The Emergence of Private Equity in Automotive Retailing

The private equity model has arrived with excitement this last year, as compared to prior experiments. The president of RFJ, the most high profile of these new investor types, will be with us to tell us about the model, the busy last year and what is ahead. Rick Ford will also discuss:
• How private equity family office groups work in the automotive retail space
• The private equity perspective on the market
• The manufacturer approval process and issues
• Integration challenges
• Future plans