Driving Force Collision, backed by transportation investment firm TRP Capital, has acquired Tom Masano Auto Group’s 50,000-square-foot collision repair center in Reading, Pa. The transaction was facilitated by Focus Advisors. The Reading facility had made substantial investments in equipment, training, and certification to obtain manufacturer certifications from multiple major automotive brands. The operation serves Reading […]
Focus Advisors Reports Private Equity Investments in Collision Repair Surge
In guest article, David Roberts, Founder and Managing Director, Focus Advisors Automotive M&A, details recent activity, predicts more private equity firms will enter industry. In the last five months, more than $9 billion in capital has been invested into the collision repair industry by private equity firms. The biggest chunk of this new capital was […]
Focus Advisors Releases 2023 Collision Repair Consolidation Year in Review
Report details acquisition and private equity activity across the U.S. Focus Advisors, the mergers and acquisition advisory firm, released its review of 2023 collision repair acquisition activity. The report is provided below: Growth Never Rests – 2023 Year in Review By Raul Salinas, Senior Associate, Focus Advisors Consolidators, Accelerators and Independent MSOs remain undaunted in […]
Focus Advisors Reports Classic Collision is Now Second-Largest Collision Repairer in Denver Market
Focus Advisors, the mergers and acquisitions advisory firm, who represented Colorado Auto Body in its sale last week and most of Classic Collision’s Denver-area acquisitions, is reporting that Classic Collision in just the last year has vaulted from being the fifth-largest provider to the second-largest by number of locations in the Denver market. Now with […]
Focus Advisors Reports Private Equity More Committed to Collision Repair Than Ever
According to a report released May 10 by David Roberts and Chris Lane of Focus Advisors Automotive M&A, private equity investment in the collision repair industry is more extensive than it has even been. Below is their latest report on the history, current state and future of private equity investment in collision repair consolidation: Private […]
CARSTAR Collision Clinic of Edmonds and Bellevue, Washington Sold to Puget Collision
Focus Advisors, the M&A firm specializing in collision repair transactions, announced the sale of CARSTAR Collision Clinic in Edmonds and Bellevue, Washington to Puget Collision. The transaction represented a successful exit for owner Bruce Lingle, who started in the industry as a technician and later built his MSO for over 44 years in the Edmonds […]
Collision Repair Consolidators Continued to Grow in 2022
Focus Advisors provides 2022 Year in Review examining growth of large collision repair facility operators in the U.S. and 2023 forecast. According to the mergers and acquisition firm Focus Advisors, the acquisition and development strategies of key consolidators have come more sharply into view during 2022. While the Big Four national collision repair brands became […]
CollisionRight Acquires 4 Collision Repair Centers in Indiana
Focus Advisors, the M&A firm specializing in collision repair transactions, announced that its client, Mills Body Shops of Evansville, Indiana, and its 4 locations have been acquired by CollisionRight, the Columbus, Ohio-based multiple shop operator. Started in 1955 by the Mills family, Don Decker Sr. and Jack Vickery purchased the business in 1977 and grew […]
Focus Advisors Reports 62 MSOs with Over 300 Collision Repair Locations Acquired in 2021
Firm says 2021 activity bounced back compared to last year. Focus Advisors Automotive’s David Roberts and Chris Lane released an analysis of 2021 collision repair facility acquisitions and consolidator growth. According to the report, with 2021 now in the rearview mirror, the industry is catching its breath after a year of sprinting that saw extraordinary […]
Focus Advisors Launches Specialized Collision Repair Industry Investment Banking Services
FOCUS Advisors, an independent investment banking practice, has been launched by Managing Director David Roberts. FOCUS advises collision industry entrepreneurs seeking capital, partners or representation in an M&A transaction. “Change is accelerating. In just the last 12 months we’ve seen Caliber and ABRA merge, Joe Hudson’s gain an aggressive private equity investor, and over 20% […]