Selling, Buying, Or Expanding Your Business Is Not A DIY Project

Twenty-two years ago, David Roberts was the Chairman of the Board for Caliber Collision Centers, Inc. when he wrote an article in Autobody News. The article, titled “Shop Consolidation, Is It Inevitable?”, makes him look like the Nostradamus of the collision repair industry. In his column, Roberts accurately predicted that consolidation was indeed unavoidable. He saw two factors driving this … Read more

Is The Acquisition Tide Receding For Collision Repairers? A Comprehensive Analysis

Boats on a beach when the tide is out

For the last 5 years, Focus Advisors and other industry observers have been reporting on a continual increase in Consolidator acquisitions.  Looking back at the year 2016, it appears the total number of MSO and single shops acquired by the Big Four Consolidators has peaked.  From 2012 through the end of 2015, the number of … Read more