkable. He carefully analyzed every aspect of our business, including financial records, market trends, and potential growth opportunities. His comprehensive understanding of the market allowed him to accurately assess the value of our business and develop a strategy to maximize its appeal to potential buyers.
Throughout the entire selling process, Arnold kept us informed the whole way. He responded to our questions and provided valuable suggestions. We always felt well-informed and confident that our business was in the best hands.
We are very grateful to Arnold for his unwavering commitment in helping us sell our business. We wholeheartedly recommend Arnold to anyone in need of a business broker who genuinely cares about the success of his clients.
Rob and Janine
Appreciate your honesty, and really appreciate everything you have done for us to get this business over
the line.
It’s not often in business you meet someone and become friends and have a great business relationship at
the same time.
We wish you all the best in the future and will organise another dinner when we are visiting Brishane.
Please keep in touch if things change at your end.
Thank you once again Arnold.
SR
This is not the first time I had dealt with a business broker however importantly this is the first time I have bought a business via one. That is telling as a good broker is also a business person with an acute understanding of structuring, equitable elements of the transaction and that they ultimately need to keep the parties together and moving.
Amold understands the underlying business and how to find the right fit. He demonstrated
the required patience to drive the transaction and knows what is fair in the negotiation. He
also intuitively understands transaction structuring to improve the odds that a win win
outcome needs.
I wouldn’t hesitate to sell my other businesses via him in the future.
David and Loan Hall
I would like to express my gratitude to Arnold P Kelsey from
ABS Business Sales, on behalf of myself and my wife. From the first call to the very last document, Arnold was top-class, second to none. I have dreamed of the day when I could sell my business and enjoy a relaxing retirement. Arnold has changed my life, always going the extra step and Arnold managed to secure a much higher price for the sale than I had ever expected.
I believe that Arnold P Kelsey is an asset to ABS Business
Sales.
Happy Client
Hi Arnold
Very Impressive!
I’m so happy that I have got you as our broker
Happy Client
Hi Arnold
Thank you. It has been a pleasure to work with you. Until next time.
Peter and Glenis McPhee
If you are looking to sell your business, Arnold Kelsey is the broker you want. We listed our business with Arnold last year and he got the job
done.
His success came from his ability to gain a good understanding
of our business and therefore determine the attributes of a potential buyer that might be the right fit. He knows how to filter the genuine prospective buyers from the tyre kickers.
It was quite a complicated deal which included the sale of a leasehold as well as the sale of the ongoing business. It was a lot to pull together including the transfer of existing employees. Arnold communicated well with us throughout and was persistent until the deal was sealed. He demonstrated an uncanny ability to take the stress out of some difficult contractual negotiations and smoothed over potential sticking points.
We have great respect for Arnold’s skills as a business broker and would highly recommend him to others.
Allan
I approached Arnold Pierce Kelsey to sell my multi-million dollar business in August 2021. He was extremely attentive and made himself available 24/7 from the first day I contacted him until the day of settlement. After qualifying many enquirers, he found a few interested parties who wanted to purchase my business. He eventually narrowed it down to one genuine buyer who was prepared to make a reasonable offer. I was not prepared to accept the first offer however he did not stop to negotiate with the very astute buyer for a while and was able to obtain an acceptable offer eventually. We had the contract signed exactly three months after I gave Arnold the listing.
Unfortunately, we had a very difficult landlord, who made it almost impossible to assign the lease to the buyer. It took months of negotiations, between myself, my lawyer, the buyer and Arnold who advised us and kept it all moving along.
Arnold also made himself available to supervise and confirm the stocktake on the weekend. Arnold has all knowledge and skills that the seller needs to get the business sold at such a premium price. I wouldn’t have any hesitation recommending
Arnold to anyone as a top-notch business broker and negotiator.
As his interview from US television networks stated, Arnold is a class act.
Happy Client
I have never dealt with a broker who was so helpful. You made yourself available in the evenings and even on the weekends. You did everything to assist me in obtaining finance including attempting to negotiate possible vendor finance for the stock. Arnold, my family and I genuinely thank you from the bottom of our hearts, you are the best.
Daniel Parfitt
I was forced to sell my butcher shop due to personal commitments. Due to the conditions of my lease, I only had three months to sell. Arnold advised me that even though it was a Lough call due Lo the lime restraints, he felt that could do it. I engaged Arnold and after a few interested parties, he had a sale contract signed in less than seven weeks. Being in a shopping centre, the biggest challenge was assigning the lease to a buyer, who had never had a previous business or lease.
Arnold was amazing with his dealings with the real estate agents, the centre management and the solicitors representing the landlord. During all my dealings with mold I found him honest, extremely professional and able to come up with solutions to any issue that arose. He made himself available 24/7 and we even had the settlement on a Sunday.
Arnold was able to demonstrate that he is able to negotiate the most difficult commercial lease and the successful sale
of a business. I highly recommend Arnold as a first class business broker and should I, or anyone else I know ever
require such services, I would not hesitate to contact him again.
Joseph Alesci
Arnold you are a very successful businessman in your own right. Who better to sell businesses?