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A run-down of this week’s automotive transactions and companies to watch:...
Welcome to another edition of The Friday 5 with Steve Greenfield, Founder and CEO of Automotive Ventures, an auto technology advisory firm that helps entrepreneurs raise money and maximize the value of their companies. Last week, we received great vaccine news from Pfizer and BioNTech. This week, it was from Moderna. Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine was […]
Financially healthy dealers and OEMs signal hefty M&A activity for 2021
Welcome to another edition of The Friday 5 with Steve Greenfield, Founder and CEO of Automotive Ventures, an auto technology advisory firm that helps entrepreneurs raise money and maximize the value of their companies. The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with a contentious U.S. presidential election, made 2020 a year of uncertainty, an environment, equity markets generally […]
Carvana, CDK Global, & CB Auto Group benefit from high consumer...
Welcome to another edition of The Friday 5 with Steve Greenfield, Founder and CEO of Automotive Ventures, an auto technology advisory firm that helps entrepreneurs raise money and maximize the value of their companies. At the beginning of the pandemic, companies were suffering through a ‘COVID Discount’, due to the retraction of the economy, the […]
Robust Q3 earnings and aggressive hiring for automakers signal industry resilience
Welcome to another edition of The Friday 5 with Steve Greenfield, Founder and CEO of Automotive Ventures, an auto technology advisory firm that helps entrepreneurs raise money and maximize the value of their companies. Q3 Earnings We’re in the middle of the Q3 earnings season, and the strong performance from automotive stocks continues to illustrate […]
Tekion makes a big splash in the DMS space and public...
Welcome to another edition of The Friday 5 with Steve Greenfield, Founder and CEO of Automotive Ventures, an auto technology advisory firm that helps entrepreneurs raise money and maximize the value of their companies. Public Group Reporting We’ve entered Q3 earnings call season, and the public dealer groups are announcing incredible profitability. Who would have […]
Automotive startups make big headlines with strong funding rounds and acquisitions
Welcome to another edition of The Friday 5 with Steve Greenfield, Founder and CEO of Automotive Ventures, an auto technology advisory firm that helps entrepreneurs raise money and maximize the value of their companies. NADA Impact on Vendors Big and sad news for the industry this week as the National Automobile Dealers Association opted to […]
Automotive sales for Q3 and strong M&A activity from the Presidio...
Welcome to another edition of The Friday 5 with Steve Greenfield, Founder and CEO of Automotive Ventures, an auto technology advisory firm that helps entrepreneurs raise money and maximize the value of their companies. In this episode, Greenfield takes a look at M&A activity, Q3 sales results, Cazoo, and more. He also sits down with […]
COVID-19 continues to propel tech innovation from automotive’s biggest players
Welcome to another edition of The Friday 5 with Steve Greenfield, Founder and CEO of Automotive Ventures, an auto technology advisory firm that helps entrepreneurs raise money and maximize the value of their companies. In this episode, Greenfield takes a look at finance and insurance mergers, innovative tech startups, and ambitious new software providers. Recessions […]
Electric vehicles make big waves in this week’s automotive tech headlines
Welcome to another edition of The Friday 5 with Steve Greenfield, Founder and CEO of Automotive Ventures, an auto technology advisory firm that helps entrepreneurs raise money and maximize the value of their companies. In this episode, Greenfield takes a look at Carvana’s performance, the latest news out of California, and dramatic events from the […]
Auto ventures capitalize on stock market strength to push through acquisitions...
Welcome to another edition of The Friday 5 with Steve Greenfield, Founder and CEO of Automotive Ventures, an auto technology advisory firm that helps entrepreneurs raise money and maximize the value of their companies. In this episode, Greenfield takes a look at M&A activity, stock market performance, and the SEC investigation of Nikola. Stock Markets […]
