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VIVE Collision Reaches 80 Locations with Pennsylvania Acquisition

September 2, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Acquires first facility in Pittsburgh market. VIVE Collision has acquired Joe DiIorio Auto Body in Homestead, Pa., a deal announced Sept. 2 that brings the Northeast multiple shop operator to 80 locations and gives it its first collision repair facility in the greater Pittsburgh market. Joe DiIorio Auto Body has operated as a family-owned business […]

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AkzoNobel and Axalta Name Final Three Directors to Combined Company Board

September 2, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

AkzoNobel and Axalta Coating Systems have named the last three directors of the board that will govern the company the two are merging to create, completing an 11-member slate more than three months before the transaction is expected to close. Stephan B. Tanda, Denise C. Johnson and Robert Schuchna have agreed to serve as non-executive […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, AkzoNobel, Axalta Coating Systems, Board of Directors, People, Refinish

Caliber Expands in New England with Acquisition of 10-Location MSO

August 31, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Aquisition marks Caliber’s entry into Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Caliber said Aug. 31 it has acquired 10 Key Collision collision repair facilities in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, marking the Lewisville, Texas-based consolidator’s entry into all three states. Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal extends Caliber’s reach to a footprint the company now […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Caliber, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont

Crash Champions Acquires Eighth Collision Repair Center in Mississippi

August 31, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Crash Champions has acquired a collision repair facility in Southaven, Miss., formerly Key Collision of Southaven, and began operating the location under its own brand Aug. 31. The repair center at 2363 Stateline Road W. is the Chicago-based multiple shop operator’s eighth location in Mississippi. Southaven sits on the Tennessee line directly south of Memphis, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Crash Champions, Mississippi

AirPro Diagnostics and Revv Merge

August 24, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Combined company operates under Rotunda Capital Partners ownership, with AirPro chief executive Driaan Du Toit leading and Revv co-founder Adi Bathla as president and chief innovation officer AirPro Diagnostics has merged with Revv, combining a remote advanced driver assistance systems diagnostics and calibration provider with the software platform that identifies which calibrations a damaged vehicle […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, AirPro Diagnostics, Revv, Rotunda Capital Partners

Focus Advisors Reports Fewer Collision Repair Acquisitions, More Buyers in First Half of 2026

August 20, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Advisory firm says smaller private equity-backed platforms grew five to seven times faster than the Big Four while EBITDA multiples on premium assets held firm. Collision repair acquisitions slowed sharply in the first half of 2026, with the industry’s largest consolidators, established regional platforms and new entrants adding a combined 81 locations — down from […]

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Parts Authority Acquires NPW Companies

August 17, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The deal added 46 locations, pushing the aftermarket distributor’s network to nearly 325 branches. Parts Authority has acquired NPW Companies, a family-owned Miami-based warehouse distributor of traditional, engine and performance parts, adding 46 locations to a network that now totals nearly 325 branches, the company said Aug. 11. The acquisition carries Parts Authority into five […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Aftermarket Parts, Florida, NPW Companies, Parts Authority

Boyd Group Quarterly Sales Top $1 Billion for First Time

August 12, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Joe Hudson’s aquisition synergies arrive ahead of schedule. Boyd Group Services Inc. (TSX: BYD; NYSE: BGSI) reported second quarter sales of $1,013.7 million for the three months ended June 30, an increase of 29.9% from $780.4 million a year earlier and the first time quarterly revenue has exceeded $1 billion in the company’s history. Adjusted […]

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AkzoNobel and Axalta Shareholders Approve $25 Billion Merger of Equals

August 5, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Shareholders of Akzo Nobel N.V. and Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. voted today to approve the companies’ roughly $25 billion all-stock merger of equals, clearing the last shareholder condition on a transaction that would create the world’s No. 2 coatings company. The combination would unite two of the largest suppliers of automotive refinish coatings to the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, AkzoNobel, Axalta Coating Systems, Refinish

Driven Brands Board Rejects ADW Capital’s $18 Per Share Buyout Proposal

August 5, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The board of Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: DRVN) unanimously rejected an unsolicited $18 per share cash proposal from activist investor ADW Capital Management LLC, the company announced Aug. 3, calling the offer highly conditional and short of the company’s value. Driven Brands is the parent of collision repair networks CARSTAR, Abra and Fix Auto […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Driven Brands

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