AkzoNobel N.V. will convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders Aug. 5 in Amsterdam to vote on its proposed all-stock merger of equals with Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., advancing a roughly $25 billion combination that would create the world’s No. 2 coatings company and one of the largest suppliers to the collision repair industry. The […]
PGW Auto Glass Acquires Windshield Surgeons in Alberta, Expanding Canadian Operations
PGW Auto Glass has acquired Windshield Surgeons, an Alberta-based automotive glass company, in a move the distributor said June 24 extends its push to build out its Canadian business. “Windshield Surgeons is a strong strategic fit for PGW as we continue to grow our Canadian business,” said Todd Fencak, CEO of PGW. “This acquisition allows […]
AutoNation Acquires Three Bay Area Luxury Dealerships
Acquisition includes collision repair center. AutoNation Inc. (NYSE: AN) has acquired three luxury dealerships in the San Francisco Bay Area — Audi Fremont, Mercedes-Benz of Fremont and Porsche Fremont — in a transaction that took effect June 22. The Fremont stores generate about $400 million in combined annual revenue and sell about 4,800 new and […]
AutoCanada Enters Thunder Bay With Acquisition of Mascarin Collision Centre
AutoCanada Inc. (TSX: ACQ) has completed its acquisition of Mascarin Collision Centre, a collision repair business in Thunder Bay, Ontario, the company said June 10. The deal establishes AutoCanada’s first presence in the Northern Ontario transportation hub and grows the company’s collision network to 36 centers. The acquisition lands two days after AutoCanada closed its […]
AkzoNobel Issues €750 Million Bond to Support Axalta Merger Financing
AkzoNobel N.V. (AMS: AKZA; OTCMKTS: AKZOY) on June 9 launched a €750 million ($868 million) bond with a three-year maturity and a coupon of 3.625%, with proceeds supporting financing initiatives related to the company’s proposed merger with Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. The bond issue is the latest step toward completing the $25 billion all-stock merger […]
Snap-on Acquires Heavy-Duty Diagnostics Provider Diesel Laptops for $100 Million
Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE: SNA) announced June 9 that it has acquired Diesel Laptops LLC for approximately $100 million in cash, extending the tool and diagnostics maker’s reach into the commercial truck and off-highway equipment repair markets. The transaction closed June 8. The acquisition adds to the proprietary repair data and diagnostics offerings of Snap-on’s Repair […]
AutoNation Acquires Toyota of Newnan in Georgia
AutoNation Inc. has acquired Toyota of Newnan and renamed the store AutoNation Toyota Newnan. The acquisition, effective June 8, gives the dealer group its 21st Toyota store nationwide and its third Toyota dealership in Georgia. The Newnan store generates about $200 million in annual revenue and sells about 4,900 new and used vehicles a year, […]
AutoCanada Acquires Two-Location Luxury Collision Repair Specialist in Calgary
AutoCanada Inc. (TSX: ACQ) has completed its acquisition of Contemporary Coachworks, a two-location collision repair business in Calgary, Alberta, with more than 40 years of operating history, the company said June 8. The deal establishes AutoCanada’s first luxury collision repair platform in Calgary and adds about 30,000 square feet of repair capacity across facilities serving […]
Nippon Paint and Sherwin-Williams End Pursuit of AkzoNobel
End of bid clears path for continuation of AkzoNobel and Axalta merger of equals. Nippon Paint Holdings Co. and The Sherwin-Williams Company said June 3 they have ended their joint effort to acquire Akzo Nobel N.V., removing the chief obstacle to AkzoNobel’s proposed $25 billion all-stock merger of equals with Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. The […]
AkzoNobel Rejects Joint Cash Bid From Nippon Paint, Sherwin-Williams
Disclosure of offer comes in advance of the public U.S. SEC filing detailing proposed AkzoNobel-Axalta merger. Akzo Nobel N.V. (AMS: AKZA; OTCMKTS: AKZOY) rejected a conditional, non-binding joint cash bid from Nippon Paint Holdings Co. and The Sherwin-Williams Company that would have broken up the Dutch coatings maker, opting to proceed with its $25 billion […]
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