ABC/liquor license transfers are handled by the Department of Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) and they require an escrow company to be involved in the transaction. Escrow handles a handful of the paperwork ABC requires, the money for the transaction, coordinates the recording of the ABC-227, and receives the ABC-226 (authorization to close) to finalize the transfer of license.

This can be linked to a business sale or be just the liquor license. Our escrow officers work closely with the Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) department to ensure everything is aligned for complete transfer of the company and its applicable licenses. These types of transactions take an average of 60 days due to the process ABC requires to sell/transfer the license to a new owner/business.