XLerate Group (Huron Capital) Acquires Southeastern Auto Auction
January 14, 2019
Huron Capital’s XLerate Group acquired Southeastern Auto Auction (SEAA), adding the Savannah, Georgia auction to its nationwide remarketing platform as an add-on acquisition. The deal expands XLerate’s footprint in the South Carolina/Georgia/Florida corridor and SEAA will be operated by Bill McCready as general manager under the XLerate platform.
- Buyers
- XLerate Group, Huron Capital
- Targets
- Southeastern Auto Auction
- Sellers
- Tommy Childs, Danny Williams, Wayne DeLoach
- Platforms
- XLerate Group
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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