Martin Navarro is a Los Angeles business broker who helps owners across the city confidentially sell and buy businesses of every type, from a single main street shop to a lower middle market company. Every engagement is handled personally, start to finish, with no upfront fees.
Los Angeles is the largest and most varied business market in the country, and selling a business here is different from selling anywhere else. Buyers range from first time owners and local operators to family offices, search funds, and private equity groups, and reaching the right ones while keeping your sale private is what separates a strong result from a listing that stalls. As your Los Angeles business broker, Martin Navarro turns that complexity into a clean, confidential, well priced sale.
Martin handles businesses of every type across the city, from Downtown and the Arts District to Hollywood, Koreatown, Mid Wilshire, the Fashion District, the Westside along Sawtelle and Sepulveda, and the industrial corridors near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. He works with owners selling companies up to 50 million dollars, and he handles every engagement himself, so you deal directly with an experienced broker rather than a junior associate. Martin serves Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange County, and throughout Southern California.
Los Angeles has more small businesses than any other county in the United States, which means both a deep pool of buyers and heavy competition for attention. The figures below give owners a realistic frame for what a sale looks like in this market.
Martin is not limited to one niche. He represents owners across every sector of the Los Angeles economy, from main street to the lower middle market.
Independent restaurants, bars with ABC licenses, cafes, and specialty retail across neighborhoods like Silver Lake, the Arts District, and the Westside.
Light manufacturers, food producers, apparel and textile firms, and distribution companies near the ports and the Vernon and Commerce industrial belt.
Medical, dental, and specialty practices, along with accounting, legal, and other professional service firms with recurring clients.
HVAC, plumbing, electrical, landscaping, cleaning, and B2B service companies with established route density and repeat customers.
Online brands, post production and creative studios, and media businesses that sell to buyers well beyond Los Angeles.
Franchise locations that require franchisor approval and a managed transfer, from food and fitness to services and retail.
Most small and mid sized Los Angeles 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 then adjusted for your lease, your assets, your growth, and how dependent the business is on you. Larger Los Angeles companies are usually valued on a multiple of EBITDA instead.
Four things move a Los Angeles valuation more than anything else. Clean, verifiable financials raise buyer confidence and price. Recurring revenue and transferable contracts earn higher multiples. A business that runs without the owner day to day is worth more than one that depends on you. And a strong, assignable lease at a fair rent matters enormously in a high rent market like Los Angeles, where a short or expensive lease can quietly subtract value. An online calculator cannot price your business. Martin gives you a realistic figure built on your actual numbers and recent comparable Los Angeles sales.
Want a quick estimate first? Use the free business valuation tool, then read how to sell a business in Los Angeles and the documents you need to sell a business for the full process.
A Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles agencies so nothing becomes a surprise at the closing table.
A Los Angeles home services business with about 750,000 dollars in Seller's Discretionary Earnings, a loyal recurring customer base, and a manager who ran daily operations attracted multiple qualified buyers once its financials were cleaned up and it was marketed confidentially. Owner independence and recurring revenue are exactly what push a Los Angeles valuation toward the top of its range. This example is anonymized and illustrative.
Every business is different, but the pattern holds across Los Angeles. Prepared financials, a transferable customer base, and reduced owner dependence widen your buyer pool and raise your final number.
Martin Navarro is a Los Angeles 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.
Martin Navarro is a Los Angeles business broker who personally handles the confidential sale of businesses of every type, from main street shops to lower middle market companies.
He is a California DRE salesperson, license number 02372118, a member of CABB, IBBA, and M&A Source, and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, and he works every engagement himself rather than passing you to a junior associate.
There are no upfront fees to work with Martin Navarro.
He is paid a success fee only when your Los Angeles business sells and the deal closes, which keeps his interests aligned with getting you the best price and terms.
Most small and mid sized Los Angeles businesses sell for roughly 2x to 4x Seller's Discretionary Earnings, while larger companies are valued on a multiple of EBITDA.
The right figure depends on your earnings, your lease, your industry, and how transferable the business is, so a professional valuation on your actual numbers is the only reliable answer.
Most Los Angeles business sales take 6 to 12 months from engagement to closing.
Preparation and valuation take 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 confidentially, without naming it, and screens every buyer under a nondisclosure agreement before sharing any identifying details.
That protects your staff, customers, and competitors from learning of the sale before it closes.
A Los Angeles sale usually involves reissuing the City Business Tax Registration Certificate, transferring any state ABC alcohol license, and transferring Los Angeles County health permits for food businesses.
Zoning and conditional use permits are confirmed for the buyer as well, and Martin coordinates each step with your escrow and attorney.
Yes. Martin handles businesses of every type across Los Angeles, from main street through the lower middle market.
That includes restaurants and retail, manufacturing and distribution, healthcare and professional practices, home and commercial services, ecommerce and media, and franchise resales.
Martin serves the entire city of Los Angeles, from Downtown and the Arts District to Hollywood, Koreatown, Mid Wilshire, the Westside, and the harbor area.
He also covers 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.