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Pointe Automotive is a specialized M&A and capital advisory firm focused exclusively on the automotive aftermarket sector.

Automotive Aftermarket M&A Advisory

Pointe Automotive Advisors is a boutique M&A and real estate advisory firm focused exclusively on the automotive aftermarket industry. We advise owners and multi-location operators across the collision repair, tire and wheel, quick lube, and express service sectors on ownership transitions, recapitalizations, and strategic exits.

Our practice is intentionally selective. Businesses with disciplined operations, credible financial reporting, and clear buyer appeal allow us to deliver more accurate valuations, stronger financing outcomes, and higher close certainty.

We provide confidential, sell-side advisory—aligning business performance, valuation, real estate considerations, and buyer strategy into a disciplined execution process. Our engagements are hands-on and tailored, designed to protect long-term value while maximizing transaction outcomes.

Pointe Automotive Advisors works with automotive aftermarket businesses that transact well. That focus allows us to move efficiently, speak the language of sophisticated buyers, and deliver results with clarity and precision.

OUR SERVICES

M&A Advisory

Pointe Automotive is an automotive aftermarket M&A advisory firm providing strategic transaction guidance to owners of collision repair centers, tire and wheel stores, quick lube operations, and multi-location service platforms. We help owners maximize enterprise value during acquisitions, recapitalizations, and business sales by integrating M&A strategy, transaction structuring, and capital considerations into a single, coordinated advisory approach.

Whether the objective is to pursue growth through acquisition, prepare for a full or partial exit, or structure a transaction to manage capital gains exposure, our team works alongside your CPA, attorney, and deal counsel to ensure each transaction aligns with broader financial, tax, and ownership objectives. With decades of experience across automotive operations and mergers and acquisitions, we focus on optimizing transaction economics while preserving flexibility, control, and deal certainty.

Whether preparing for an exit, pursuing strategic growth, or repositioning a multi-location service platform, Pointe Automotive delivers disciplined, aftermarket-focused M&A advisory designed to create durable, tax-efficient outcomes.

Real Estate Services

Pointe Automotive is an automotive aftermarket M&A and real estate advisory firm providing strategic guidance to owners of automotive service, repair, and maintenance businesses. We advise operators of collision repair centers, tire and wheel stores, quick lube operations, and multi-location service platforms on business sales, acquisitions, and strategic transactions—integrating M&A advisory, real estate strategy, and capital structuring into a unified approach.

Our Automotive Aftermarket M&A advisory services include business sale and acquisition support, real estate valuation, asset separation and bifurcation strategies, sale-leaseback structuring, and 1031 exchange planning. By thoughtfully separating operating businesses from underlying real estate and aligning lease economics with market conditions, we help owners improve liquidity, manage capital gains exposure, and create reinvestment opportunities—without disrupting day-to-day operations.

With decades of experience advising automotive and aftermarket businesses, Pointe Automotive understands the operational realities, buyer expectations, and valuation drivers unique to service-based platforms. Whether preparing for an exit, consolidating locations, or repositioning assets ahead of a transaction, Pointe Automotive delivers disciplined, aftermarket-focused M&A and real estate advisory designed to protect value and create durable, tax-efficient outcomes.

Founder and CEO


“I help automotive aftermarket owners maximize enterprise value and real estate outcomes during acquisitions and business sales.”

As Founder and CEO of Pointe Automotive, I serve as an M&A and real estate advisor to owners of automotive aftermarket businesses across the United States, including collision repair, tire and wheel, and quick lube service platforms. My work focuses on aligning transaction strategy and real estate decisions to support growth, liquidity, and successful ownership transitions.

With more than 40 years of experience across automotive operations, mergers and acquisitions, and automotive real estate, I advise owners on how real estate ownership, lease structure, and facility positioning influence valuation, buyer demand, and deal certainty in M&A transactions.

My advisory work includes:

  • Sell-side and select buy-side M&A advisory for automotive aftermarket businesses

  • Real estate valuation and asset separation in business sales

  • Transaction structuring where real estate materially impacts enterprise value

  • Advisory coordination with CPAs, attorneys, and deal teams to support clean, executable transactions

I work exclusively within the automotive aftermarket, advising founder-led businesses, family groups, and multi-location operators navigating acquisitions, recapitalizations, or full exits.

If you’re considering a sale, acquisition, or strategic transition, I welcome a confidential conversation about how Pointe Automotive can help you position your business and real estate for a successful outcome.

DAVID R. MELTON

40+ Years of Experience

Automotive M&A Services

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