M&A Support Services for Automotive Dealers

At Pointe Automotive, we specialize in delivering integrated M&A Support Services tailored to the needs of franchised auto dealership owners. As a national Automotive Capital Advisory Firm with over 40 years of experience in operations, real estate, and buy-sell advisory, we work alongside your trusted CPA, legal counsel, and M&A advisor to ensure your transaction is optimized for both enterprise value and real estate performance.

Our role is not just to help facilitate a sale—but to help you walk away with more. By leveraging tools such as 1031 Exchanges and Sale-Leasebacks, we unlock trapped equity, defer taxes, and increase after-tax proceeds for sellers while providing financing advantages and long-term control strategies for buyers.

Collaborative Capital Planning Before the Transaction

Maximizing the value of your dealership begins well before the transaction closes. Pointe Automotive works in collaboration with your existing advisory team to design a capital strategy that accounts for business operations, real estate holdings, and long-term financial goals.

Our pre-transaction support includes:

• Real estate and business valuations conducted in tandem

• Coordination with CPAs to analyze tax liabilities and identify deferral opportunities

• Legal collaboration to structure clean, compliant transactions

• Strategic planning to separate business and property value (bifurcation)

• Evaluation of 1031 Exchange or Sale-Leaseback scenarios based on goals

This integrated approach ensures that financial, tax, legal, and real estate considerations are aligned from day one.

1031 Exchange Support for Dealership Sellers

For dealership owners selling their business and retaining or selling real estate, a 1031 Exchange can be a powerful way to defer capital gains and reinvest into income-producing property. We help structure compliant and strategic exchanges that preserve wealth while offering passive real estate opportunities within or outside the automotive sector.

We collaborate closely with your CPA, legal team, and Qualified Intermediary to:

• Identify and qualify replacement properties nationwide

• Create a reinvestment plan tailored to your income and estate objectives

• Ensure strict adherence to IRS timelines and rules

• Reduce or eliminate exposure to depreciation recapture

Whether you're transitioning out of ownership or reallocating capital, our 1031 Exchange services help you reinvest smarter.

Sale-Leaseback Structuring to Maximize Real Estate Value

For sellers who retain real estate post-transaction or buyers looking to unlock capital from new acquisitions, Pointe Automotive offers institutional-grade Sale-Leaseback structuring. This strategy delivers maximum real estate proceeds while maintaining operational continuity.

We partner with your advisory team to:

• Separate and monetize dealership property at above-market pricing

• Structure OEM-compliant, tenant-friendly leases to attract high-quality investors

• Deliver long-term lease terms that provide security for both parties

• Ensure tax treatment is considered as part of broader transaction planning

Our national network of automotive real estate investors allows us to create competitive bidding environments that generate premium outcomes.

Let’s Maximize Value, Together

At Pointe Automotive, we don’t replace your CPA, attorney, or M&A advisor—we enhance them. Our role is to add a specialized layer of real estate, capital markets, and tax-deferral expertise that elevates every dealership transaction. Whether you're planning a sale, navigating a complex acquisition, or optimizing your post-closing assets, our collaborative approach ensures no opportunity is left on the table.

Contact us today to discuss how our M&A Support Services, 1031 Exchange guidance, and Sale-Leaseback strategies can help you extract the full value of your next transaction.