Currently reading: Vertu swells UK dealer network with £182m Helston Garages deal

Addition of 28 showrooms is expected to significantly boost the dealer group's earnings in 2023

Vertu Motors has acquired Helston Garages Group in a deal worth £182 million, bolstering its ranks by 28 sites to 188 locations.

This “radically enhances” the dealer's group reach in south-west England, it said in a statement, taking it from four dealers in the region to 32.

The 28 additional showrooms generated some £17.9m in pre-tax profit in the 2021 calendar year. Consequently, Vertu’s earnings per share are expected to see a double-digit percentage increase in the 2023-24 financial year. 

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