Cole Strandberg
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 3
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- Sep 25, 2026
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- Jul 16, 2026
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Strandberg: Who Replaces You? (opens the original)
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Let’s say you own a successful tire business generating $2 million of EBITDA. Congrats! But you’re also still deeply involved in running it. You’re the CEO, head recruiter, problem solver and probably the person who gets the call when something goes wrong. Then you decide to hire an executive for $150,000 per year to take over the day-to-day operation. Congratulations. Your EBITDA just dropped to $1.85 million. Did you make your business less valuable? Maybe not. In fact, you may have done exact
Strandberg: Is There Still Room For the Independent? (opens the original)
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If you’ve followed the tire industry over the past year or so, the headlines have been impossible to ignore. Mavis completed its acquisition of Midas and will soon acquire Pep Boys. Big Brand Tire & Service completed a $1.625 billion recapitalization and recently acquired Belle Tire Distributors. Behind the scenes, there are other significant platform investments and acquisitions taking shape. The landscape is evolving rapidly. At this point, consolidation isn’t the story anymore. It’s the backd
Strandberg: Is Recapitalization Right For You? (opens the original)
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For years, the conversation around tire dealer M&A has followed a familiar script. You build a great business, find a buyer, negotiate a deal and ride off into the sunset. For some owners, that’s still exactly the right answer. But it’s no longer the only one. A recent Ducker Carlisle study confirmed what many of us have been seeing firsthand. Independent tire dealers continue to dominate the retail tire segment. Consumers remain price-conscious, vehicles are staying on the road longer and more
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