Dave Cantin Group

Name

Dave Cantin Group

Legal name

Dave Cantin Group, LLC

Website

https://davecantingroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. M&A Advisory Services: DCG generates revenue through professional advisory fees for buy-side and sell-side representation in automotive dealership M&A transactions. Services include exclusive sell-side representation, exclusive buy-side representation, platform management, corporate development, business evaluations, and custom engagements. Revenue is earned through transaction completion fees, success fees, and retainer arrangements for ongoing advisory relationships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Dave Cantin Group is a dedicated automotive retail M&A advisory firm that provides buy-side and sell-side representation, platform management, corporate development, business evaluations, and custom engagements for automotive dealership transactions. Its proprietary AI-powered JumpIQ platform delivers data-driven intelligence on all 6,700 U.S. dealer groups and 18,000 rooftops to power deal sourcing, valuation, and buyer identification, while the annual Market Outlook Report provides industry forecasts.

Product overview

Dave Cantin Group operates as an automotive M&A advisory firm offering a unified platform of technology-enabled services. The core offering combines JumpIQ, an AI-powered intelligence platform analyzing 6,700 dealer groups and 18,000 rooftops, with the Market Outlook Report (MOR) delivering market forecasts. These foundational tools power seven interconnected service modules: Exclusive Sell-Side Representation, Exclusive Buy-Side Representation, Platform Management, Corporate Development, Business Evaluations, and Custom Engagements. The PERSPECTIVES analysis module adds ongoing market intelligence from public dealer earnings. Together, these products enable clients to navigate dealership acquisitions, divestitures, succession planning, and portfolio optimization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JumpIQ: The world's first AI-powered platform to help dealership owners and their execs make smarter, data-driven decisions.
• MOR (Market Outlook Report)
• PERSPECTIVES

Products and services

• JumpIQ AI-powered intelligence platform providing data-driven insights for automotive dealership owners and executives to make strategic decisions about acquisitions, market positioning, and operational optimization across 6,700 U.S. dealer groups and 18,000 rooftops.
• Market Outlook Report (MOR) Annual and quarterly market analysis report providing forecasts on automotive retail trends, dealership consolidation, EV adoption, and consumer buying behavior, informed by DCG's real-world transaction data and surveys of 1,000 consumers and dealership decision-makers.
• Exclusive Sell-Side Representation M&A advisory service representing sellers in dealership transactions, including business evaluation, go-to-market strategy, comprehensive buyer modeling, deal negotiation, and closing coordination.
• Exclusive Buy-Side Representation M&A advisory service helping buyers identify and acquire dealerships using JumpIQ data for strategic targeting, opportunity analysis, and negotiation support.
• Platform Management Strategic advisory service for dealer groups to optimize portfolio structure, assess brand mix, analyze market position, and develop acquisition or divestiture roadmaps.
• Corporate Development Ongoing strategic partnership providing acquisition pipeline management, portfolio optimization, OEM and capital advisory, and due diligence leadership for dealer platforms.
• Business Evaluations Market-based valuation service analyzing 15 quantitative and qualitative factors to predict real-time dealership market value using JumpIQ data intelligence.
• Custom Engagements Tailored advisory projects including business planning, OEM and brand strategy, market analyses, and platform assessments using JumpIQ rooftop-level intelligence.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% higher transaction value achieved for Hello Auto Group's Valencia dealerships compared to failed prior attempt
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Martec GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 February 2026DCG partnered with The Martec Group to produce the 2026 Automotive Market Outlook Report. The collaboration combined DCG's transaction data and market expertise with Martec Group's consumer and dealer survey capabilities, with surveys of 1,000 consumers and dealership decision-makers informing the report's projections.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Kerridge Advisors: Kerridge Advisors is a UK-based M&A advisory firm specializing in the automotive sector. Comparable to DCG in dealership M&A focus and methodology, but serves a different geographic market (primarily UK and Europe), making it a regional rather than direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Houlihan Lokey: Houlihan Lokey is a global investment bank with an active automotive retail M&A practice serving dealer groups. Comparable in serving enterprise auto retail clients in M&A, but operates as a diversified platform with much broader sector coverage and deeper balance-sheet resources.
• NCM Associates: NCM Associates is a long-established automotive retail consulting and benchmarking firm serving dealer groups across North America. Comparable to DCG as an automotive retail advisor, but operates a broader consultancy and 20-group benchmarking model rather than a pure-play M&A practice.
• Huron Consulting Group: Huron Consulting is a large professional services firm with automotive and dealer services practices. Comparable to DCG in advisory work for the automotive sector, but delivers a much wider portfolio of consulting services beyond M&A advisory.
• Stax: Stax is a global consulting firm with deep automotive retail expertise across M&A due diligence, commercial due diligence, and strategy work. Comparable to DCG as an automotive-focused advisor, but operates across diligence and commercial consulting rather than pure-play deal advisory.

Direct peers

• Presidio Group: Presidio Group is one of the longest-standing dedicated automotive M&A advisory firms in the U.S. Closely comparable to DCG as a specialized buy-side and sell-side advisor for automotive dealer groups with a similar enterprise customer base and transaction focus.
• HAIG Partners: HAIG Partners is a specialized M&A advisory firm focused exclusively on U.S. automotive retail, representing dealer groups in buy-side and sell-side transactions. Directly comparable to DCG in customer type, deal profile, and value proposition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DaveCantinGroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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