Contact Broker
8500 Burton Way, 408
Los Angeles, California 90048
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About the Company
Sunset Advisors is a California business brokerage specializing in the confidential sale and acquisition of privately held businesses, with core expertise in gas stations, transportation companies, healthcare/hospice operations, as well as restaurant and retail businesses. We represent sellers as well as buyers in complex transactions across the state, with a focus on operationally intensive and service-driven industries.
Key highlights:
• Specialized focus on gas station and convenience store transactions, including asset sales, lease negotiations, and coordination with landlords, franchisors, and fuel suppliers.
• Extensive experience representing buyers and sellers of transportation businesses, including logistics, towing, and fleet-based service companies requiring licensing and operational due diligence.
• Strong background in healthcare and hospice business transactions, navigating regulatory requirements, licensing, and confidential ownership transitions.
• Proven track record in restaurant and retail business sales, including independent concepts and multi-unit operations, with expertise in lease assignments and landlord negotiations.
• Comprehensive transaction management from valuation and confidential marketing through due diligence and closing, coordinating with attorneys, lenders, landlords, and escrow.
• Statewide California coverage from a Southern California base, with expansion into the New York market coming soon, emphasizing discretion, responsive communication, and results-driven representation.
For confidential inquiries, contact Sunset Advisors at 310-670-3800.
Broker Biography
Introduction
Founded by Bobby Panahi, Sunset Advisors is first and foremost a specialized business brokerage focused on the confidential sale and acquisition of privately held companies. The firm also provides commercial sales and leasing advisory services, bulk asset business sales, and real estate development support, with a concentrated focus on transportation, healthcare, telecom, gas stations, service-based businesses, and retail transactions.
Sunset Advisors maintains established SBA banking and lender relationships, enabling the firm to assist buyers and sellers with expedited pre-qualification, structured financing strategies, and efficient transaction execution from initial valuation through closing.
Key highlights:
• Specialized expertise in the sale and acquisition of transportation, healthcare, telecom, gas station, service-based, and retail businesses.
• Comprehensive representation in commercial leasing and sales, including landlord and tenant advisory and complex lease negotiations.
• Strong SBA lending relationships supporting buyer qualification and deal structuring.
• End-to-end transaction management emphasizing confidentiality, accuracy, and disciplined execution.
Bobby Panahi is an entrepreneur and managing broker with over 20 years of experience in real estate, business brokerage, and commercial operations. He previously built and led one of T-Mobile’s top retail partner organizations, developing deep expertise in Southern California’s commercial geography and operational real estate strategy.
Services Provided
Business Brokerage
Sunset Advisors concentrates its efforts in lower middle-market ($2 – $30 Million) across California. SA is also involved in the sale of main street businesses (under $2 million) in California and soon will be expanding to New York.
• Specializing in the sale of gas stations, transportation companies, rehabilitation facilities, healthcare businesses, restaurants, retail operations, and medical practices.
• Commercial leasing expertise with a focus on restaurant and retail spaces, including site selection, lease negotiation, and occupancy strategy.
• Seller-focused advisory services designed to maximize value and streamline the transaction process.
• Confidential listings and discreet marketing to protect business operations and employee relationships.
• Strategic pricing guidance based on market data, financial performance, and buyer demand.
• Free confidential business evaluations for owners considering a sale.
• Strong knowledge of real estate footprints, operational structures, and sales performance drivers.
• Honest, transparent, and consistent communication throughout every stage of the transaction.
• Client-first representation and disciplined negotiation focused on achieving optimal outcomes.
• Financing and buyer pre-qualification support through established SBA lender relationships, helping reduce deal fallout and improve closing certainty.
Areas Served
Licensed In
- California — License number 01977251
Professional Affiliations
B. A. Speech Communication
MBA, UCLA Anderson School of Business
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