Over $9 billion in fresh capital entered the collision repair industry in 2024, despite significant market headwinds. What’s more surprising? Private equity firms are now pursuing smaller operations – even single-location shops – creating unprecedented opportunities for owners.
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
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
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
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
LOS ANGELES, CA, November 5, 2024 – Focus Advisors, a national automotive mergers and acquisitions advisory firm, reports that its client, Pacific Collision Equipment, has been acquired by Kalix River Holdings. Owned and operated by Robert Hornedo, Pacific Equipment sold and serviced Car-O-Liner equipment to repairers in Southern California across 1,280 zip codes. “I enjoyed … Read more
On Monday, November 4th, Focus Advisors Founder and Managing Director, David Roberts, presented at the 13th annual MSO Symposium in Las Vegas on the state of consolidation in the collision repair industry and gave an overview of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing MSOs. His full presentation is available for download if you’d kindly provide your … Read more
What Private Equity Firms Should Look for in a Platform Acquisition In a recent conversation with a large private equity firm, we were asked to give some advice about how they might build a substantial consolidator from scratch. This particular firm had identified a very accomplished executive in the automotive space, but not specifically in … Read more
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
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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