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Michael S. Davidson

President, M&A Advisor at BizEx

Santa Monica, CA Website (310) 882-2200 ext 101
CBICM&APM&AMIUpdated October 2026

About

Michael S. Davidson serves as President, M&A Advisor at BizEx, focusing on lower middle market business sales. He has sold businesses across retail, service, manufacturing, internet, software, and entertainment industries. He entered business brokerage in 2001 and started BizEx in 2005. Today he devotes the bulk of his working time to growing and supporting the firm’s brokers and advisors. He earned the CBI, CM&AP, and M&AMI credentials through extensive training. He earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from CSULB before spending two years as a Project Engineer. He then joined Ortel as a high tech Sales Engineer, learning the Hewlett Packard Consultative Sales approach. He traveled internationally to sell fiber optic lasers and receivers to major telecommunications firms. He earned Ortel’s Sales MVP in his mid 20’s. In 1998 he moved into commercial real estate as an agent at Grubb & Ellis, wanting more independence and exposure to investing.

Who is a good fit for Michael S. Davidson

  • Owners of lower middle market businesses planning a sale.
  • Manufacturing and technology business owners seeking an advisor with engineering and technical sales experience.
  • Retail, service, and entertainment business owners seeking an advisor with sales experience in their industries.

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Michael S. Davidson has sold retail, service, manufacturing, internet, software, and entertainment businesses. He focuses on lower middle market business sales as President, M&A Advisor at BizEx.

Michael S. Davidson learned the Hewlett Packard Consultative Sales approach at Ortel. He sold fiber optic lasers and receivers internationally to major telecommunications firms. He later pursued commercial real estate to gain autonomy and investment knowledge.

Michael S. Davidson holds CBI, CM&AP, and M&AMI credentials. He holds license number 01257681.

Michael S. Davidson founded BizEx in 2005 after growing dissatisfied with the general business brokerage approach and philosophy, aiming to build a different kind of brokerage. He had entered business brokerage in 2001 after earlier work in sales engineering and commercial real estate.

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