August 12, 2026 | Press Releases
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…
July 9, 2026 | Press Releases
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…
June 23, 2026 | Insights Publications
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….
March 17, 2026 | Insights
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…
February 17, 2026 | Press Releases
Attention multi-store operators! We are partnering with an investor group to launch a fresh food and beverage concept designed specifically to operate as a long-term tenant at independent fuel locations. We are looking to partner with independent fuel retailers to bring a quality coffee and food-to-go program to market—think specialty coffee, fresh grab-and-go meals, and…
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