Martin Navarro is a business broker serving San Diego County, helping owners across the region 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.
San Diego County pairs a world class life sciences and technology economy around Sorrento Valley and Torrey Pines with a large defense presence, a major tourism and hospitality sector, and a nationally known craft beverage and food scene. From downtown and the coast to North County cities like Carlsbad and Escondido, it is a diverse market with sophisticated buyers and a steady supply of quality businesses.
As a San Diego 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 San Diego County alongside Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange County, and throughout Southern California.
Martin works with owners across San Diego, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, and the Sorrento Valley and North County business districts. Because a business sale is confidential and handled regionally, Martin can represent a San Diego 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.
Biotech, medical device, and technology firms concentrated in Sorrento Valley and Torrey Pines.
Restaurants, hospitality, and craft beverage businesses across the coast and downtown.
Medical, dental, and professional firms with recurring, transferable clients.
Manufacturers and distribution companies serving the region and cross border trade.
HVAC, landscaping, and B2B service companies with repeat customers.
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 San Diego 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. A San Diego County sale involves a city business tax certificate for the buyer, a San Diego 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 San Diego County owner line up a qualified buyer or help an acquirer find and finance the right business in the region.
Example: a San Diego County healthcare services business with about 1.3 million dollars in Seller's Discretionary Earnings and a stable, recurring patient base 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 San Diego 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 San Diego 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 San Diego, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, and the surrounding cities.
He represents both buyers and sellers across the county.
Yes. Martin handles businesses of every type, from life sciences and technology to restaurants, healthcare, manufacturing, 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.