Martin Navarro is a Westlake Village business broker who helps owners across this affluent corporate hub confidentially sell and buy businesses of every type, from a professional practice to a lower middle market company. Every engagement is handled personally, with no upfront fees.
Westlake Village is one of the most affluent business communities in Southern California, straddling the Los Angeles and Ventura county line along Westlake Boulevard and Agoura Road. It is known for corporate headquarters, financial and professional services firms, and upscale destinations like The Promenade at Westlake and the Four Seasons, which support a strong base of restaurants, wellness, and personal service businesses.
As your Westlake Village business broker, Martin handles businesses of every type, from financial advisory and professional practices to med spas, restaurants, and B2B service firms. 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.
Advisory, accounting, legal, and consulting firms with recurring, high value client relationships.
Headquartered and business to business firms serving regional and national clients.
Medical, dental, aesthetic, and wellness practices with recurring patient and membership revenue.
Destination restaurants and hospitality around The Promenade and Westlake Boulevard.
Boutique and specialty retail serving an affluent local customer base.
Software, agency, and marketing businesses that sell to buyers well beyond the local 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.
Westlake Village professional practices and recurring revenue firms often value at the top of their range, helped by an affluent, stable client base. Transferable client relationships, clean financials, and low owner dependence are what buyers pay a premium for here. An online calculator cannot price your business. Martin gives you a realistic figure built on your actual numbers and recent comparable Westlake Village 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 Westlake Village 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 Westlake Village financial advisory practice with about 1.5 million dollars in Seller's Discretionary Earnings and recurring client revenue that transferred cleanly to a qualified buyer attracted multiple qualified buyers once its financials were prepared and it was marketed confidentially. This example is anonymized and illustrative.
Martin Navarro is a Westlake Village 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.
Both. The City of Westlake Village is in Los Angeles County, and the adjacent Westlake area is part of Thousand Oaks in Ventura County.
Martin routes the city and county steps of your sale to the correct jurisdiction for your address.
Most Westlake Village businesses sell for roughly 2x to 4x Seller's Discretionary Earnings, while larger firms are valued on a multiple of EBITDA.
Professional practices with recurring revenue often value at the top of the range. A 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 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.
That protects your clients, staff, and reputation while the deal comes together.
A sale usually involves a new city business license with the correct city, a reissued county health permit for food or wellness 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 professional practices and corporate services to restaurants, retail, 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.