Parks Automotive Group, an automotive retail group with 21 franchises across the Southeast US, welcomed Franchise Equity Partners (FEP) as a minority partner following a capital contribution of approximately $55 million in connection with the group's recent purchase of the Lake Norman and Gastonia Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-RAM dealerships in North Carolina earlier this year.

Ag equipment dealers are finding ways to grow their businesses with opportunities for investment in the face of a rapidly changing landscape. Consolidation is a growing trend, not just in the ag equipment market, but in the general economy. Generational change is also a growing trend, particularly among producers and farm equipment dealers.

Dealer principals and financial executives should watch to understand newer, more modern capital and funding sources that can fund their strategic growth or help them diversify the wealth built through the dealership.

Georgica Auto Holdings (GAH), an automotive retail group with 23 franchises in the northeast, today announced the acquisition of three dealerships from Weeks Automotive Group in Danbury, Conn.

Georgica Auto Holdings, an automotive retail group with 23 franchises in the northeast, welcomed Franchise Equity Partners (FEP) as a minority shareholder following a $70 million capital investment.

Recently Automotive News published a story about valuations of car dealerships post-covid and whether now is a good time to divest by selling a minority stake.

Recently, an article appeared in the Wall Street Journal about succession planning for family owned businesses, and their relationship with Private Equity firms.

Earlier this month, Franchise Equity Partners (FEP) took a minority interest in Fresh Dining Concepts, a150-plus-unit Focus Brands franchisee, by providing $44 million in equity funding. FEP seeks to provide minority, passive, permanent investments in franchise companies.

Private equity investors of all stripes continue to like what they see in franchising, more with each passing year. The search for opportunities to invest for a competitive return has accelerated a buying spree for stakes in multi-unit franchisee operations like never before.

FEP's Managing Partner for auto verticals, Don Reese, will speak at the upcoming Auto Team America's forum on March 10th, 2022 in Las Vegas. He is slated to speak with Mike Maroone of Maroone Automative Group, on the subject of "How To Invest In An Era of Rapid Consolidation". If you are going to this conference be sure to stop by and listen for his insight into the current state of the auto franchise sector.