By Kevin E. Timson, Esq. and Joseph F. Gentile, Esq., Bellavia Blatt, PC On some buy-sell transactions, dealers may sell all the assets to a dealership but remain as dealer-principal after t... Read more
New kinds of capital have been entering the dealership M&A world for several years now. Most involve some form of private equity. Open Road Capital LLC is one such group. Its founders sa... Read more
By Christian J. Scali, Halbert Rasmussen, and Gus Paras This article seeks to explore some of the legal and deal considerations that buyers and sellers face in dealing with various types of... Read more
By Alysha Webb, Editor and Publisher SAN FRANCISCO – These are good times for many auto dealers. Though profit margins are getting squeezed, sales are still forecast to remain above 16 milli... Read more
Stock Purchase Agreements – Knowing when to use them and structuring them for a Buy-Sell transaction
By Kevin E. Timson, Esq., Bellavia Blatt, PC Buyers often acquire a franchised auto dealership through an asset purchase agreement, where they purchase all, or substantially all, of the deal... Read more
By Kenneth R. Rosenfield, CPA They are coming….and they are here. Subscription Vehicles, Self-Driving Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Non Franchised Dealership Showrooms, Vehicles Sold from a V... Read more
By Alysha Webb, Editor and Publisher It’s impossible not to know that the tax landscape has changed. Fortunately, the new tax law looks to be good news for the buy sell market and for the de... Read more
By Alysha Webb, Editor and Publisher The dealership business won’t have changed too much by the year 2030, concludes a report released earlier this year by Auto Team America. But the existen... Read more
