Internal combustion engines (ICEs) have been around for more than 100 years, and despite a surge of competition from electric vehicles (EVs), they are still highly relevant and will likely remain so for a long time to come.
It’s no secret that the collision repair business—much like most other trade industries—is aging.
Private equity has been an important source of capital for businesses of all kinds seeking growth.
The amount of capital available on the sidelines to invest in private companies, however, has never been greater
The core principles that built the original GCR organization still resonate today
As you become older, time becomes more important than money. And as you become even older still, health is number one, while time and money fall to second and third.
Many people say they have been in the tire business their entire lives because they spent a majority of their life in the industry.
Capital Paint and Refinish, LLC (“Capital”), a premier source for automotive paint and supplies across Texas, Louisiana, and Colorado, has been acquired by Wesco Group, LLC (“Wesco”), a leading paint, body, and equipment distributor in the U.S. and Canada. This case study highlights the unique process of this transaction.
Over the course of my career, I’ve been involved in a lot of different roles, from technician to general manager, to owner and operator of multiple shops, then as a seller when our company was acquired by a large consolidator in 2015, and as a representative and consultant assisting with both sales and acquisitions of collision repair businesses.
Washington, DC, (August 2, 2019) – FOCUS Investment Banking, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, with a specialty in the automotive services sector, announced today that Herb’s Paint & Body of Dallas, TX has been acquired by Caliber Collision. FOCUS represented Herb’s Paint & Body in this transaction.
Securities transactions conducted by FOCUS Securities LLC, an affiliated company, registered broker-dealer and member FINRA/SIPC © 2025 FOCUS Investment Banking LLC
Securities transactions conducted by FOCUS Securities LLC, an affiliated company, registered broker-dealer and member FINRA/SIPC © 2025 FOCUS Investment Banking LLC
