Billionaire dealer Jim Pattison on investment, COVID-19 and succession plans

At 91, Jim Pattison is still acquiring car dealerships -- four more in the last 120 days. (Bloomberg)

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Natalie Obiko Pearson

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Bloomberg

September 17, 2020 03:29 PM

Canadian billionaire Jimmy Pattison, who began his empire in the auto business, says his phone won’t stop ringing. There’s nothing like a global crisis to drive deals to those with cash.

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