Dave Cantin Group, an automotive M&A firm, made a series of leadership moves on Wednesday.

The company named Brian Brown as president of DCG Acquisitions, the company’s primary M&A arm; George Pero as national vice president of sales for DCG; and Brian Traugott as national vice president of operations for DCG.

Brown joined DCG in 2015, following 25 years at General Motors and three at a private equity firm. Pero has been with DCG since 2018, following his time with the XLerate Group in the remarketing space.

Before joining DCG, Traugott was with GM.

“Supply chain issues, interest rates, and the public’s fascination with the emerging EV market have all had an impact on the automotive industry,” founder and executive chairman Dave Cantin said in a news release. “The cumulative effect has been that large dealers have an excess of cash to invest, and it’s allowing them to expand in ways they haven’t previously considered.

“The changes to our DCG leadership structure are directly designed to help DCG effectively support dealers as they make these major decisions — affecting their legacies as well as their communities — throughout major financial transitions,” Cantin says. “Because of our dual agent model, we’re able to consistently yield higher closing ratios, simplifying the process for owners who are ready to either transition into or out of the business.”