October 29, 2026 – Downstream Energy Group (“DEG”) is pleased to announce that it served as the exclusive sell-side advisor to Littlefield Retail Group, Inc. (“Littlefield Express”) in the sale of its twenty-five (25) company-operated convenience stores and travel centers in Arkansas and Oklahoma to Green Trail Fuels, LLC (“Green Trail”), a joint venture between…
Rates went up and pump prices climbed, and the biggest buyers are still shopping. By Steve Griffin, Principal, Downstream Energy Group | October 2026 Convenience store M&A kept moving this quarter, even as rates and fuel prices went up. The Fed raised rates in September for the first time since 2023, and diesel hit its…
Buyers are back. The mid-market is moving. Activity is picking up again in the convenience store M&A market. But this rebound isn’t being driven by the biggest national chains selling off portfolios. It’s happening in the mid-market, where owners are coming to market and regional operators and consolidators are continuing to grow through acquisitions. The…
Chicago, IL – Downstream Energy Group (“DEG”) served as the exclusive sell-side advisor to Rmarts LLC (“Rmarts”) in the sale of eight (8) company-operated convenience stores in the greater Chicagoland market. The stores were sold to an undisclosed regional convenience store operator. Founded in 1951 with its first location at the corner of Ohio and…
Enid, OK – Downstream Energy Group (“DEG”) is pleased to announce that it served as the exclusive sell-side advisor to Earnheart Oil, Inc. and its related entities (collectively, “Earnheart” or the “Company”) in the sale of its integrated retail, wholesale, and transportation portfolio. In a multi-party transaction, the Company’s wholesale fuels, lubricants, and transportation assets…
