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01 — Dealer Solutions Mergers & Acquisitions

The quietest way to sell the thing you spent thirty years building.

North America's automotive intelligence and M&A advisory firm. 550 dealerships sold, 97% at asking price or greater, and not one of them announced before its owner was ready.

Dealer principals reviewing a transaction

Markham · Naples · United Kingdom

02 — What we do

Most dealerships are sold badly. Not for the wrong price — in the wrong way.

The moment a sale becomes known, the business starts to weaken. Staff take calls. The manufacturer takes an interest. Competitors circle. DSMA exists to stop that happening: we establish what a store is genuinely worth, approach only buyers already qualified for capital and manufacturer approval, and carry the transaction to close without the market learning it was underway. Why dealers choose DSMA.

03 — How it runs

Four steps, and no obligation until the third.

  • One

    A conversation that leaves no trace

    You tell us where the business stands and what you are weighing. Nothing is listed, nothing is disclosed to your manufacturer, and nobody at your store needs to know it happened. Talk to an advisor.

  • Two

    A number you could defend to a buyer

    Brand, territory, real estate, fixed operations, and the story behind the financials — built on 2,500 valuations, so it is set against what comparable stores actually transacted for. How we value a dealership.

  • Three

    Buyers qualified before they are told

    Vetted for capital and manufacturer fit before your name is attached to a conversation. That order of operations is the difference between a sale that holds its price and one that leaks. Selling with DSMA.

  • Four

    Approval, close, and the handover after

    The manufacturer decides who may hold the franchise, and that is where transactions quietly die. We prepare the packages each OEM actually approves, then stay with the deal through handover. Inside an approval package.

04 — The record

Every figure here is work already closed.

  • 2,500+

    Dealership valuations completed

  • 550+

    Dealerships sold

  • $2.5B+

    Value generated for our clients

  • 97%

    Closed at asking price or greater

A DSMA-brokered dealership marked sold

Sold — West Avenue

07 — Begin

Start with a number. Decide the rest whenever you like.

A valuation costs one conversation and commits you to nothing. Whether you sell next year or in ten, it is the only honest place to begin — and all communications are kept strictly confidential.

Canada

305 Renfrew Drive, Suite 202
Markham, Ontario L3R 9S7

United States

4851 Tamiami Trail North, Suite 200
Naples, Florida 34103

Sectors

Automotive · Trucking · Marine
Powersports · Heavy machinery · Real estate