Dentons has advised Marshall Motor Holdings plc (Marshall), the AIM-listed motor dealer group, on its £64.5 million acquisition of Motorline Holdings Limited (Motorline).

The acquisition extends Marshall's geographic footprint into a further eight counties, with Marshall now having representation in 37 counties in England and Wales. It now operates a total of 164 franchised dealerships, covering 27 brands. In addition, Marshall operates 10 trade parts specialists, seven used car centres, six standalone body shops and one pre-delivery inspection centre.

Motorline is a leading multi-franchise dealer group operating across Kent, West Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire, Bristol, South Wales and the West Midlands. It represents nine brands through 48 operating franchises, including Toyota, Lexus, Hyundai, Volkswagen, Audi, ŠKODA, Nissan, Peugeot and Maserati. In addition, it operates four Volkswagen Group trade parts specialists and five used car centres.

The Dentons team was led by automotive specialist Francesca Bettermann. Alongside Francesca, the team included Faye Garvey and Matthew Exton advising on finance aspects, John Finnick on tax, and Adrian Magnus and Rebecca Owen-Howes on competition aspects.

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