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A Leading Sell-Side Advisor and
Thought Partner to Auto Dealers Nationwide Professional. Confidential. Proven. SEE OUR RECENT TRANSACTIONS Every Kerrigan Advisors Client is a Referenceable Client SEE WHAT OUR CLIENTS HAVE TO SAY Patti Swope Former Owner of Sam Swope Auto Group Former President of The Tonkin Family of Dealerships, Sold May 2017 Ed Tonkin The Blue Sky Report®
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What We Do

At Kerrigan Advisors, we pride ourselves on our singular focus – working with dealers and their families to enhance the value of their enterprise.

SELL-SIDE SERVICES

Exceptional sell-side services for higher value dealerships and dealership groups nationwide.

CAPITAL RAISING SERVICES

Customized capital raising and partnership structuring for growing dealership groups.

Consulting Services

Value-creating consulting services for dealers seeking to expand their enterprise and profits.

Restructuring Services

Confidential and dedicated restructuring services to assist dealers through their most challenging times.

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Our Expertise

Kerrigan Advisors’ extensive industry experience and proprietary research provide our clients with the comfort of knowing they are working with the most informed advisors in auto retail.

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Our Proprietary Buyer Database - Over 500 Buyers Nationwide

Kerrigan Advisors’s proprietary database is the largest and most robust in the industry. Our database tracks key aspects of a buyer’s investment criteria, ensuring we only bring the right buyers to our sell-side clients. Browse the number of buyers by state below.


If you would like to be included in our Buyer Database, please register here.


Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Kerrigan Advisors is considered an industry expert on dealership valuations, buy/sells and real estate.  We are often asked to speak at leading industry events.  We hope to see you at one of our upcoming speaking engagements.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Our Reputation

Kerrigan Advisors is honored to have advised the industry’s leading dealers through the lifecycle of growing, operating and monetizing their businesses. We are proud that every Kerrigan Advisors’ client is a referenceable client. 

TESTIMONIALS

"With such a complex transaction and information so sensitive, we only wanted to make one call."

Ed Tonkin

2010 NADA Chairman, Former Co-President of Tonkin Family of Dealerships, 88th Largest Dealership Group

"Having Kerrigan Advisors as a partner gave me the confidence to move forward with the sale."

Patti Swope

Former Owner of Sam Swope Auto Group, 89th Largest Dealership Group

"Our sale process was a great success thanks to Kerrigan Advisors."

Darryl Holter

Former CNCDA Chairman, CEO of the Shammas Group, Former Owner of Downtown LA Auto Group, 55th Largest Dealership Group

"Kerrigan Advisors’ team was invaluable to our once-in-a-lifetime sale."

Steve Bloomer

Former Owner of Village Automotive Group, Lexus of Wayzata, Lexus of Maplewood and Village Chevrolet

"We could not have completed this sale without the guidance and expertise of Kerrigan Advisors."

Enessa Carbone

Chief Executive Officer of Carbone Auto Group, 94th Largest Dealership Group

Our Team

Our team is comprised of industry leaders with extensive experience in auto retail, investment banking, private equity, commercial banking, accounting, and real estate.

MEET OUR TEAM

Erin Kerrigan

Founder & Managing Director

Ryan Kerrigan

Managing Director

Phil Brady

Senior Advisor

Mercedes Hendricks

Vice President, Consulting Services

Gabe Robleto

Vice President, Sell-Side Advisory

Marie Brashears

Senior Associate

Pierre Dempsey

Associate

Ellen Kulla

Marketing Coordinator

Our Experience

Kerrigan Advisors has represented on some of the largest auto retail transactions in the nation, including seven of the Top 150 Dealership Groups, more than any other firm in the industry. 

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Our Perspective

As a leading buy/sell advisory firm in the auto retail industry, Kerrigan Advisors’ insight and research is often quoted in top industry publications.

IN THE NEWS
"According to Kerrigan Advisors, a firm that helps sellers, around 200 more will change hands this year."
Car Dealerships Have Become Targets for Cross-Border Investment

July 26, 2018

"Auto dealers own or lease about $130 billion of real estate in the US, according to Kerrigan Advisors, an advisory firm that helps dealers sell their businesses."
Auto Dealers Decide Cars Are Taking Up Too Much Prime Space

April 29, 2017

"For the fifth year running, dealership buy-sell transactions topped 200 in 2018, and are projected to surpass that mark again this year, according to Kerrigan Advisors"
Mark Wahlberg And A Bunch Of Private Equity Firms Want To Sell You A Car (Or Buy Your Dealership)

March 26, 2019

"The majority of dealers surveyed by Kerrigan Advisors think the value of their dealership or group will remain the same or increase in the next 12 months"
Dealers Upbeat on Valuations, Survey Finds

October 21, 2019

"Erin Kerrigan, founder of the Kerrigan advisory, said about 200 dealerships changed hands in 2017, near an all-time high"
Car Dealerships Face Conundrum: Get Big or Get Out

July 26, 2018

"There’s no question that auto retail and dealerships have a business model future — said Kerrigan."
Mom and Pop Auto Dealers are Looking to Sell

November 26, 2017

"The company’s sales tactics also have been a source of contention among its retailers, according to Erin Kerrigan, the founder of Kerrigan Advisors"
Nissan’s Struggle to Kick Bad Habits Makes for Bumpy U.S. Sales

July 22, 2018