Martin Navarro is a business broker serving Orange County, helping owners across Irvine, Anaheim, Santa Ana, and the coast confidentially buy and sell businesses of every type. Based in the Los Angeles and Ventura County area, he represents buyers and sellers throughout Southern California and handles every engagement personally.
Orange County is one of the strongest business economies in California, blending the technology and professional base around Irvine, the tourism and hospitality engine of the Anaheim Resort District, and a deep manufacturing, healthcare, and service economy across Santa Ana, Costa Mesa, and the coastal cities. That mix produces a large, sophisticated pool of buyers and a steady flow of quality businesses coming to market.
As an Orange County business broker, Martin represents owners in the confidential sale and acquisition of companies of every type, from main street businesses through the lower middle market up to 50 million dollars. He handles every engagement himself and serves Orange County alongside Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange County, and throughout Southern California.
Martin works with owners across Irvine, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Fullerton, and the South Coast Metro and John Wayne Airport business districts. Because a business sale is confidential and handled regionally, Martin can represent a Orange County owner just as effectively as a local firm, while bringing qualified, vetted buyers from across Southern California to the table rather than a single local pool.
Martin is not limited to one niche. He represents owners across every sector, from main street to the lower middle market.
Software, professional, and financial firms concentrated in the Irvine Business Complex and along the 405 corridor.
Restaurants, hospitality, and entertainment businesses across the Anaheim Resort District and the coast.
Light manufacturers, medical device firms, and distribution companies across the county.
Medical, dental, and specialty practices with recurring, transferable clients.
Specialty retail and online brands serving Orange County and beyond.
Established franchise locations with brand support and a proven operating model.
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. Clean financials, recurring revenue, low owner dependence, and an assignable lease are what move the number most. Martin gives you a realistic figure built on your actual numbers and recent comparable Orange County sales, not an online estimate.
Start with the free business valuation tool, or read how to sell a business and how to buy a business for the full process.
Every engagement follows the same disciplined path. A professional valuation sets a defensible price, preparation organizes your financials into a confidential information memorandum, and the business is marketed blind so qualified buyers learn what it does before they learn who it is. Martin then negotiates price and terms and manages due diligence, financing, and escrow through to closing. An Orange County sale involves a city business license for the buyer, an Orange County health permit for food businesses, transfer of any state ABC alcohol license, and a California bulk sale escrow. Martin coordinates each step with your escrow and attorney. Because Martin represents both buyers and sellers, he can also help a Orange County owner line up a qualified buyer or help an acquirer find and finance the right business in the region.
Example: an Orange County technology services business with about 1.1 million dollars in Seller's Discretionary Earnings and recurring client contracts attracted multiple qualified buyers once its financials were prepared and it was marketed confidentially. This example is anonymized and illustrative.
Martin Navarro is a business broker and M&A advisor who represents both buyers and sellers in the confidential purchase and sale of businesses of every type, from main street through the lower middle market. He works every engagement personally.
Martin Navarro is a business broker who serves Orange County and personally handles the confidential sale and purchase of businesses of every type.
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.
Most Orange County 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.
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.
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 works with owners across Irvine, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, and the surrounding cities.
He represents both buyers and sellers throughout the county.
Yes. Martin handles businesses of every type, from technology and professional firms to restaurants, manufacturing, healthcare, and franchises.
He works from main street through the lower middle market.
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.