Cherry Hill, NJ – March 31, 2026 – Focus Advisors, the leading M&A firm in collision repair with deep expertise across the automotive aftermarket, announced it was the exclusive advisor to Cherry Collision in the sale of its three-location collision repair platform to VIVE Collision.
Founded on the acquisition of Steve's Auto Body in Cherry Hill in 2019 — a shop originally established in 1957 — Cherry Collision grew under CEO Brad Pogachefsky and his partners into a 42-employee, three-shop MSO spanning Cherry Hill, Mt. Laurel, and Millville across southern New Jersey. The platform expanded significantly in 2024 when the Mt. Laurel location grew from 11,000 to 34,000 square feet, pushing total capacity to 56,000 square feet and positioning the business to support more than $20 million in annual revenue.
The transaction reflects the sustained demand from well-capitalized buyers for process-driven, multi-location collision repair businesses in high-density markets. Cherry Collision's insurer relationships, embedded ADAS calibration operations, and prime real estate along major southern New Jersey corridors made it a compelling acquisition target in one of the Northeast's most active collision repair markets.
"Brad built something genuinely impressive in a short period of time — a well-staffed, process-centered platform with strong financials and a reputation that precedes it in the market," said John Walcher, EVP and Managing Director of Focus Advisors. "South Jersey is a dense, high-demand market, and Cherry Collision has the insurer relationships, the locations, and the operational infrastructure that serious buyers seek. Our job was to surface that value and get Brad to the right outcome, and that's exactly what we did."
"Cherry Collision is an excellent strategic fit for VIVE as we continue expanding our presence throughout the Northeast," said Justin Kundrat, SVP of Corporate Development / M&A at VIVE Collision. "Brad and his team built a scalable, well-run operation with strong insurer partnerships and real capacity for growth. We're excited to build on that foundation."
"Building Cherry Collision from a single shop into what it became over six years was an incredible journey, and finding a buyer who would honor that work was everything to us — VIVE is exactly that partner," said Pogachefsky. "What I did not anticipate was how much the right advisor changes the outcome. Having previously sold an MSO without representation, I quickly came to appreciate the value an advisor brings — not only in maximizing financial outcome, but in managing the process and bringing experience and data to critical deal issues, including real estate. John Walcher and Raul Salinas knew the buyers, understood the market, and made sure the final result reflected the full value of what we built."
About Focus Advisors
Focus Advisors is one of the automotive service industry's leading M&A advisory firms, partnering with high-performance independent shops and MSOs with $10M to $100M in annual revenue to achieve maximum value through strategic growth and exits. The Focus Advisors team has advised on more than 120 automotive M&A transactions, including the sale of some of the largest MSOs and franchisors in the collision repair industry. For more information visit focusadvisors.com.
About VIVE Collision
VIVE Collision is a multi-site collision repair operator providing collision repair services to customers across New York, New Jersey, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Delaware. VIVE Collision was formed with a vision to carve a new path forward for the industry built on three fundamental values its founders believe the collision repair industry has neglected for too long; they call them the 3 Ps: People, Process, and Passion.
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