
‘Now is the time to buy’, M&A activity expected to be even busier this year
The following article was first published by Automotive News, following the completion of their NADA Retail Forum Series. Automotive News has given DSMA permission to

The following article was first published by Automotive News, following the completion of their NADA Retail Forum Series. Automotive News has given DSMA permission to

According to the recent poll conducted by DSMA on LinkedIn, 33% of participants responded that the average buy/sell transaction takes 4 to 6 months to

Succession planning, in itself, is a difficult and complicated subject. For business owners, the stakes are even higher. It often happens that as an entrepreneur

All business people should know the definition of gross profit, but just in case, here is how Google defines it: “gross profit is the profit

What is Vendor-Take-Back Financing? Vendor-take-back (VTB) financing or Vendor Financing has increasingly become a common tool used by automotive dealers to close acquisitions. In light

Article originally published by Automotive News on September 29th, 2020. Toronto-area based Dealer Solutions Mergers and Acquisitions (DSMA) has made The Globe and Mail’s list as

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Current climate Current reports show that M&A activity in North America for the first six months of 2020 across all industries is down significantly compared

For those of you who may not know Steve Germain, his family, and the hugely successful Germain Automotive Group, I would like the opportunity to

Valuing your business now may seem to some as being akin to turkeys voting to bring forward Christmas. Potentially you’ve just had a difficult March

Paul Stern has seen it all. There are very few individuals that really deserve that accolade, but Paul is certainly one of them. Over the

From the inception of the retail automotive dealer network, an essential component of owning a franchised dealership became very evident; having a succession plan. In
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