Moorpark Business Broker | Martin Navarro

Business Broker in Moorpark, CA

Martin Navarro is a Moorpark business broker who helps owners across the city confidentially buy and sell businesses of every type, from a light industrial company to a growing retail or service business. Every engagement is handled personally, with no upfront fees.

Buying or Selling a Business in Moorpark

Moorpark is one of the faster growing communities in eastern Ventura County, blending light industry and manufacturing with agriculture, retail, and a walkable historic core along High Street. Its position on the SR 118 and SR 23 corridors gives businesses good access to both the Conejo Valley and the Simi Valley markets, and steady residential growth supports a healthy base of retail and home service companies.

As your Moorpark 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 Ventura County, Los Angeles County, and surrounding areas.

Moorpark Businesses Martin Sells

Martin is not limited to one niche. He represents owners across every sector, from main street to the lower middle market.

Light Industry and Manufacturing

Small manufacturers and product companies in the city's business and industrial parks.

Agriculture and Food

Growing, packing, and food businesses rooted in the surrounding farmland.

Distribution and Logistics

Warehousing and distribution operations serving the eastern county.

Retail and Restaurants

Specialty retail and dining along High Street and the town center.

Home and Trade Services

HVAC, landscaping, and B2B service companies with recurring revenue.

Professional and Personal Services

Professional, healthcare, and personal service businesses serving a growing population.

What Your Moorpark Business Is Worth

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 Moorpark light industrial or service business with clean financials, recurring revenue, and an assignable lease tends to value at the higher end of its range, while an owner dependent shop will sit lower until responsibilities are shifted to a team. Steady residential and commercial growth in Moorpark keeps a healthy pool of local buyers active, which supports pricing for well prepared businesses. An online calculator cannot price your business. Martin gives you a realistic figure built on your actual numbers and recent comparable Moorpark sales.

Licenses and Permits When You Sell in Moorpark

A Moorpark 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.

City of Moorpark business registration. The buyer registers with the city for a new business license or registration.

Ventura County health permit. Food businesses need the county health permit reissued to the new owner, often after an inspection.

ABC alcohol license. Any state Alcoholic Beverage Control license transfers to the buyer through escrow and is started early.

Zoning and use permits. Industrial and specialty uses depend on zoning the buyer must confirm will carry to them.

Bulk sale escrow. Most asset sales run through a bulk sale escrow with published notice, standard practice in California.

Martin coordinates these steps with your escrow officer, your attorney, and the relevant agencies so nothing becomes a surprise at the closing table.

Example: a Moorpark light industrial business with about 700,000 dollars in Seller's Discretionary Earnings, an assignable lease, and a small management team attracted multiple qualified buyers once its financials were prepared and it was marketed confidentially. This example is anonymized and illustrative.

Working With Martin Navarro

Martin Navarro is a Moorpark 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.

Credentialed and accountable. California DRE salesperson license number 02372118, and a member of the California Association of Business Brokers, the International Business Brokers Association, M&A Source, and ACG Los Angeles.

Background that fits the work. U.S. Marine Corps veteran with dual California State University, Northridge degrees in Business Management and Accounting.

Aligned with you. No upfront fees. Martin is paid only when your Moorpark business sells and the deal closes.

Local coverage. Serving Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange County, and throughout Southern California.

FAQ

Moorpark Business Broker, Common Questions

How much is my Moorpark business worth?

Most Moorpark businesses sell for roughly 2x to 4x Seller's Discretionary Earnings, while larger companies are valued on a multiple of EBITDA.

A professional valuation on your actual numbers and recent local comparables is the only reliable answer.

What does a Moorpark business broker charge?

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.

How long does it take to sell a business in Moorpark?

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.

Can I sell my Moorpark business confidentially?

Yes. Martin markets your business without naming it and screens every buyer under a nondisclosure agreement.

That protects your staff, customers, and suppliers from learning of the sale before it closes.

What licenses transfer when I sell a business in Moorpark?

A sale usually involves a new City of Moorpark business registration, a reissued Ventura County health permit for food businesses, and transfer of any ABC alcohol license.

Martin coordinates each step with your escrow and attorney.

Do you sell all types of businesses in Moorpark?

Yes. Martin handles businesses of every type, from light industry and agriculture to retail, services, and franchises.

He works from main street through the lower middle market.

What areas around Moorpark do you cover?

Martin serves Moorpark and nearby Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, and Camarillo, plus the wider Ventura and Los Angeles County markets.

He represents both buyers and sellers across the region.