Martin Navarro is a Van Nuys business broker who helps owners across the San Fernando Valley's commercial and industrial heart confidentially sell and buy businesses of every type, from a family repair shop to a lower middle market company. Every engagement is handled personally, with no upfront fees.
Van Nuys is the commercial and industrial core of the San Fernando Valley, a City of Los Angeles district built around Van Nuys Boulevard, the Van Nuys Government Center, and one of the busiest general aviation airports in the country. Van Nuys Airport anchors a cluster of aviation, aerospace, and business aviation service firms, while the industrial corridors along Raymer, Saticoy, and Sherman Way hold light manufacturers, distributors, and fabricators. The boulevard's long auto row and the medical offices near Valley Presbyterian round out a genuinely diverse business base.
As your Van Nuys business broker, Martin handles businesses of every type, from aviation service companies and machine shops to auto dealerships, medical practices, and neighborhood retail. He works with owners selling companies up to 50 million dollars, handles every engagement himself, and serves Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange County, and throughout Southern California.
Martin is not limited to one niche. He represents owners across every sector, from main street to the lower middle market.
Charter, maintenance, avionics, and support firms tied to Van Nuys Airport, which draw specialized strategic buyers.
Machine shops, metal fabricators, and product manufacturers along the Raymer and Saticoy industrial corridors.
Repair, collision, parts, and dealership businesses along the long Van Nuys Boulevard auto row.
Warehousing and distribution operations positioned for the 405 and 101 freeways.
Practices and B2B service firms clustered near the Government Center and Valley Presbyterian.
Independent retail, dining, and home service companies serving the dense central Valley market.
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.
In Van Nuys, industrial, aviation, and automotive businesses are often valued on their equipment, contracts, and recurring work, and specialized aviation firms can attract strategic buyers who pay a premium. Clean books and a team that runs the operation without the owner move the number more than anything else. An online calculator cannot price your business. Martin gives you a realistic figure built on your actual numbers and recent comparable Van Nuys sales.
Want a quick estimate first? Use the free business valuation tool, then read how to sell a business and the documents you need to sell a business.
A Van Nuys 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 agencies so nothing becomes a surprise at the closing table.
Example: a Van Nuys aircraft maintenance business with about 1.1 million dollars in Seller's Discretionary Earnings, long standing hangar customers, and a lead technician running the shop attracted multiple qualified buyers once its financials were prepared and it was marketed confidentially. This example is anonymized and illustrative.
Martin Navarro is a Van Nuys 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.
Most Van Nuys businesses sell for roughly 2x to 4x Seller's Discretionary Earnings, and larger firms are valued on a multiple of EBITDA.
The right figure depends on your earnings, lease, equipment, industry, and how transferable the business is, so a professional valuation on your actual numbers is the only reliable answer.
There are no upfront fees to work with Martin Navarro.
He is paid a success fee only when your Van Nuys 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 markets your business without naming it and screens every buyer under a nondisclosure agreement before sharing details.
That protects your staff, customers, and competitors from learning of the sale before it closes.
A sale usually involves a new City of Los Angeles Business Tax Registration Certificate, a reissued Los Angeles County health permit for food businesses, and transfer of any ABC alcohol license.
Martin coordinates each step with your escrow and attorney.
Yes. Martin handles businesses of every type, from aviation, manufacturing, and automotive to medical, retail, and home services.
He works from main street through the lower middle market.
Martin serves Van Nuys and the central San Fernando Valley, plus Sherman Oaks, Encino, North Hollywood, and Reseda nearby.
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.