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August 8, 2025

AEP's Jack Hollis Shares Three Decades of Automotive Leadership Wisdom on Car Dealership Guy Podcast

Managing Partner and former Toyota North America COO discusses his people-first leadership philosophy, the importance of dealer partnerships, and strategic insights that drove record success during his automotive career that will now help guide AEP's investments and NBBs' dealership M&A advisory services.

ABOUT ACCRUAL EQUITY PARTNERS
Accrual Equity Partners (AEP) is a uniquely experienced private equity firm that identifies, invests in, and partners with scalable companies in highly fragmented industries that are poised to reach the next level. AEP’s team of entrepreneurs, operators, efficiency experts and finance and M&A professionals brings together more than 200 years of experience to help businesses overcome barriers, drive growth, and unlock their full potential, while creating value for investors and founders. AEP seeks to partner with companies, often founder-led, with $5 million to $100 million in revenue in fragmented industries, such as the automotive retail and services sector, that offer non-discretionary services to businesses and consumers. AEP’s leadership team and portfolio companies have completed $16 billion in financial services transactions, acquired or sold more than 3,000 companies, achieved more than 500,000 new vehicle sales and more than 2 million vehicles serviced, and closed $3.6 billion in commercial real estate sales. One of AEP’s flagship companies is NBB, which was founded in 1978 and has grown into one of the nation’s largest and most experienced new car dealership M&A advisory services firms.
Media Contacts:
Andrew Backover: andy@leveecommunications.com; (214) 502-2168
Charles Nicolas: charles@leveecommunications.com; (214) 557-5454