By J. Michael Issa, GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group LLC Although many dealers are enjoying record profits and are optimistic about the future, there may be storm clouds on the horiz... Read more
By Gregory P. Dougherty, CPA, and Ronald Sompels, CPA, Crowe LLP In the midst of a strong market for dealership sales, more owners are weighing the sale of their businesses. Once they make t... Read more
By Alysha Webb, Editor and Publisher Tamara Darvish – Tammy – is back in automotive retail. As the chief operating officer of Capital Automotive Real Estate Service Inc., Darvish is deeply i... Read more
By Mark Topping, MD Johnson, Inc. A dealer recently called and ask if he could speak with me about a pending sale they were contemplating. They were about to do their sale documents and had... Read more
By Joseph S. Aboyoun, Esq. This is not the car business of former generations. So much has changed in the last 25 years. The prevalence of the single-store owner has given way to a quite dif... Read more
By Gregory P. Dougherty, CPA, and Ronald Sompels, CPA, Crowe LLP The market for dealerships remains strong, and owners who have felt inclined to sell could find this an opportune time to exi... Read more
By Myla Remer, CPA, MBA, Partner, Rosenfield and Company PLLC If you think there is a chance that you might sell one or more of your dealerships in the next few years, you should seriously c... Read more
By Christian J. Scali, Halbert Rasmussen, and Gus Paras – Scali Rasmussen In a simple asset purchase agreement (an “APA”), a seller makes warranties about assets, a buyer purchases the... Read more
