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Transportation and logistics

Towing companies and vehicle storage facilities

Wild Rose Advisors advises the owners of towing operators and vehicle storage facilities, one of few trades in which contracted revenue and real estate sit in the same business.

What a buyer pays for

In this trade, value is driven by the share of the work that recurs without being sold again, more than by revenue.

  1. 01

    Contracted Work

    A place on a rotation list or a motor club contract is revenue that arrives without being sold again each month. Buyers value it very differently from casual calls, and owners often present the two as one figure.

  2. 02

    Storage Facility

    A licensed storage facility adds real estate and daily storage revenue to a towing business. Where the yard is owned rather than leased, it is often the largest single asset in the transaction and may be priced separately.

  3. 03

    Fleet and Compliance

    Equipment condition and a clean record with the regulator determine how much of the price survives diligence.

The buyers

An operator that holds both a towing license and a storage facility is a different business from a small fleet, and a buyer values it differently. Whether the licenses transfer, and on what timetable the regulator approves a change of ownership, is part of the plan for any sale.

An owner who has received an approach may bring the offer to Wild Rose Advisors before signing anything. A letter of intent usually carries an exclusivity clause, and once it is signed the seller's leverage is largely gone.

All Sectors

The Practice Serves

  • Independent operators, not franchise locations
  • Contracted work: police rotation, motor club or private property impound
  • Operators running their own storage facility alongside the fleet

Wild Rose Advisors welcomes conversations with the owners of founder-owned companies.

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