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…
A quarterly read on the mid-market c-store deal market. Most M&A reports are built for the big chains. They follow the national players, quote headline multiples, and assume you’ve got a corporate development team reading along. This issue of the Market Pulse covers the Q1 2026 c-store deal market for the operators those reports skip….
Most operators don’t find out until it’s too late. Here’s how to get ahead of it. C-store succession planning starts years before a sale — here’s how to know where you stand. “My family and I built Griffin Express from one location to seventy. When we finally made the decision to sell, I thought we…
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