Our Services

Selling Dealerships

Structuring Asset & Stock Purchase Agreements
Structuring Non-Competition Agreements - Personal & Business
Structuring Blue Sky Agreements - Personal Goodwill and Business Goodwill
Structuring Consulting Fee Agreements
Dealership Valuations
Checklists and Forms

Investing in Car Dealerships

Business Plan Analysis
Negotiation Process
Due Diligence
Factory and Finance Application Process
Takeover Checklists and Forms

Troubled Dealerships

Work-outs and Reorganizations

Out of Trust Workouts

Crisis & Interim Management Services

Upside-Down / Out-of-Round Advice

Creditor Advisory Services

Wind Down Management

Consultant to Receiver in Automotive Group Receivership

Consultant to Debtor – Chapters 11 Bankruptcy Reorganization

Consultant to Debtor – Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Liquidation

Debtor Advisory Services

Operating Dealerships

Fraud and Embezzlement Detection and Resolution
Employee Theft

Litigation Support, Mediation and Arbitration

Robert C. Sexton, B.A.

Past Positions

Director of the Auto Industry Division at Colorado Department of Revenue
Executive Secretary of the Motor Vehicle Dealer Licensing Board at Colorado Department of Revenue
Director of Investigations & Security at Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Agent-in-Charge of Investigations at Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Numerous Positions at Colorado Bureau of Investigation (See Below)

Education

Colorado State Patrol Academy – Graduated
Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy – Graduated
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department Academy – Graduated
Red Rocks Community College – AA Criminal Justice
Regis University – BA
University of Colorado at Boulder – Graduate Program Public Administration

Licenses

Licensed private investigator [Colorado License Number: PI2 0000046]
Owns SOS Realty LLC [Colorado License #: E100039250]
Licensed Employing Real Estate Broker [Colorado License #: ER100028823].

Summary of Experience

Aside from serving as the Director of the Auto Industry Division of the Colorado Department of Revenue, Mr. Sexton also served as the Executive Secretary of the Motor Vehicle Dealer Licensing Board where, among other duties, he was responsible for licensing in the Auto Industry Division.

With a background of over 30-years experience in law enforcement, Mr. Sexton was also responsible for licensing, regulatory enforcement and criminal investigations of all licensed motor vehicle dealers in the Auto Industry Division.

In his capacity as Chief Investigator for the State Attorney General, Mr. Sexton investigated and seized automobiles and a dealership that were used for tax fraud and other criminal violations of the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act.

Both as a member of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and as a Director of the Auto Industry Division, Colorado Department of Revenue, Mr. Sexton conducted and completed out of trust investigations.

When fraudulent activity is suspected, among other things, Mr. Sexton:

Reviews areas of concern to determine a reasonable course of action.
Conducts a preliminary investigation into any suspected illegal activity to help determine a course of action.
Reviews dealership activity for areas susceptible to fraud and recommend security measures to ensure the proper checks and balances are in place.
Review dealership records of purchases or sales for any inflation or misrepresentations.
Offers anonymity to our sources and rewards for information that results in exposing fraud or misrepresentations or any activity counterproductive to the operation of the dealership or lending institutions.
Conducts background investigations on key employees and managers.
Help detect improper activity concerning vehicle trades and sales.

Specialties

In addition to analyzing licensing and other governmental issues, Mr. Sexton investigates fraud, embezzlement and “out of trust” issues, and recommends protective and countermeasures.

Mr. Sexton has testified in the Colorado District Court as an expert in tracing assets and proceeds in racketeering investigations and as an expert in the automobile dealership field. Mr. Sexton has also served on Federal, State and District Grand Jury Investigations.

Experience

Current: Senior Investigator and Expert Witness, Advising Automobile Dealers LLC

Director of the Auto Industry Division Colorado Department of Revenue
Government Agency; Government Administration industry
April 2005 – 2008 (3 years)

Executive Secretary of the Motor Vehicle Dealer Licensing Board Colorado Department of Revenue
Government Agency; Government Administration industry
April 2005 – 2008 (3 years)

Director of Investigations & Security Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Security and Investigations industry
December 2003 – April 2004 (5 months)

Agent-in-Charge of Investigations Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Security and Investigations industry
March 2000 – December 2003 (3 years 10 months)

Numerous Positions (See Below) Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Security and Investigations industry
1993 – 2000 (7 years)

Acting Agent-in-Charge / Gaming and Criminal Investigations.
Managed budgets for various sections of CBI and testified before Legislature concerning budgeting.
Board Member – Colorado Integrated Criminal Justice Information Systems
Establish CBI Gaming Unit and assisted Department of Revenue in drafting Licensing Applications.