Dealership M&A advisory
Real people. Real deals.
DSMA advises dealership sellers and buyers end to end — valuation, positioning, qualified buyer matching, OEM approval and closing. Across Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.
Sellers
Looking to sell? Let DSMA put you in the driver's seat.
Our advisors run the full sell-side process end to end — a defensible valuation first, then pre-qualified buyers approached discreetly, then OEM approval and close. Nothing is listed without your say-so.
Buyers
Looking to buy? Acquire with people who hold the mandates.
Public listings are the tail end of the market. DSMA carries the sell-side mandates, so qualified buyers see opportunities while they are still actionable — across 40 OEM brands and every sector we serve.
2,500+
Dealership valuations
550+
Dealerships sold
$2.5B+
Generated value
97%
Sold at asking price or greater
1,000+
Customers across North America
About DSMA
North America's premier automotive M&A advisory.
Thousands of valuations and hundreds of successful transactions completed over the last decade. Our team goes beyond the numbers to the factors that actually move a multiple — brand, market, real estate, fixed operations, and the story behind the financials — across automotive, trucking, marine, powersports, heavy machinery, body shops and dealership real estate.
Proud members of
- NADA
- IADA
- NAMAD
- TADA
- GNYADA
- CCQA
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Opportunities
Featured acquisition opportunities.
Business valuation
Value is hard to measure. Gauge your full potential with DSMA.
Insights
Industry news & insights.
Market intelligence
The Automotive Market Intelligence ReportTransaction trends, multiples and regional movement, compiled from the data behind thousands of DSMA valuations.
Succession
Passing the store to the next generationWhat owners do when there is no next generation waiting, and how that decision changes the timing of a sale.
OEM approvals
What manufacturers actually approveHow OEMs are treating transfers, and what separates an application that moves from one that stalls.
Client success stories
We worked with Dealer Solutions to purchase our newest dealership. We had a first-time seller and Dealer Solutions was able to help make the transaction go as smoothly as possible.
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