Holland & Knight Advises Fields Auto Group in Its Purchase of Two Dealerships

DENVER (October 21, 2022) – Holland & Knight advised Fields Auto Group in its purchase of Mercedes-Benz & Sprinter of Orland Park and its scheduled purchase of Mercedes-Benz of Bourbonnais. Both auto dealerships are based in Illinois and are owned by Sun Motor Cars of Chicago.

Fields is one of the largest private dealership groups in the nation, with locations in Florida, Illinois, Wisconsin and North Carolina.

As part of this transaction, Fields is scheduled to acquire and relocate Mercedes-Benz of Bourbonnais to a newly built dealership in Romeoville, Illinois. With this move, the Orland Park and Romeoville Mercedes-Benz and Sprinter franchises will be the exclusive dealers for Mercedes in the growing southwestern region of Chicago, serving a population of more than 650,000.

Kerrigan Advisors, a sell-side advisory firm to auto dealers in the U.S., represented and advised Sun Motor Cars in the transaction.

Holland & Knight Partner Stephen Dietrich and Senior Counsel Henry Lowe represented Fields Auto Group.