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CollisionCast: What to Expect When Preparing to Sell Your Business

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If you’re looking to sell your shop(s), 2025 is shaping up to be a good year. Here’s what you need to know first. This podcast was originally published by Jay Sicht on FenderBender and is republished here with permission. Focus Advisors is a mergers and acquisitions firm specializing in the collision repair market and helping MSO owners achieve maximum … Read more

Puget Collision achieves 54 collision repair locations in acquiring Bob Thomas Autobody, Inc. in Portland, Oregon

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PORTLAND, OR December 20, 2024 – Puget Collision closed on its acquisition of Bob Thomas Auto Body, Inc., a high-performance and Tesla-certified collision repair shop in northeast Portland. Bob Thomas Auto Body has been in business for 41 years and is known as a high-performance operator in the Portland area. Owner Jeff Smith, a 30+ … Read more

Focus Advisors Automotive M&A on the Rewards of Scale and Collision Industry Market Dynamics in 2024

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David Roberts, the founder and managing director of Focus Advisors Automotive M&A, presented the collision repair industry’s market update at this year’s MSO Symposium in early November in Las Vegas. Roberts addressed an audience of more than 400 attendees in his presentation titled “Scale and its Rewards: Industry Landscape and Market Dynamics”. He set the … Read more

‘Two Bites of the Apple’: Small MSO Sales Can Mean Double Rewards for Sellers

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This article was originally published by Elizabeth Crumbly on Autobody News and is republished here with permission.  Sellers are frequently reinvesting part of the proceeds into the business to ensure continued growth under the new owner. As the collision world consolidates and owners of multi shop operations (MSOs) sell their businesses, a trend is emerging: investors purchasing smaller shop … Read more

Why MSOs are Stepping Up to Purchase Dealership Collision Centers

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This article was originally published by Elizabeth Crumbly on Autobody News and is republished here with permission.  Sales of dealership collision centers pose multifaceted benefits, both for dealerships selling and the MSOs that often purchase. These changes aren’t without challenges, but a consolidating industry means these moves will likely become more common in coming years. “It’s … Read more

Fed Rate Cut Could Drive Brownfield Acquisitions in Collision Repair

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This article was originally published by Brian Bradley on Autobody News and is republished here with permission.  The recent interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve could spur more real estate acquisition in the collision repair industry, but it may take months for this and other impacts of the decrease to materialize, according to analysts. … Read more

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