Hurt by slowdown caused by pandemic the collision repair facility operator was placed in bankruptcy administration and sold. Sale includes 77 collision repair centers and three offices out of 110 total locations. PwC announced that Nationwide Accident Repair Services (NARS) was placed in administration and subsequently sold to RunMyCar Limited, a subsidiary of Redde Northgate […]
AkzoNobel Closes Sale of Specialty Chemicals to The Carlyle Group and GIC
Akzo Nobel N.V. (AKZA; AKZOY) announced today it completed the sale of the Specialty Chemicals business to The Carlyle Group and GIC for an enterprise value of €10.1 billion ($11.7 billion). The sale was originally announced last March. “Today is a key milestone in the history of AkzoNobel, creating a focused paints and coatings company, […]
Shaver Named New CEO for AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals Pending Completion of Sale
Axalta CEO, who is stepping down in September, will lead business spun off to The Carlyle Group and GIC. Shaver led Axalta during transition from DuPont to Carlyle ownership and eventual public offering. As part of the strategy to separate Specialty Chemicals from its Paints and Coatings business, AkzoNobel announced in March 2018 that it […]
Innovation Group Acquires TCS Claims in UK
The Innovation Group (IG) announced that its UK business is acquiring TCS Claims (TCS) from Endsleigh Insurance Services Ltd, and starting a strategic relationship with Endsleigh for the provision of claims handling services. TCS was established by Endsleigh in 1999. The business provides a full-service claims handling capability to a number of insurers, brokers, MGAs […]
AkzoNobel Sells it Specialty Chemicals The Carlyle Group and GIC for $12.5 Billion
AkzoNobel today announced the sale of its Specialty Chemicals business to private equity firm The Carlyle Group and GIC Pte. Ltd., Singapore’s sovereign-wealth fund, for €10.1 billion ($12.5 billion). The sale, part of the plan announced last spring, to split the company into two units with one focusing on Paints and Coatings, and the other Specialty […]
Service King Reportedly Up for Sale
Private equity firms rumored to be considering exiting their position in collision repair facility operator. Service King Collision Repair Centers may be up for sale according to an article published Monday by Bloomberg. Founded in 1976 by Eddie Lennox in Texas, the collision repair chain now operates 309 locations in 23 states. According to unnamed […]
Carlyle Completes Acquisition of AA Ireland
Carlyle Cardinal Ireland (CCI) and Carlyle Global Financial Services Partners (CGFSP) have completed the acquisition of the AA Ireland from the AA plc (LON:AA) following receipt of the required regulatory approvals. CCI partnered with CGFSP to acquire AA Ireland, one of the largest insurance intermediaries in Ireland, for €156.6 million ($176.6 million) including consideration for […]
Carlyle Group to Sell Remaining Stake in Axalta
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE:AXTA) last week announced a secondary offering of of 41,621,996 common shares by affiliates of The Carlyle Group . The offering was subsequently priced at $28.25 a share, providing Carlyle with $1.175 Billion. Axalta will not receive any of the proceeds from the offering of shares by Carlyle. According to a […]
Carlyle Group to Sell 25 Million Axalta Shares
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE:AXTA) announced the sale of 25 million common shares by affiliates of The Carlyle Group. In addition, the underwriter will have a 30-day option to purchase up to 3,750,000 additional common shares from Carlyle. Axalta will not receive any of the proceeds from the offering of shares by Carlyle. Closing of […]
Innovation Group Rebrands Software Business Following Carlyle Acquisition
The Innovation Group rebranding its software business to 1insurer The Innovation Group announced the completion of the company’s acquisition by The Carlyle Group and rebranding of its software business as 1insurer. “The acquisition of Innovation Group by Carlyle, and the rebranding for 1insurer, are efforts that truly go hand-in-hand,” said Paul Nichols, CEO, 1insurer. “With […]