Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT) has agreed to acquire ACV Auctions Inc. (NYSE: ACVA) for $10.50 per share in cash, valuing the digital wholesale vehicle marketplace at approximately $1.9 billion and extending the salvage auction operator into the dealer-to-dealer channel for the first time. The $10.50 per-share price represents a premium of approximately 45% to ACV […]
VIVE Collision Reaches 81 Locations With Vermont Acquisition
VIVE Collision has acquired Jasmin Auto Body in White River Junction, Vt., a deal announced Sept. 9 that brings the Northeast multiple shop operator to 81 locations and deepens its presence in Vermont’s Upper Valley. Financial terms were not disclosed. The purchase is VIVE’s second announced acquisition in seven days. Jasmin Auto Body was founded […]
VIVE Collision Reaches 80 Locations with Pennsylvania Acquisition
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 […]
AkzoNobel and Axalta Name Final Three Directors to Combined Company Board
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 […]
Caliber Expands in New England with Acquisition of 10-Location MSO
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 […]
Crash Champions Acquires Eighth Collision Repair Center in Mississippi
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, […]
AirPro Diagnostics and Revv Merge
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 […]
Focus Advisors Reports Fewer Collision Repair Acquisitions, More Buyers in First Half of 2026
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 […]
Parts Authority Acquires NPW Companies
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 […]
Boyd Group Quarterly Sales Top $1 Billion for First Time
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 […]