About this episode

George Karolis discusses the current state of M&A in the auto industry and shares insights from his extensive experience with dealership transactions.

He's advised on over 315 dealership transactions worth more than $22 billion. He's watched Park Place, one of the largest deals in industry history, fall apart at the height of COVID and come back together within weeks. And right now, he's telling us this could be the most active M&A year the auto industry has ever seen. George Karolis, President of Presidio Group, doesn't just track the deals. He's the guy dealers call before they make one. This is the conversation happening in boardroom...

People in this episode

Host: David Spisak

Guest: George Karolis

Topics covered

• auto retail
• M&A
• dealership transactions
• business strategy
• industry trends

Keywords

• auto industry
• M&A
• dealerships
• business deals
• COVID impact

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Presidio Group, Park Place

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