Focus Advisors talks Consolidation and the Largest MSOs at the MSO Symposium

On Monday, October 30th, Focus Advisors Founder and Managing Director, David Roberts, presented at the 12th 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

Focus Advisors Represents Vinart Dealerships in their Body Shop Sale and Services Agreement

May 26, 2023 – Focus Advisors, the leading M&A firm in Collision Repair, is proud to announce the successful sale of Vinart Dealerships’ body shop and formation of its ongoing services agreement with VIVE Collision. Vinart’s body shop in Allentown, PA services the Lehigh Valley with certifications for Honda, Acura, Hyundai, Mercedes, and Porsche. VIVE … Read more

Focus Advisors Represents CARSTAR Highland of Denver in its sale to Classic Collision

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 16, 2022 – Focus Advisors, the leading M&A firm specializing in collision repair transactions, is proud to announce the sale of CARSTAR Highland in Denver CO to Classic Collision. The transaction represented a successful exit for Co-owners Gunnar and Lynette Greenemeier, who built their MSO over 20 years in the Denver market.  “Selling our … Read more

Crash Champions is Merging with Service King

After months of speculation about the future of Service King, a blockbuster merger was announced to Service King managers last Friday. The two consolidators will merge and create a 550+ shop operation with upwards of $2 billion in annualized sales.  While still smaller than Gerber and far behind Caliber, this new entity will be competing … Read more

State of Play in the Collision Industry July 2022

David Roberts, Managing Director of Focus Advisors (focusadvisors.com), comments on the many acquisitions and openings in the first half of 2022.  Originally a co-founder of Caliber Collision, Roberts has led multiple MSO and paint distribution transactions including last year’s sale of Quanz Auto Body to Crash Champions.  He can be contacted at [email protected], 510-444-1173. State of … Read more

Step Up or Step Back: Thoughts on Dealer Body Shops

Collision repair has often been called the ugly stepchild of a dealer organization. Some dealers, though, have made collision repair the stars of their organizations. Among the largest dealers, some have focused on providing large scale, fully equipped and staffed operations, able to offer insurance companies pricing and performance equal to many regional MSOs and … Read more

Breathless: A Review of Collision Repair Acquisitions in 2021

Consolidation in 2020

With 2021 now in the rearview mirror, the industry is catching its breath after a year of sprinting that saw extraordinary acquisition activity.

Focus Advisors Represents Quanz Auto Body in its Sale to Crash Champions

December 21, 2021 – Focus Advisors, the leading M&A firm specializing in collision repair transactions, is proud to announce that its client, Quanz Auto Body of Albuquerque, NM, has been acquired by Crash Champions

Headwinds and Tailwinds

While repair demand has never been higher for most well positioned providers, technician shortages have never been worse. Parts costs are rising rapidly and cycle times are growing longer. Revenues and profits have been slow to recover for most collision repairers – whether large or small.