California Mergers and Acquisitions
California Mergers and Acquisitions operates as Transworld Business Advisors of Orange from an Orange, California office. Its public materials describe business brokerage and M&A advisory services for selling, buying, and franchising businesses, alongside valuation, buyer search, negotiations, due diligence, closing, and transition support.
What stands out about California Mergers and Acquisitions
The public record identifies California Mergers and Acquisitions as a licensed California corporation with the active DBA Transworld Business Advisors of Orange. Its public process covers valuation, buyer search, deal navigation, due diligence, closing, and transition, while standard engagement fees and several transaction details are not published on the specifically identified pages.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
What does California Mergers and Acquisitions do?
California Mergers and Acquisitions is identified by the California Department of Real Estate as a corporation with license ID 02247725 and a main office at 500 N State College Blvd, Suite 1100, Orange, California 92868. The official Transworld Orange listing page identifies the corporation as broker of record. The corporation operates under the active DBA Transworld Business Advisors of Orange.
The Orange office publicly describes services for selling, buying, and franchising businesses, as well as marketing and sales services, mergers and acquisitions, and franchises.[1][2][3]
The official seller process includes determining business value, finding a buyer, navigating the deal, and closing and receiving payout. The official buyer process includes defining goals, searching for a business, making an offer, completing due diligence, closing, and transitioning the business.
The Orange office also publicly states that it assists with business sales, acquisitions, and franchising.[3][4][5]
Owners comparing intermediaries can also review Auxo’s business broker, M&A advisor and investment bank comparison, advisor-selection guide, and M&A advisor fee guide.
What should a business owner evaluate before hiring California Mergers and Acquisitions?
An owner evaluating an engagement can verify the legal broker of record, Orange office, licensing status, publicly described seller process, and identified sold examples. The public materials establish a process covering valuation, buyer search, deal navigation, due diligence, closing, and transition, but the cited seller page does not publish standard fee or termination terms.
Owners should clarify engagement economics and exclusivity, the licensed broker who would lead the work, buyer-screening and proof-of-funds procedures, conflict procedures, comparable sector and financial-profile experience, and the level of transaction detail available through references. The recently sold page provides selected prices but does not provide buyer identities or consideration structures, and the Orange office page provides limited detail about the November 2024 family-business sale.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
What are the engagement fee, success-fee percentage, minimum fee, expense reimbursement, exclusivity period, tail period, and termination rights
Which licensed broker will lead the engagement, and what role will associated salespersons have
What size transactions does California Mergers and Acquisitions handle?
The California Department of Real Estate lists California Mergers and Acquisitions as LICENSED, with license ID 02247725 and an expiration date of February 19, 2029. The record lists Mahdad Manavi as designated officer and identifies Transworld Business Advisors of Orange as the active DBA effective February 20, 2025.
The official recently sold page identifies a dry-cleaning business in San Diego County sold for $600,000, three Subway franchises in Orange County sold for $215,000, and a family-owned florist in Orange County sold for $150,000. The Orange office page also states that Shayan Manavi and Transworld Business Advisors of Orange consummated the sale of a family business in November 2024 after six months of work.[1][3][6]
The public process covers business sales and acquisitions, including valuation, buyer search, offers, deal navigation, due diligence, closing, payout, and business transition. The office also publicly describes services relating to franchising businesses.[3][4][5]
The official seller page states that its brokers sell businesses across countless industries and complete valuations for a large range of business sizes and industries. The Orange office presents itself as serving the Orange market from its location in Orange, California.[3][4]
What does California Mergers and Acquisitions publicly disclose about fees and engagement terms?
The cited official seller page does not publish a standard fee schedule, success-fee percentage, minimum fee, tail period, or termination schedule. That same page does not publish a universal minimum revenue, EBITDA, enterprise-value, or transaction-size threshold.
The cited official Orange office page does not state the business name, transaction value, buyer identity, or consideration terms for the November 2024 family-business sale. The cited official recently sold page does not provide buyer identities or consideration structures for the listed sold businesses.[3][4][6]
The California Department of Real Estate identifies California Mergers and Acquisitions as a corporation with license ID 02247725 and license status LICENSED. The record lists an expiration date of February 19, 2029, Mahdad Manavi as designated officer, and Transworld Business Advisors of Orange as the active DBA effective February 20, 2025. It also lists associated California salespersons.[1]
The seller page presents a four-step process: determine the value of the business, find a buyer, navigate the deal, and close and receive payout. The buyer page presents a journey from advisor selection and goal definition through an offer, due diligence, closing, and business transition.[4][5]
Questions to ask before hiring California Mergers and Acquisitions
What are the engagement fee, success-fee percentage, minimum fee, expense reimbursement, exclusivity period, tail period, and termination rights?
Which licensed broker will lead the engagement, and what role will associated salespersons have?
How are buyer screening, proof-of-funds review, and potential conflicts handled?
Which recent transactions are comparable by industry, revenue, EBITDA, and transaction value?
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