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 Hugh Roberts, The Rawls Group In the 37 years I’ve worked with car dealers and their attorneys to develop estate plans, I’ve never heard anyone say, “my goal is to pay more taxes, create... 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 Marc Spizzirri, GlassRatner Intimidating, contentious, exhausting, demeaning, depressing, anxiety-producing, hateful and overwhelming. These are the adjectives most commonly associated wi... Read more
By Jeff Alexio, CEO, Emptech Car dealers are people too! And, like all employers, you employ people. Part of the employment process for all employers is strict adherence and compliance with... Read more
By Amy Stillwell and Sarah McKnight, CPAs, Moss Adams Buying or selling a dealership business is unlike any other business transaction—and that isn’t just rhetoric. When you combine the diff... Read more
When AJ Hiers was young, his father would take him to a Chevrolet dealership in Melbourne, FL owned by famous Indy 500 winner Jim Rathmann to look at the Corvettes. When the opportunity to a... Read more
By Bob Holder, CPA, Eide Bailly In its 2018 Report to the Nations, The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners stated 40 percent of occupational frauds are first detected through tips and 5... Read more
