Maximize the Value of Your Dealership® with Confidence
Selling a franchised dealership is one of the most important decisions an owner will ever make. Haig Partners is a trusted dealership M&A advisor, focused on delivering accurate, confidential, and well-executed sell-side advice for high-value dealerships and dealership groups.
A Trusted Advisor, Not a Broker
Haig Partners is an investment bank specializing in automotive retail M&A.
We do not market listings or make speculative claims about buyers. Our advice is grounded in real transaction data, current market conditions, and disciplined execution. We advise on a select number of higher-value transactions each year, allowing senior bankers to lead every engagement from start to finish.
Who We Advise
We advise a select group of clients across the automotive retail industry, including:
- Privately held and family-owned franchised dealerships
- Large private dealership groups
- Publicly traded automotive retailers
Each engagement is focused on achieving the best possible outcome when selling a high-value dealership or dealership group.
Why Accuracy and Confidentiality Matter
Maximizing value requires accurate guidance and a controlled process.
Poorly managed or prolonged sale processes increase risk, erode leverage, and often lead to diminished outcomes. Confidentiality is critical. Once word spreads that a dealership is for sale, operational risk increases and momentum can be lost.
Haig Partners manages a disciplined, confidential process designed to protect the business, its people, and the transaction.
Our Sell-Side Advisory Approach
Our approach is designed to maximize value while maintaining control and certainty:
- Valuations not driven solely by data inputs. Extensive auto retail transaction experience is critical in understand market conditions and knowing what motivated buyers are willing to invest in an acquisition.
- We develop the investment thesis for your business that outlines everything a potential buyer needs to evaluate the return on their investment.
- Extensive relationships with the most qualified public and private buyers and investors with targeted outreach under the strictest confidentiality.
- As advisors, our role is to not only help you make the most informed and educated decision, but also allow you to continue to focus on the day-to-day of running the business.
Deep Experience in Automotive Retail M&A
Haig Partners brings exceptional experience in automotive retail M&A, capital raising, and strategic advisory.
- Advised on the purchase or sale of more than 580 dealerships
- Represented 32 dealership groups included in Automotive News’ Top 150 Dealership Groups list, more than any other advisory firm
- Team members are former executives of AutoNation, Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Deloitte, FORVIS, J.P. Morgan, Toyota Financial Services, Porsche and Lexus
This depth of experience allows us to anticipate challenges, maintain momentum, and guide clients through high-stakes decisions with confidence.
View All TransactionsRecord-Setting Franchise Experience
Haig Partners is the only dealership M&A and buy-sell advisory firm to have advised on record-setting transactions across multiple major franchises. This includes landmark sales involving: BMW, Toyota, Kia, Honda, Stellantis Brands and Mazda
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A Final Thought for Dealership Owners
Selling your dealership is both a business transaction and a deeply personal milestone. The process is complex, emotional, and consequential, making it essential to work with an advisor who understands the importance of accuracy, discretion, and execution.
Haig Partners is trusted because we put integrity, confidentiality, and our clients’ interests first. Our role is not simply to complete a transaction, but to guide owners through the process in a way that protects their business, their people, and the value they have spent a lifetime building.
