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Acquisition becomes Crash Champions’ eighth Mississippi location and expands its reach in the greater Memphis market. Southaven, MS – September 9, 2026 – Focus Advisors, the leading M&A investment bank serving the automotive services aftermarket, announced it was the exclusive advisor to Key Collision in the sale of its Southaven, Mississippi collision repair center to … Read more

The transaction marks CollisionRight’s 23rd Michigan location and its first in the Upper Peninsula. Marquette, MI – September 3, 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 Superior Collision, one of the largest independently owned collision repair shops … Read more

Strategic expansion brings Caliber’s national network into Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Portsmouth, NH – August 31, 2026 – Focus Advisors, the leading M&A investment bank serving the automotive services aftermarket, announced it was the exclusive advisor to Key Collision in the sale of its ten-location New England collision repair platform to Caliber Collision. Following … Read more

When we published our 2025 Year in Review this past February, we forecasted that 2026 would see more transactions than in years past. We expected more sellers coming off the sidelines and more buyers with capital to deploy. Most consolidators were enthusiastically predicting substantial activity. Six months in, the picture is more complicated, and more … Read more

Every collision repair owner considering the future has to face serious questions of what comes next. For some that means a son or daughter stepping into the business. For others it’s a longtime GM who has earned a real conversation about ownership. For plenty more it’s an unsolicited call from a consolidator. For many it’s … Read more

Market Intelligence  ·  Focus Advisors 13 independent MSOs with 8+ collision repair locations added stores in the past 6 months. Here’s what it means. The collision repair industry has faced its share of headwinds over the past year. Claim frequency is down and total-loss rates keep climbing, while tariff unpredictability has made it difficult to … Read more

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 … Read more

Most shop owners have heard the term “private equity” without fully understanding what it means for their valuation, their timing, or their options. At today’s Heavy Duty Repair Forum in Nashville, John Walcher, EVP at Focus Advisors, laid out how PE actually works, what its track record in the repair industry tells us, and what … Read more

Los Angeles, CA – March 18, 2026 – Focus Advisors, the leading M&A firm in collision repair with deep expertise across the auto aftermarket, announced it was the exclusive advisor to Marina Auto Body in the sale of its collision repair operations to Chilton Auto Body. Founded in 1977 and acquired by Tom Williamson in … Read more

Slowdown, Then a Blockbuster — Year in Review 2025 January 2025 seemed full of promise, with revenues appearing to rebound from 2024. Operators were excited, expecting a return to growth mode. But February brought a series of headwinds that persisted for much of the year. From continued increases in total-loss frequency to the whipsaw impact … Read more