Martin Navarro is a Burbank business broker who helps owners confidentially buy and sell businesses of every type, from a main street shop to a lower middle market company. Every engagement is handled personally, with no upfront fees.
Burbank is the media capital of the world, home to Warner Bros., Disney, and a dense cluster of production, post production, and creative businesses, along with an aerospace heritage and the Hollywood Burbank Airport. Its Magnolia Park and Downtown Burbank districts add a deep base of specialty retail, dining, and service businesses.
As your Burbank business broker, Martin represents owners in the confidential sale and acquisition of companies of every type, from main street through the lower middle market up to 50 million dollars. He handles every engagement himself and serves Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange County, and throughout Southern California.
Martin is not limited to one niche. He represents owners across every sector, from main street to the lower middle market.
Production, post, and creative firms serving the studios and independent clients.
Manufacturers and aerospace suppliers with a long Burbank heritage.
Independent retail and dining across Magnolia Park and Downtown Burbank.
Medical, dental, and professional firms with recurring clients.
HVAC, landscaping, and B2B service companies with recurring revenue.
Established franchise locations with a managed transfer and franchisor approval.
Most small and mid sized businesses are valued on Seller's Discretionary Earnings, or SDE, which is your net profit with the owner's salary, benefits, and one time or personal expenses added back. A market multiple, commonly 2x to 4x SDE for main street businesses, is adjusted for your lease, assets, growth, and how dependent the business is on you. Larger companies are valued on a multiple of EBITDA.
A Burbank media, production, or specialty business with recurring clients and a transferable base tends to value at the higher end of its range, and creative firms with steady contracts often attract strategic buyers. The right figure depends on your earnings, your lease, your industry, and how transferable the business is to a new owner. Two businesses with the same revenue can be worth very different amounts once those factors are weighed, which is why a real valuation beats any quick estimate. An online calculator cannot price your business. Martin gives you a realistic figure built on your actual numbers and recent comparable Burbank sales.
Want a quick estimate first? Use the free business valuation tool, then read how to sell a business and the documents you need to sell a business.
A Burbank business sale involves city and county steps that owners often overlook until they slow down a closing. Handling them early keeps the deal on schedule.
Martin coordinates these steps with your escrow officer, your attorney, and the relevant agencies so nothing becomes a surprise at the closing table. Early preparation of your financials, lease, and permits is the best way to keep a Burbank sale on schedule.
Example: a Burbank post production business with about 900,000 dollars in Seller's Discretionary Earnings and recurring studio and agency clients attracted multiple qualified buyers once its financials were prepared and it was marketed confidentially. This example is anonymized and illustrative.
Martin Navarro is a Burbank business broker and M&A advisor who handles the confidential sale and acquisition of businesses of every type, from main street through the lower middle market. He works every engagement personally.
Most Burbank businesses sell for roughly 2x to 4x Seller's Discretionary Earnings, with media, production, and recurring revenue firms often valued higher.
A professional valuation on your actual numbers and recent local comparables is the only reliable answer.
There are no upfront fees to work with Martin Navarro.
He is paid a success fee only when your business sells and the deal closes, which keeps his interests aligned with yours.
Most sales take 6 to 12 months from engagement to closing.
Preparation runs 1 to 3 months, confidential marketing 3 to 6 months, and due diligence plus escrow another 60 to 90 days.
Yes. Martin markets your business without naming it and screens every buyer under a nondisclosure agreement.
That protects your employees, customers, and suppliers from learning of the sale before it closes.
A sale usually involves a new city business license or tax certificate, a reissued Los Angeles County health permit for food businesses, and transfer of any ABC alcohol license.
Martin coordinates each step with your escrow and attorney.
Yes. Martin handles businesses of every type, from main street shops to lower middle market companies.
That includes retail, services, manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, and franchises.
Martin serves Burbank and nearby Glendale, Pasadena, and the surrounding Los Angeles market.
He represents both buyers and sellers across Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange County, and throughout Southern California.
Get a confidential, no obligation consultation. Martin will tell you what your business is worth and what a sale could look like. The first conversation is always free.