Rabin Worldwide, Inc.

What Rabin Worldwide, Inc. does

Rabin Worldwide, Inc. is a private, family-held industrial asset recovery and real estate company headquartered in Mill Valley, California, with operations dating to the early 1950s. The company's core business is monetizing surplus equipment, idle assets, and complete facilities for industrial clients via live on-site auctions, global online auctions, orderly liquidations, private negotiated sales, and turnkey going-concern transactions. It serves enterprise customers across 17+ verticals including food processing, beverage, meat & poultry, dairy, confectionery, pharma & biotech, cannabis extraction, metalworking, and mining & construction, with documented engagements for Fortune 500 names such as Tyson Foods, Kellogg's/Kellanova, Coca-Cola, Nestle, Del Monte, Danone, and Impossible Foods. Revenue is generated on a transaction-fee basis through commissions on auction and liquidation engagements, complemented by a global partner network of nearly 100 entities enabling international buyer matching across every continent.

The company also operates Rabin Management Company (RMC), a wholly-owned subsidiary established in 2005 that manages commercial, multifamily, and industrial real estate. RMC currently controls nearly 10 million square feet across five key markets (California, Oregon, Texas, Michigan, Wisconsin) and has transacted over 50 million square feet since the early 1990s, providing acquisition, redevelopment, leasing, asset management, and disposition services. The business model combines event-driven transaction fees with portfolio real estate income, marketed through direct industry outreach, a refined global buyer database, an online auction platform, and active social media presence across LinkedIn, Facebook, X, and Instagram. No technology products, AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or software platforms are offered — the business is fundamentally a relationship-driven professional services firm with integrated real estate operations.

Name

Rabin Worldwide, Inc.

Legal name

Rabin Worldwide, Inc.

Website

https://rabin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rabin Worldwide is a multi-generational family-held industrial asset recovery firm that monetizes surplus equipment and complete facilities for Fortune 500 enterprises through auctions, liquidations, and turnkey sales, while operating a real estate investment subsidiary managing ~10 million square feet across five U.S. markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Asset Recovery Services

NAICS

Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423840)

SIC

Wholesale-Misc Durable Goods (5090)

akta.pro primary industry

B2B Liquidation Auctions & Asset Disposition Retail (CRAEAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Asset Recovery, Surplus & Decommissioning Services (EUAIANAD)

Keywords

• Industrial asset recovery
• Industrial auction services
• Asset liquidation services
• Equipment appraisal
• Turnkey facility sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Mill Valley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Auction and Liquidation Commissions: Rabin generates revenue through commissions on industrial asset auctions and liquidations, including live on-site sales, global online auctions, orderly liquidations, and private negotiated sales. They also facilitate sell-as-going-concern transactions for complete facilities and factories.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rabin Worldwide is an industrial asset recovery firm that conducts live on-site and global online industrial auctions, orderly liquidations, private negotiated sales, and turnkey facility and going-concern sales to help industrial and commercial clients monetize surplus equipment, inventory, and idle assets. The company also operates an Equipment Marketplace and provides Asset Appraisal Services for fair market valuations of industrial assets, alongside industrial and commercial real estate acquisition, redevelopment, and management through its subsidiary Rabin Management Company (RMC).

