Robleto brings his extensive background in dealership real estate transactions to the most active sell-side advisor in the auto retail industry; new office enables Kerrigan Advisors to better serve its clients across the US
Kerrigan Advisors, the leading sell-side advisory firm to auto dealers in the US, today announced that it has opened a second office in the Washington DC metro to better serve its client base across the US. Heading up the new office is automotive retail real estate veteran Gabriel (Gabe) Robleto, who has been named Kerrigan Advisors’ Vice President of Buy/Sell Advisory. Robleto’s extensive experience in auto retail transactions and dealership real estate will be invaluable to Kerrigan Advisors’ client service, particularly in the Eastern US.
Robleto joins Kerrigan Advisors from Capital Automotive Real Estate Services, Inc. (CARS), where he most recently served as Vice President of Acquisitions. CARS is the leading real estate finance company focused exclusively on the automotive retail industry with over $5 billion of dealership real estate under management. Robleto’s new role at Kerrigan Advisors will leverage his expertise in all facets of automotive retail real estate, including due diligence, financing, transactions, lease terms and real estate purchase agreements.
“Gabe’s impressive background in dealership real estate transactions could not be more timely in a buy/sell market where real estate, for most dealers, is their most valuable asset – often exceeding franchise value, and representing an increasingly larger slice of auto retail buy/sell transactions,” said Erin Kerrigan, Founder and Managing Director of Kerrigan Advisors, which has represented on the sale of 72 dealerships in the last three years, making it the most active buy/sell advisor in the auto retail industry. “We are delighted that Gabe has joined our growing company, enabling us to expand our expertise in dealership real estate and increase our firm’s reach across the US.”
During his ten years at CARS, Robleto underwrote and financed over $300 million of auto dealership real estate in the form of sale leasebacks as part of buy/sell transactions and dealer estate planning. Additionally, he was responsible for a portfolio of over $1 billion of CARS real estate investments across 18 states, which included leases to both public and privately-held dealer groups. A graduate of the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, Robleto is a frequent guest lecturer within McIntire’s real estate track, one of the top real estate programs in the US.
“As the scope of our business has broadened in a buy/sell market that continues to be robust, the need for a consistent East Coast presence has become clear,” said Ryan Kerrigan, Managing Director of Kerrigan Advisors. “Our new Washington DC metro office, under Gabe’s leadership, will enable us to be even more hands on with our clients in the Eastern and Southeastern US and to better serve the retail automotive market nationwide.”
“I am delighted to join the Kerrigan Advisors buy/sell advisory team. There is no other firm in the industry with the expertise, professionalism and, most importantly, track record of success in the dealership buy/sell market,” said Gabe Robleto. “I look forward to working with our clients on the successful sale of their dealerships.”
Founded in 2015, Kerrigan Advisors has represented transactions totaling over $1.5 billion in automotive retail. The firm monitors conditions in the buy/sell market and publishes an in-depth analysis each quarter in The Blue Sky Report® which includes Kerrigan Advisors’ signature blue sky charts, multiples, and analysis for each franchise in the luxury and non-luxury segments. To download the report, click here.The company also releases monthly The Kerrigan Index™ composed of the seven publicly traded auto retail companies with operations focused on the US market. The Kerrigan Index is designed to track dealership valuation trends, while also providing key insights into factors influencing auto retail. To access The Kerrigan Index™, click here.
Kerrigan Advisors is the premier sell-side advisor and thought partner to auto dealers nationwide. The firm advises the industry's leading dealership groups, enhancing value through the lifecycle of growing, operating and, when the time is right, selling their businesses. Kerrigan Advisors has represented some of auto retail's largest transactions and advised more of the largest dealership groups in the US than any other buy/sell firm in the industry. Led by a team of veteran industry experts with backgrounds in investment banking, private equity, accounting, finance and real estate, the firm does not take listings, rather they develop a customized approach for each client to achieve their personal and financial goals. In addition to Kerrigan Advisors' sell-side advisory and capital raising services, the firm also provides a suite of consulting services including growth strategy, market valuation assessments, capital allocation, transactional due diligence, open point proposals, operational improvement and real estate due diligence.
Kerrigan Advisors monitors conditions in the buy/sell market and publishes an in-depth analysis each quarter in The Blue Sky Report®, which includes Kerrigan Advisors' signature blue sky charts, multiples, and analysis for each franchise in the luxury and non-luxury segments.—To download a preview of the report, click here.—The firm also releases monthly The Kerrigan Index™ composed of the seven publicly traded auto retail companies with operations focused on the US market. The Kerrigan Auto Retail Index is designed to track dealership valuation trends, while also providing key insights into factors influencing auto retail.—To access The Kerrigan Index™, click here.—To read the—2023 Kerrigan OEM Survey, click here.—Kerrigan Advisors also is the co-author of NADA's Guide to Buying and Selling a Dealership.
Contact us to learn more about Kerrigan Advisors’ sell-side services.
All of our conversations are 100% confidential.
