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MD Johnson, Inc. Advises Phil Smart Jr on the Sale of Phil Smart Mercedes Benz to Al Monjazeb, renamed Mercedes Benz of Seattle

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SEATTLE, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MD Johnson, Inc. announces the completion of the sale of Phil Smart Inc. to Al Monjazeb. The dealership is to be renamed Mercedes Benz of Seattle. Phil Smart Inc. was appointed a Mercedes dealer by Daimler in 1959 and was the second dealer franchised by Daimler in the US. The dealership has been located on Pike Street in downtown Seattle since its inception. Mr. Monjazeb will relocate the dealership in the near future to a brand new state of the art facility on Airport Way where the company currently operates its pre owned center. Mr. Smart also owns Mercedes Benz of Lynnwood along with his partner John Halata, brother to former MBUSA President, Paul Halata.

Mr. Monjazeb also owns Jaguar and Land Rover dealerships in Bellevue and Lynnwood and was formerly the BMW dealer in Bellevue. James Aiken of Aiken Law Group provided legal services to Mr. Smart. Dave Thomas provided legal services to Mr. Monjazeb. Mark Topping VP of MD Johnson Inc and Mark Johnson of MD Johnson Inc managed the transaction on behalf of Mr. Smart.

Mark D Johnson, President of MD Johnson, Inc., commented that "Al and Phil shared the same philosophy regarding team members and the store's guests. Phil Smart Inc. is a Seattle legacy. Finding someone to personally understand this and to undertake the next chapter is now safely in Al's hands." Phil Smart Sr will retain his personal office at the dealership on Pike, giving him easy access to Children's hospital, where he has volunteered for more than 40 years.

MD Johnson, Inc. is the premier US provider of automotive dealership buy sell financial advisory services. The firm advises dealers, both public and private on the purchase, sale, analysis, succession and valuation of automobile dealerships, dealership platforms as well as dealership real estate through their wholly owned real estate entity, MDJ Realty Inc. The firm represents clients nationwide supporting their buy sell activities and has advised on more than 2 billion dollars in transactions.

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