Product overview

Rabin Worldwide is a multi-generational family office (in operation since the 1950s) specializing in industrial asset sales and real estate. The company operates as a platform of interconnected services centered on asset monetization: Asset Recovery Services (auction liquidation, orderly liquidations, private negotiated sales) help clients convert surplus equipment and inventory to cash; the Equipment Marketplace enables direct buying and selling of industrial machinery; Asset Appraisal Services provide professional valuations; Turn Key Sales handle complete business and facility dispositions; and Rabin Management Company (RMC) manages commercial real estate acquisition, redevelopment, and portfolio management. Together, these services form a comprehensive asset disposition ecosystem serving industrial and commercial clients globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Asset Recovery Services Monetization service that helps clients convert surplus equipment and inventory into cash by matching assets with a global network of qualified buyers specializing in industrial and commercial machinery; includes auction liquidation, orderly liquidations, and private negotiated sales. Targets industrial and commercial enterprises with idle or marginally productive assets.
• Equipment Marketplace Trusted destination for buying and selling high-quality industrial machinery and surplus inventory across a wide range of industries. Lists equipment from client engagements managed by Rabin Worldwide.
• Asset Appraisal Services Professional equipment valuation services that determine the fair market value of industrial assets for clients, financial institutions, and stakeholders.
• Turn Key Sales Complete business and facility disposition services that sell entire plants, multiple plant locations, or surplus individual items by auction or liquidation as a single turnkey engagement.
• Industrial Auctions Live on-site and global online auction sales of industrial equipment and facilities executed for clients across multiple continents.
• Orderly Liquidations Orderly liquidation services for companies winding down operations or divesting assets systematically rather than through a one-off auction event.
• Rabin Management Company (RMC) Real Estate Services Real estate investment and management services covering acquisition, redevelopment, leasing, asset management, and disposition of commercial, multifamily, and industrial real estate. Currently manages nearly 10 million square feet in five U.S. key markets.

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Fortune 500 CompaniescoreOthersLong-standing relationships with Fortune 500 companies for industrial asset disposition and facility liquidation services. These relationships enable Rabin to handle projects of any complexity and size in diverse markets.
• Financial InstitutionscoreOthersLong-standing relationships with financial institutions providing capital and financing support for large-scale industrial asset transactions and real estate investments.
• Global Partner NetworkcoreOthersNetwork of nearly 100 partners around the world executing complex asset sales on every continent. Partners include buyers who specialize in industrial and commercial machinery and equipment.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gordon Brothers: Global asset disposition, valuation and liquidation firm serving retailers, manufacturers and lenders. Most directly comparable to Rabin: same B2B asset recovery, appraisal and orderly liquidation service lines for Fortune 500 clients.
• Hilco Global: Asset valuation, monetization, and advisory firm with industrial asset disposition and real estate redevelopment arms. Comparable to Rabin's combined auction + real estate (RMC) platform serving large corporate clients.
• Tiger Group: Industrial and commercial asset disposition, auction and appraisal firm. Directly comparable on core service lines: auctions, liquidations, appraisals and equipment marketplace for large enterprises.
• Liquidity Services: Public company operating Liquidation.com, GovDeals and other online marketplaces connecting sellers of surplus assets with buyers. Closest online industrial-auction competitor to Rabin's global online platform.
• Maynards Industries: Industrial auctioneer specializing in complete plant dispositions across food processing, manufacturing and heavy industry. Comparable on industry mix, deal size and live-on-site auction delivery model.

Emerging players

• BidX (formerly Bid4Assets): Online auction platform for surplus industrial equipment, vehicles and real estate. Adjacent competitor to Rabin's online auction marketplace, although smaller and more transactional in scope.
• Aucto: Digital marketplace purpose-built for industrial asset disposition and complete plant sales. Direct tech-enabled competitor to Rabin's marketplace and online auction channels.
• PPL Auction (PPL Group): Online industrial and commercial asset auctioneer handling plant closures and equipment liquidation. Comparable niche focus on enterprise surplus disposition via online channels.

Broad incumbents

• Heritage Auctions: Large multi-category auction house with a collectibles and fine-art core but also industrial and luxury asset sales. Broad incumbent with adjacent, not directly competing, service mix.
• Cushman & Wakefield (Asset Recovery / Industrial RE): Global commercial real estate services firm with industrial investment, disposition and adaptive-reuse capabilities. Comparable to Rabin's RMC real estate platform, but at a much larger scale and broader scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/rabinworld?lang=en
• Facebookfacebook.com/rabinworldwide
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rabin-worldwide-inc.
• Instagraminstagram.com/rabinworldwide

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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