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THE PRESIDIO GROUP ADVISES ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE ON THE SALE OF BMW OF CHARLOTTESVILLE
Asbury exits non-core market with strategic sale of dealership to Flow Companies CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – September 14, 2021 -- The Presidio Group LLC (“Presidio”), an independent merchant banking firm focused on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and investments...
THE PRESIDIO GROUP EXCLUSIVELY ADVISES ON THE SALE OF TYSINGER AUTOMOTIVE FAMILY OF DEALERSHIPS
Five highly desirable franchises in the burgeoning Hampton Roads region of Virginia HAMPTON, VA – September 1, 2021 -- The Presidio Group LLC (“Presidio”), an independent merchant banking firm focused on mergers and...
RODO COMPLETES $18 MILLION SERIES B FINANCING EXLUSIVELY ADVISED BY THE PRESIDIO GROUP
Rodo Inc. (“the Company”), a leading online marketplace that facilitates leasing or buying a car in minutes, announced it has closed its oversubscribed Series B financing and secured an additional $18 million in capital. The Presidio Group LLC (“Presidio”), the leading investment bank…
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WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE AUTO INDUSTRY’S LARGEST STRATEGIC TRANSACTIONS?
The pace of consolidation in the retail automotive industry has dramatically increased since the middle of 2020, including more large dealership groups being sold than ever before. The Presidio Group leads investment banks in automotive-focused strategic...
THE NEED TO INVEST MORE IN DIGITAL CREATES DILEMMA FOR DEALERS
Dealers are facing a moment of reckoning. They need to invest in a fully digital experience while also offering an offline sales process, at least for now. While the record profit levels generated in 2020 continue, the conditions that allowed that won’t last forever....
SUCCESSION ISSUES ISN’T THE ONLY REASON DEALERSHIP OWNERS ARE SELLING
Succession has in recent years been a major driver behind the decision by auto dealership owners to sell. To be sure, that is still motivating many. But there are myriad other reasons owners sell, some unique to the ownership structure. We estimate family-owned...
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