# Businesses for Sale & M\&A Deal Flow Scraper (`vortexdaksh/businesses-for-sale-ma-scraper`) Actor

Extract publicly listed businesses for sale, online companies, SaaS startups, Amazon FBA brands, and brick-and-mortar SMEs from Quiet Light, SMERGERS, and Sunbelt Network into a single, standardized dataset.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/vortexdaksh/businesses-for-sale-ma-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Daksh](https://apify.com/vortexdaksh) (community)
- **Security:** Limited permissions
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## Pricing

from $3.50 / 1,000 business listing scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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# README

## Businesses for Sale & M\&A Deal Flow Scraper (Quiet Light, SMERGERS, Sunbelt Network)

Extract publicly listed businesses for sale, online companies, SaaS startups, Amazon FBA brands, and brick-and-mortar SMEs from **[Quiet Light](https://quietlight.com/listings/)**, **[SMERGERS](https://www.smergers.com/businesses-for-sale-and-investment/b/)**, and **[Sunbelt Network](https://www.sunbeltnetwork.com/business-search/business-results/)** into a single, standardized dataset.

Designed for acquisition entrepreneurs, search funds, private equity scouts, business brokers, and market researchers who want clean, ready-to-analyze deal flow in USD without manually copying listings across multiple websites.

### What Does This Scraper Do?

- **Scrapes 3 Major Marketplaces in One Run**:
  - **[Quiet Light](https://quietlight.com/listings/)**: Vetted online businesses, SaaS, e-commerce, Amazon FBA, content sites, and membership platforms (automatically filters out unlinked sold cards so you only pay for active listings with dedicated URLs).
  - **[SMERGERS](https://www.smergers.com/businesses-for-sale-and-investment/b/)**: Global and Indian SME businesses for sale, partial equity stake sales (`Partial Stake Sale`), asset sales (`Asset Sale`), and franchise opportunities (automatically excludes debt/borrowing `Business Loan` / `Seeking Loan` requests).
  - **[Sunbelt Network](https://www.sunbeltnetwork.com/business-search/business-results/)**: Main-street and lower-middle-market companies across North America and globally.
- **Normalizes 17 Currencies & Regional Units to USD**:
  - Automatically converts `INR` (`Lakh` / `Crore`), `EUR`, `GBP`, `AED`, `SAR`, `CHF`, `CAD`, `AUD`, `SGD`, `MYR`, `JPY`, `THB`, `BRL`, `ZAR`, `HKD`, `NZD`, and `USD` (`Mn` / `K` / `m` / `k`) into standardized USD floats using live daily exchange rates while preserving the original raw price string.
- **Computes Valuation Multiples & Equity Stake Math**:
  - Calculates **Implied Enterprise Value (`impliedEnterpriseValueUsd`)** when a seller offers a partial equity stake (for example, `USD 2 Mn for 15%` automatically computes a `$13,333,333.33` implied enterprise value).
  - Calculates **SDE / Cash Flow Multiple (`valuationMultipleSde`)**, **Revenue Multiple (`valuationMultipleRevenue`)**, **Net Profit Margin (`profitMarginPct`)**, and an automated **0–100 Deal Score (`dealScore`)** for sorting and filtering.
- **Detects Clause-Aware SBA Pre-Qualification (`sbaEligible`)**:
  - Flags listings marked as SBA Pre-Qualified or SBA Eligible while rejecting negated phrases (such as *"Not SBA eligible"* or *"SBA: No"*).
- **Built-In Reliability & Deduping**:
  - Uses Chrome TLS fingerprint impersonation, Apify Proxy rotation on every retry, SHA-256 deduplication across pages, and automatic state persistence across container migrations so you are never double-charged for the same listing.

### Input Parameters

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `marketplace` | `string` | `"all"` | Choose `"quietlight"`, `"smergers"`, `"sunbelt"`, or `"all"` to scrape all three marketplaces in a single run. |
| `startUrls` | `array` | `[]` | Optional list of specific category, country, or filtered search URLs from Quiet Light, SMERGERS, or Sunbelt Network. Leave empty to scrape the default global directories. |
| `maxItems` | `integer` | `100` | Maximum number of verified business listings to extract across the run. |
| `maxPagesPerSite` | `integer` | `10` | Maximum pagination pages to crawl per marketplace URL. |
| `minDealScore` | `integer` | `0` | Optional filter (`0–100`) to only emit listings that meet your minimum Deal Score threshold. |
| `onlySbaEligible` | `boolean` | `false` | When `true`, only emits listings marked as SBA Pre-Qualified / SBA Eligible. |
| `fxRatesToUsd` | `object` | `{}` | Optional custom exchange-rate overrides to USD (e.g., `{"INR": 0.012, "EUR": 1.10}`). Leave empty to fetch live daily FX rates automatically. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | `object` | `{"useApifyProxy": true}` | Apify Proxy configuration for automatic IP rotation. |

#### Example Input JSON

```json
{
  "marketplace": "all",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxPagesPerSite": 5,
  "minDealScore": 0,
  "onlySbaEligible": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

### Output Dataset Schema (Sample Records)

Each item pushed to the default dataset contains standardized fields across all three marketplaces:

#### 1. Quiet Light Sample Output

