Dobbs Management Service
Also known as DMS, Dobbs Management Service, LLC, Dobbs Management
Family investment office of the John Hull Dobbs family, led by Edward Dobbs; acquires and holds operating companies in distribution, B2B services and healthcare services.
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Family investment office of the John Hull Dobbs family, whose wealth came from a large US automobile dealership group. Not Dobbs Tire & Auto Centers or Dobbs Equity Partners, and not other Dobbs-named investment or advisory firms.
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Dobbs (John Hull Dobbs family)
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Automobile dealerships: the family owned and operated one of the largest US auto dealership groups for nearly 80 years before selling it in 1998
- HEADQUARTERS
- United States
Investment approach
- STAGES
- Buyout
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investments
Overview
Dobbs Management Service, LLC (DMS) is the family investment office of the John Hull Dobbs family, led by Edward Dobbs. The family owned and operated one of the largest auto dealership groups in the US for nearly 80 years before selling it in 1998. DMS's investment strategy is flexible but focuses on business-to-business services, distribution and healthcare services. It acquired GWP Holdings, parent of heavy-duty truck dealer Western Peterbilt, from Greenbriar Equity Group in September 2014, with Edward Dobbs becoming GWP's chairman, and seven John Deere construction and forestry stores in Florida, operated as Dobbs Equipment, in 2017.
Investment thesis
Flexible strategy focused on business-to-business services, distribution and healthcare services, with long-term ownership of operating companies.
Holdings & investments (6)
- Dobbs EquipmentNOTABLEIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2017
- GWP Holdings (Western Peterbilt)NOTABLEIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2014
- Premier DistributingConsumer & E-commerce
- Strategic Behavioral Health
- Highline Aftermarket HoldingsIndustrial & Manufacturing
- Potter Electric SignalIndustrial & Manufacturing
People
- Edward DobbsPresident · source
Frequently asked questions
Dobbs Management Service is a single family office based in the United States.
Dobbs Management Service invests on behalf of the Dobbs (John Hull Dobbs family) family (Automobile dealerships: the family owned and operated one of the largest US auto dealership groups for nearly 80 years before selling it in 1998).
Dobbs Management Service invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments.
Dobbs Management Service invests at Buyout stage in Industrial & Manufacturing and Consumer & E-commerce.
Key people at Dobbs Management Service include Edward Dobbs (President).
Dobbs Management Service's holdings and investments include Dobbs Equipment, GWP Holdings (Western Peterbilt), Premier Distributing, Strategic Behavioral Health, Highline Aftermarket Holdings and Potter Electric Signal.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Dobbs Management Service is Dobbs Equipment (seven John Deere Construction & Forestry stores from Nortrax) (Acquisition, with McNally Capital co-investing), announced in Dec 2017.