Martin Navarro is a Southern California business broker who helps owners across the region confidentially buy and sell businesses of every type, from a single main street shop to a lower middle market company. Based in the Los Angeles and Ventura County area, he represents buyers and sellers throughout Southern California and handles every engagement personally.
Southern California is the largest and most varied business economy in the country, stretching from the coast and the entertainment and technology hubs of Los Angeles to the manufacturing base of Ventura County, the innovation and tourism engines of Orange County, the logistics powerhouse of the Inland Empire, and the life sciences and defense economy of San Diego. Wherever your business sits, the buyer pool is deep and the process rewards a broker who understands the whole region.
As a Southern California 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, so you work directly with an experienced advisor from the first conversation through closing.
Martin serves Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange County, and throughout Southern California, and works with owners across Orange County, the Inland Empire, and San Diego County as well. Because a business sale is confidential and handled regionally, Martin can represent a Southern California 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.
Independent restaurants, bars, and specialty retail across every Southern California market.
Manufacturers, food producers, and logistics and distribution firms region wide.
Medical, dental, and professional service firms with recurring, transferable clients.
Software, technology, and life sciences firms from Los Angeles to Irvine and San Diego.
HVAC, plumbing, landscaping, and B2B service companies with repeat customers.
Established franchise locations that require franchisor approval and a managed transfer.
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 Southern California sales, not an online estimate.
A Southern California business valuation starts with your trailing financials and add-backs, then weighs recent comparable sales in your county and industry against your lease terms, customer concentration, and how dependent the business is on you. Martin prepares a defensible business valuation you can take to a buyer, a lender, or a partner, whether you are in Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange County, the Inland Empire, or San Diego.
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. Each sale runs through a California bulk sale escrow, with the buyer obtaining the correct city business license, county health permit, and any ABC alcohol license for the jurisdiction where the business operates. Martin coordinates each step with your escrow and attorney. Because Martin represents both buyers and sellers, he can also help a Southern California owner line up a qualified buyer or help an acquirer find and finance the right business in the region.
Example: a Southern California service business with about 1 million dollars in Seller's Discretionary Earnings, recurring customers, and a manager running day to day operations 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 Southern California business broker who personally handles the confidential sale and purchase of businesses of every type across the region.
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 small and mid sized 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 regional comparables is the only reliable answer.
Start with the free online estimate for a preliminary range, then Martin prepares a full Southern California business valuation on your actual financials and recent regional comparables.
That valuation is defensible enough to take to a buyer, a bank, or a partner in any Southern California county Martin serves.
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.
Martin serves Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange County, and throughout Southern California, and also works across Orange County, the Inland Empire, and San Diego County.
Each area has its own dedicated page.
Yes. Martin represents sellers who want a confidential, well run sale and buyers who want help sourcing, valuing, financing, and closing an acquisition.
He works both sides across 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.