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Scott’s Collision Centers and Duncan Autobody Merge to Form Legacy Autobody Group in Eastern Pennsylvania

June 15, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

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Multiple shop operator has four locations in eastern Pennsylvania covering the Lehigh Valley, Upper Bucks County and the Pocono regions. Duncan Autobody with two locations in Allentown and Quakertown, Pa. and Scott’s Collision Centers, with two locations in Easton and Stroudsburg, announced they have merged effective June 1st to form the Legacy Autobody Group. The […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Legacy Autobody Group

Uni-Select Acquires KC Distributing in Ontario, Canada

June 15, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Uni-Select Inc. (TSE:UNS), announced that its Bumper to Bumper subsidiary has completed the acquisition of KC Distributing Inc. with one location in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. KC Distributing is a family-owned enterprise, with over 30 professionals, that provides automotive products including paint and body supplies to the southwestern Ontario market. “With this transaction, we add […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Canada, Ontario, Uni-Select

Axalta Acquires Swiss Spies Hecker Distributor

June 8, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) announced it has signed an agreement to acquire CH Coatings AG, an importer and distributor throughout Switzerland of Spies Hecker, one of Axalta’s refinish brands, in addition to Axalta’s line of industrial coatings and powder coatings. “CH Coatings has been successfully operating throughout Switzerland for many years and, like Axalta, always […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Axalta Coating Systems, Switzerland

OEConnection Holdings Acquires UK-Based OEM Data Firm

June 7, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

OEConnection logo

OEConnection Holdings, LLC announced today that it is acquiring Clifford Thames Group, a leader in automotive data creation and management. Headquartered in Chelmsford, England with offices in Detroit, Michigan; Melbourne, Australia; Krakow, Poland; Bonn, Germany; Paris, France; and Chennai, India, Clifford Thames (CT) creates and manages the data needed to repair and maintain vehicles for […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, OEConnection

Solera Acquires Dutch Auto Insurance Software Company Colimbra

June 5, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Solera Holdings, Inc. announced the acquisition of the Netherlands-based insurance software company, Colimbra Holding B.V. This is Solera’s second acquisition in the Netherlands during the last six months. In January, Solera announced the acquisition of Digidentity B.V., a provider of next-generation technologies that secure and authenticate online identities. Colimbra specializes in intelligent data management software […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Netherlands, Solera Holdings

Solera Proposes Sale of E3 Technical in UK to Satisfy Competition Authorities Concerns on Autodata Acquisition

June 2, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

UK Authority will consider proposal to divest technical information provider to preserve competition. The United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced yesterday that it is considering proposals from Solera to overcome competition concerns over its January acquisition of Autodata. According to the CMA, Solera has proposed to sell E3 Technical, which is part of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Competition, Solera Holdings, United Kingdom

CARSTAR St. Thomas Changes Ownership

June 1, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR St. Thomas

CARSTAR St. Thomas, located 15 Queen St, St. Thomas Ontario, Canada, is under new ownership. The collision center has recently been sold to Mike and Liz DeRuiter, owners of CARSTAR Strathroy. After 17 years of ownership of CARSTAR St. Thomas, George and Donna Fischtner are retiring.. Kyle Holmes, who has been with the company for […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Canada, CARSTAR, Ontario

Uni-Select Acquires UK Parts Distributor

June 1, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Uni-Select Inc. (TSE:UNS), the parts distributor and parent of FinishMaster, announced an agreement to acquire The Parts Alliance, the second largest independent distributor of automotive aftermarket parts in the UK. The £205.0 million ($264.1 million) transaction is fully funded with debt. The deal marks Uni-Select’s entry into European market with a leadership position in the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Uni-Select, United Kingdom

PPG Drops AkzoNobel Takeover Bid

June 1, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

AkzoNobel PPG Merger Proposal

Paint manufacturer will not make a public takeover offer for competitor. PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire AkzoNobel (OTCMKTS:AKZOY) and will not pursue a public offer for the company. Under Dutch law, PPG had to make a decision today to pursue a formal takeover attempt or pause for a […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Acquisitions, AkzoNobel, PPG Industries

Sherwin-Williams Receives Regulatory Approval to Complete Valspar Acquisition.

May 31, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Acquisition expected to close June 1. Valspar announces refinish production expansion The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) announced it has received regulatory approval from the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Canadian Competition Bureau (CCB) to complete its acquisition of The Valspar Corporation (NYSE: VAL).  The FTC and CCB were the only remaining regulatory approvals […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Sherwin-Williams, Valspar

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