What GA Global Partners does

GA Global Partners, doing business as CA Global Partners, is a privately held industrial auction and asset recovery firm headquartered in Calabasas, California. The company operates a global auction platform spanning live, webcast, and online formats, complemented by three adjacent professional service lines: certified Valuations & Appraisals, Capital Services for strategic recovery, and end-to-end Transaction Management. Its underlying technology is an auction platform enabling cross-border bidding, though specific proprietary technology components are not disclosed in available sources.

The firm serves a dual customer base: industrial equipment buyers seeking inventory and business owners, asset managers, CROs, and Fortune 500 companies seeking to liquidate surplus or end-of-life assets. Customers span eight principal verticals — manufacturing, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, aerospace, automotive, electronics, energy, and construction — and the firm claims reach across more than 100 countries through offices in North America, Europe, China, Japan, and Australia.

Revenue is generated primarily through transaction-based auction commissions on assets sold via the platform, supplemented by professional services fees for valuations, appraisals, and transaction management engagements. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Cumulative scale claims include $5B+ in assets sold, 10K+ auctions completed, and 40+ years of operating history, but no current-period revenue or transaction volume figures are disclosed. The company is led by CEO Adam Alexander and operates as an independent private entity with no disclosed institutional, PE, or parent ownership.

Name

GA Global Partners

Legal name

CA Global Partners

Website

https://gagp.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

GA Global Partners (DBA CA Global Partners) is a privately held Calabasas-based firm that runs live, webcast, and online industrial auctions plus valuation, capital, and transaction-management services for Fortune 500 firms, CROs, and SMB proprietors across manufacturing, pharma, aerospace, and related sectors in 100+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Calabasas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Auction Commissions: Revenue generated from facilitating live, webcast, and online industrial auctions and asset sales. The company takes a commission on transactions processed through their platform.
2. Professional Services: Fees from valuation, appraisal, and transaction management services including certified appraisals, capital services, and end-to-end project management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

GA Global Partners operates a global industrial auction and asset recovery platform that conducts live, webcast, and online auctions for buying and selling industrial equipment. The company provides certified asset valuations and appraisals, strategic capital recovery services, and end-to-end transaction management to business owners, asset managers, and industrial buyers across 100+ countries, with offices in North America, Europe, China, Japan, and Australia.

Product overview

CA Global Partners operates as a single integrated platform offering comprehensive industrial auction and asset recovery solutions. The core offering consists of four interconnected service modules: Auctions & Asset Sales (providing live, webcast, and online auction capabilities), Valuations & Appraisals (certified asset valuations), Capital Services (strategic capital recovery solutions), and Transaction Management (end-to-end project execution). These services work together to deliver a complete asset management lifecycle from valuation through liquidation, serving industries including Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Food & Beverage, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Energy, and Construction across 100+ countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Auctions & Asset Sales Global industrial auction offering that conducts live, webcast, and online auctions for industrial equipment and asset liquidation, enabling buyers and sellers across 100+ countries to transact across multiple auction formats.
• Valuations & Appraisals Certified appraisals and comprehensive asset valuations for industrial equipment, supporting buyers and sellers in determining fair market value and making informed transaction decisions.
• Capital Services Strategic capital solutions tailored to client business objectives, helping clients optimize value recovery from their industrial assets.
• Transaction Management End-to-end project management ensuring seamless execution and maximum returns throughout the asset liquidation process, from initial planning through final settlement.

Quantifiable outcome

• $5B+ in assets sold across 10K+ auctions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• B-Stock Solutions: B-Stock operates B2B online auction marketplaces for returned and excess inventory from retailers and manufacturers. A more tech-led, vertically focused competitor that overlaps with CA Global Partners' online auction and surplus asset mandates.

Direct peers

• Liquidity Services: Liquidity Services operates online auction marketplaces for surplus and returned merchandise, serving Fortune 500 clients across government, industrial, and retail verticals. Highly comparable to CA Global Partners on the auction-based asset recovery model and enterprise customer base.
• RB Global: RB Global (parent of Ritchie Bros. and IronPlanet) is the largest publicly traded industrial equipment auctioneer, conducting live and online auctions of heavy machinery, trucks, and industrial assets globally. Direct overlap with CA Global Partners' core offering of industrial equipment auctions and asset recovery.
• IronPlanet: IronPlanet runs an online marketplace for used heavy equipment and trucks, primarily serving construction and industrial buyers. Now part of RB Global, it directly competes with CA Global Partners' online auction capabilities for industrial equipment.
• Hilco Global: Hilco Global provides asset valuation, advisory, and disposition services for retail, industrial, and intellectual property assets, often through auction and private-treaty channels. Direct competitor in certified appraisals and industrial asset liquidation.
• Maynards Industries: Maynards is a global industrial auction and liquidation firm conducting plant closures, equipment sales, and valuations across manufacturing sectors. Direct peer in scope of services and target customer base.
• Gordon Brothers: Gordon Brothers specializes in valuation, financing, and disposition of retail and industrial assets for restructuring events, bankruptcy, and going-concern operations. Comparable to CA Global Partners on the end-to-end transaction management and asset recovery diligence.
• Rabin Worldwide: Rabin Worldwide is a long-standing industrial auction and appraisal firm specializing in plant closures and asset disposition across biotech, electronics, and manufacturing. Closely comparable to CA Global Partners in service mix and life sciences vertical exposure.

Broad incumbents

• Heritage Auctions: Heritage Auctions is a large multi-category auction house spanning collectibles, fine art, and specialty assets. While not focused on industrial equipment, it is structurally comparable on the auction-based business model and brand-led trust positioning.

Regional players

• Troostwijk Auctions: Troostwijk is a European-headquartered industrial and commercial auctioneer operating across the EU and parts of Asia. Comparable to CA Global Partners on industrial asset auctions but with deeper direct presence in Europe versus CA Global's Calabasas base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ga_auction
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/great-american-global-partners

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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