Ivan Tava

"I met Ivan Tava while negotiating the purchase of a business within the construction industry. The sale involved a number of aspects that made the sale process very complex. Ivan was able to identify the critical items and saved the sale from not going ahead a number of times. He worked with both the Vendor and myself to ensure the process didn’t breakdown and both parties logically moved forward and didn’t get weighted down with details. I am very happy with the purchase of the business and Ivan has continued to assist nearly 12 months following the sale and is always available to provide assistance. Due to the success and promise of the business I purchased through Ivan I decided to dedicate myself more fully, than originally anticipated, to its development. As a result I decided to sell another business in which I was involved as I could no longer dedicate the time I felt it required. I therefore approached Ivan to appraise the business I wanted to sell. I was delighted when he determined he was likely to achieve a significantly higher price than I had expected. Within 2 months Ivan provided me with 3 potential buyers and negotiated the successful sale with a price that was 15% higher than I had expected. I would not hesitate in recommending Ivan as an agent for any potential Vendor or Purchaser. As a purchaser Ivan is able to investigate potential businesses and narrow down businesses that suit the purchaser. As a Vendor Ivan works tirelessly to work with potential purchasers to inform fully of their ability to produce a successful sale to a purchaser that has the capacity to continue in the success of the business. I have worked with Ivan over the past 18 months and found him to be an honest hard working agent with the ability to negotiate, identify and work through the intricacies of selling businesses. Ivan has a talent of fitting buyers with suitable businesses with the requirements that suit their skills. This talent I feel is his best asset as after the negotiation has been completed it leaves both parties happy with the process."  - Mike Gibson, Managing Director, Plumbco

"I had the pleasure of working with Ivan Tava on the sale of my plumbing and drainage business in 2017. The process, in which Ivan handled the Information Memorandum to the completion of the Sale and Purchase Agreement, was professionally and expertly controlled. Potential purchasers were well screened and strict confidentiality was maintained at all times. His professionalism and in-depth understanding of businesses made my business sale flow smoothly, and his easy, personable approach helped with the final transition. I fully recommend Ivan to any business owner wishing to sell their business."  - Jason Lally, Previous Director Plumbco

"Ivan, it is with many thanks we are writing to you. Your commitment, professionalism and attention to detail in the sale of our business were second to none. This made the stress of selling the business so much easier. Once an interested buyer was found your skills/expertise in negotiating the final outcome were excellent, ensuring we achieved the full asking price of $1.6 million. We would not hesitate to recommend your services in the future to anyone interested in selling their business."  - Chris Walsh 

"We are absolutely amazed by the service we received from you in selling our business. We were in two minds on whether we should sell or not, but you made the whole process effortless. You exceeded our expectation, we were blown away when you got us a price 

We were absolutely blown away by the customer service and professional astute service that Ivan Tava gave us. It is not often one finds themselves dealing with a trustworthy professional such as Ivan. In fact, we will be enlisting any future business sales through Ivan even though he is in another country."  - Sonya Driver, Founder & Creator Eco Tan

"Ivan accepted the challenge of selling the distribution rights to our building system new to the New Zealand market, and succeeded admirably where others had failed. He found us buyers, based offshore, that were a perfect fit to our requirements. In doing so he applied an unparalleled level of diligence in learning about and fully understanding our product and business model. He was then able to convey their benefits as only someone with Ivan’s sales expertise could. I can’t commend Ivan highly enough for his professionalism and a level of diligence and commitment that seem to know no bounds."  - Myrna Blair, Director MegaForm Building Systems 

"I highly recommend Divest and the broker I worked with, Ivan Tava. I owned a business servicing deep fryers in commercial kitchens for 6 years. While my business was successful, it was a tricky one to sell as it was difficult to categorise and appeal to potential customers . After a year of trying to sell it on my own, I approached three different brokers and eventually settled on Ivan as he was the most interested and immediately understood the nature and potential the business offered. It still took some time to sell, but I was very impressed with the amount of work Ivan did for me. Every lead was followed to the end, and he was very proactive in bringing potential buyers in, even some who contacted Divest about other businesses for sale! He was in constant contact with me throughout, and was very adept at managing the communication between the various parties. In the end the person who bought my business had initially contacted Ivan about a distribution business. It turned out to be a great match, and both myself and the new owner are very happy with the outcome."  - Grant Brooke Former Franchisee Cookright Auckland

"Hi Ivan Thanks again for your hard work on the successful sale of my business. Having an unconditional offer after 3 weeks was a real credit to your professionalism and what I feel was the correct amount of control that you maintained over the whole process. The result (more than triple what other brokers said I would get) was a life changing one. I will strongly recommend you to anyone who is thinking of selling their business. Looking forward to working with you again."  - Nick 

"I was very nervous about the sales process of our veterinary clinic - a complex business to understand for most. From the word go Ivan was actively involved. Within a few days on initially contacting his office, his presence at the practice and ability to understand and witness its operations was a cut above the rest. The entire process was conducted with professionalism and integrity. We had a quick sale at a price professionally calculated under his care and meeting our own expectation. I can highly recommend Ivan and will use Divest again for any services they offer."  - Theo Holtzhausen