What’s Your Business Worth? It Depends
As compared with the public markets, the private capital markets are like the wild west. I liken it to a frontier town where there’s no sheriff, plenty of gunslingers and news travels slowly by stagecoach.
Tax Uncertainty Will Boost M&A Activity
Elections have consequences. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 was passed by the slimmest of margins in the Republican-controlled Senate and House through a budget reconciliation process that needed only a majority of votes to pass. We find ourselves now with the situation having flipped.
FOCUS Investment Banking Represents Porterfield Tire, Inc. in its Sale to Tire Discounters
Washington, DC, (February 12, 2021) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announced today that Porterfield Tire, Inc. of Athens, Georgia, has been sold to Cincinnati-based Tire Discounters. FOCUS represented Porterfield Tire in this transaction.
FOCUS Investment Banking Represents McLea’s Tire & Automotive in its Acquisition by AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah
Washington, DC (December 8, 2020) – McLea’s Tire & Automotive Centers, a family-owned, five-store operation based in Santa Rosa, Calif., has been acquired by AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah (AAA NCNU). FOCUS Investment Banking represented McLea’s Tire & Automotive Centers in this transaction.
ESOPs, Buyouts, Trusts or Debt Recap: A Look at Alternative Exit Strategies for Tire Dealers
Many tire dealers are fortunate in having children who work in their business and plan to take over when they retire.
FOCUS Investment Banking Represents Nokian Tyres’ Vianor Stores in the USA in a Sale to Gill’s Point S Tire & Auto Service
Washington, DC, (September 17, 2020) — FOCUS Investment Banking, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, with a specialty in the automotive aftermarket, announced today that Nokian Tyres company-owned Vianor Stores in New England have been acquired by Gill’s Point S Tire & Auto Service. FOCUS represented Nokian Tyres in this transaction.
FOCUS Investment Banker Michael McGregor Discusses Tire Dealership M&A
In the wake of COVID-19, you might be wondering if merger and acquisition (M&A) activities at the tire dealership level have kicked the bucket. According to MTD research, rumors of that demise have been overstated. Just compare last year's MTD Top 100 list of the biggest independent tire dealerships in the United States to this year's MTD 100.
You Need Both Process and People to Run a Profitable Tire Dealership
The tire and service business isn't like the rest of the retail world. They both have storefronts, but that's where the similarities end.
Acquiring Controlled Distribution Aids Brand Share Growth
Here’s a little history lesson for the young people. Bridgestone ...
Who’s Winning the Battle for Tire-Buying Consumers?
It seems like every issue of Modern Tire Dealer has an announcement of a new acquisition by Monro Inc., Icahn Automotive Group LLC, Bridgestone Americas Inc. and the like. One would assume by reading these that what I call the company-owned conglomerates are “winning the war” for the hearts and minds of consumers, but I would disagree. I think tire dealers are winning right now.