```json
{
  "marketplace": "Quiet Light",
  "title": "SBA Pre-Qualified: Premium Self-Help Books and System | More Than 114,000 Shopify Orders | 36% Net Margins | Low Multiple | Low Workload",
  "category": "Ecommerce",
  "status": "Available",
  "sbaEligible": true,
  "askingPriceUsd": 6870000,
  "originalPriceRaw": "$6,870,000",
  "originalCurrency": "USD",
  "stakeOfferedPct": 100,
  "ttmRevenueUsd": 8061514,
  "ttmSdeOrCashFlowUsd": 2918349,
  "impliedEnterpriseValueUsd": 6870000,
  "valuationMultipleSde": 2.35,
  "valuationMultipleRevenue": 0.85,
  "profitMarginPct": 36.2,
  "dealScore": 95,
  "listingUrl": "https://quietlight.com/listings/18828719/",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-22T19:20:05.432880+00:00"
}
```

#### 2. SMERGERS Sample Output (Partial Equity Stake & Multi-Currency)

```json
{
  "marketplace": "SMERGERS",
  "title": "Gym for Sale in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia",
  "category": "Business for Sale",
  "status": "Available",
  "sbaEligible": false,
  "askingPriceUsd": 670000,
  "originalPriceRaw": "USD 670 K",
  "originalCurrency": "USD",
  "stakeOfferedPct": 100,
  "ttmRevenueUsd": 693334.2,
  "ttmSdeOrCashFlowUsd": 189333.57,
  "platformRating": 8.3,
  "impliedEnterpriseValueUsd": 670000,
  "valuationMultipleSde": 3.54,
  "valuationMultipleRevenue": 0.97,
  "profitMarginPct": 27.3,
  "dealScore": 68,
  "listingUrl": "https://www.smergers.com/business/gym-for-sale-in-riyadh-saudi-arabia/yrnn1/",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-22T19:19:26.815824+00:00"
}
```

#### 3. Sunbelt Network Sample Output

```json
{
  "marketplace": "Sunbelt Network",
  "title": "Growing, Highly Profitable Peer to Peer Recovery Coaching Services Business",
  "category": "Main-Street & Mid-Market M&A",
  "status": "Available",
  "sbaEligible": false,
  "askingPriceUsd": 13000000,
  "originalPriceRaw": "$13m",
  "originalCurrency": "USD",
  "stakeOfferedPct": 100,
  "ttmRevenueUsd": 5390000,
  "ttmSdeOrCashFlowUsd": 3715000,
  "impliedEnterpriseValueUsd": 13000000,
  "valuationMultipleSde": 3.5,
  "valuationMultipleRevenue": 2.41,
  "profitMarginPct": 68.9,
  "dealScore": 80,
  "listingUrl": "https://www.sunbeltnetwork.com/greater-denver-co/buy-a-business/listings/listing-details/growing-peer-recovery-coaching-59027/",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-22T19:20:41.149188+00:00"
}
```

### Notes on Public Directory Data

- **Quiet Light**: Quiet Light's `/listings/` page displays all active listings on a single page without pagination; increase `maxItems` (for example to `100` or `200`) to capture the entire active catalog in one run.
- **SMERGERS**: Directory cards on SMERGERS always display the asking price, equity stake percentage, transaction category, and platform rating (`platformRating`), and include revenue/EBITDA whenever the seller mentions them in the card summary. Full tabular financial statements on SMERGERS require visiting the individual `listingUrl`.

### Legal & Financial Disclaimer

This Actor extracts publicly accessible listing summaries from third-party brokerage websites for **informational, market research, and data aggregation purposes only**. All calculated metrics—including `impliedEnterpriseValueUsd`, `valuationMultipleSde`, `valuationMultipleRevenue`, `profitMarginPct`, `sbaEligible`, and `dealScore`—are automated mathematical estimates derived from public listing text and **do not constitute financial, investment, legal, tax, or brokerage advice**. No representation or warranty is made as to the accuracy or completeness of any third-party listing data. Users are solely responsible for conducting their own independent due diligence on the original brokerage listing pages and complying with all applicable laws and website terms.

# Actor input Schema

## `marketplace` (type: `string`):

Select which business-for-sale marketplace to extract listings from, or 'all' to aggregate across all portals.

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Optional filtered URLs from Quiet Light, SMERGERS (e.g. ?ordering=investment), or Sunbelt Network. Leave empty to scrape global active listings.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of verified business listings to emit across all pages (charged per result via Pay-Per-Event).

## `maxPagesPerSite` (type: `integer`):

Maximum pagination pages to crawl per marketplace URL.

## `minDealScore` (type: `integer`):

Filter output to only include listings meeting a minimum Deal Score (weighted by SDE/Revenue multiple, profit margin, and SBA status).

## `onlySbaEligible` (type: `boolean`):

If enabled, only returns listings marked as SBA Pre-Qualified / SBA Eligible (excluding 'Not SBA eligible' listings).

## `fxRatesToUsd` (type: `object`):

Optional custom currency conversion multipliers to USD (e.g. {"INR": 0.012, "EUR": 1.10}). Leave empty to fetch live daily FX rates automatically.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Apify Proxy settings for automatic IP rotation on 403/429/Cloudflare responses.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "marketplace": "all",
  "startUrls": [],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxPagesPerSite": 10,
  "minDealScore": 0,
  "onlySbaEligible": false,
  "fxRatesToUsd": {},
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `listings` (type: `string`):

All extracted business-for-sale listings stored in the default dataset.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("vortexdaksh/businesses-for-sale-ma-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("vortexdaksh/businesses-for-sale-ma-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call vortexdaksh/businesses-for-sale-ma-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,vortexdaksh/businesses-for-sale-ma-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/bFQpZ7yY33WujS3Tq/builds/jerQUl7RskGxCvyq4/openapi.json