FOCUS: Consolidation in 4,000-outlet paint jobber industry echoes auto body trends

By |January 22, 2016|Articles, Automotive Aftermarket|

The heavy consolidation trend in the collision repair industry continues to be mirrored in the 4,000-outlet, $4 billion paint refinish distribution segment, a new FOCUS Investment Banking report notes. “There are multiple buyers, many willing sellers, cheap capital and attractive prices,” FOCUS Managing Director David Roberts wrote in a recent study.

FOCUS Investment Banking Represents Aquia Auto Parts Company, Inc. dba Refinish Solutions In Its Acquisition by FinishMaster, Inc.

By |December 8, 2015|Automotive Aftermarket, Deals, Mergers & Acquisitions News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Paint Jobbers, Supply Chain|

Washington, DC (December 8, 2015) – FOCUS Investment Banking, a ...

Private Equity Backed Collision Repair Transactions in 2014

By |March 10, 2015|Articles, Automotive Aftermarket|

The volume of transactions concluded by the Big Four consolidators in 2014 far exceeded any expectations we might have had even as late as NACE in July. Only the consolidators themselves knew the extent of their acquisition possibilities when the year started. When the dust settled, the total number of acquired and new shops for the Big 4 exceeded 374 - on a beginning base of 614 shops. Fifty percent growth in a single year!

MSO Consolidation Goes Full Speed – Bigger deals, rising prices, and uncertainty for the future all spurring sales in 2014

By |August 2, 2014|Articles, Automotive Aftermarket, Newsletter|

Spurred by dramatic growth of large consolidators, as well as many regional and local MSOs, consolidation continues to evolve and impact the collision repair industry. Let's take a look at the numbers on acquisitions, valuations and markets.

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