VIVE Collision announced the promotion of Stephen Kohut to Vice President of Operations. Previously serving as the Regional Market Director for New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Kohut has been instrumental in driving substantial growth and operational excellence for the company since joining in 2022. Under Kohut’s leadership, the New Jersey region saw remarkable expansion, growing from […]
Greenbriar Equity Group Recapitalizes VIVE Collision
Greenbriar Equity Group, L.P. today announced that funds managed by Greenbriar recently completed the recapitalization of VIVE Collision in partnership with the Company’s management and Garnett Station Partners, LLC. Financial terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Founded by Vartan Jerian, Jr., Scott Leffler and Philip Taub, VIVE operates 35 collision repair facilities in […]
VIVE Collision Enters Pennsylvania Market with Acquisition of Dealer Collision Repair Facility
VIVE Collision announced it completed the acquisition of Vinart Collision Center from the Vinart Family of Automobile Dealerships. Vinart Collision Center, located in Allentown, Pa., will be renamed and continue operating as VIVE Collision of Lehigh Valley. Vinart Dealerships will retain ownership of its name and all other aspects of its retail automobile business. The […]
Brian Walker Named CFO at VIVE Collision
VIVE Collision announced the promotion of Brian Walker to Chief Financial Officer of VIVE Collision in New York, N.Y. effective March 3. During his tenure at VIVE, Walker spearheaded the implementation of VIVE Collision’s proprietary in-house accounting system, developed VIVE’s robust and transparent financial reporting capabilities, and scaled the finance and accounting departments as the […]
Garnett Station Partners Invests in VIVE Collision
Garnett Station Partners, LLC, a New York-based principal investment firm founded in 2013 by Matt Perelman and Alex Sloane that manages approximately $1 billion of assets, today announced it has made a growth investment into VIVE Collision a collision repair multi-site operator. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2021 by Vartan […]