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Focus Advisors Represents Key Collision in Sale of Southaven, Mississippi Operation to Crash Champions
Focus Advisors Represents Key Collision in Sale of Southaven, Mississippi Operation to Crash Champions
Acquisition becomes Crash Champions’ eighth Mississippi location and expands its reach in the greater Memphis market. Southaven, MS – September...
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Focus Advisors Represents Superior Collision in Sale of Upper Peninsula Operations to CollisionRight
Focus Advisors Represents Superior Collision in Sale of Upper Peninsula Operations to CollisionRight
The transaction marks CollisionRight’s 23rd Michigan location and its first in the Upper Peninsula. Marquette, MI – September 3, 2026...
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Focus Advisors Represents Key Collision in Sale of New England Operations to Caliber Collision
Focus Advisors Represents Key Collision in Sale of New England Operations to Caliber Collision
Strategic expansion brings Caliber’s national network into Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Portsmouth, NH – August 31, 2026 – Focus...
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2026 Mid-Year Review: Different Drivers, Different Gears
2026 Mid-Year Review: Different Drivers, Different Gears
When we published our 2025 Year in Review this past February, we forecasted that 2026 would see more transactions than...
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The Cost of Exiting Alone
The Cost of Exiting Alone
Every collision repair owner considering the future has to face serious questions of what comes next. For some that means...
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The Large Independents Are Not Standing Still
The Large Independents Are Not Standing Still
Market Intelligence  ·  Focus Advisors 13 independent MSOs with 8+ collision repair locations added stores in the past 6 months....
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Focus Advisors Represents Cherry Collision in Sale of New Jersey Collision Operations to VIVE Collision
Focus Advisors Represents Cherry Collision in Sale of New Jersey Collision Operations to VIVE Collision
Cherry Hill, NJ – March 31, 2026 – Focus Advisors, the leading M&A firm in collision repair with deep expertise...
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Industry Update –Private Equity & Consolidation
Industry Update –Private Equity & Consolidation
Most shop owners have heard the term “private equity” without fully understanding what it means for their valuation, their timing,...
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Focus Advisors Represents Marina Auto Body in Sale to Chilton Auto Body
Focus Advisors Represents Marina Auto Body in Sale to Chilton Auto Body
Los Angeles, CA – March 18, 2026 – Focus Advisors, the leading M&A firm in collision repair with deep expertise...
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Year in Review 2025: Slowdown, and Then a Blockbuster
Year in Review 2025: Slowdown, and Then a Blockbuster
Slowdown, Then a Blockbuster — Year in Review 2025 January 2025 seemed full of promise, with revenues appearing to rebound...
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The Gerber/Joe Hudson’s Deal Is Done
The Gerber/Joe Hudson’s Deal Is Done
Observations from Focus Advisors on the deal, the terms and the implications for the collision repair industry Gerber’s Acquisition of...
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Five Signals From SEMA Week That Will Shape Collision Repair in 2026
Five Signals From SEMA Week That Will Shape Collision Repair in 2026
SEMA Week — and the MSO Symposium in particular — is the closest thing our industry has to a live...
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