Automotive Acquisitions in Kentucky

Burnout Brands, a performance automotive platform and portfolio company of Hidden Harbor Capital Partners, has acquired Brian Tooley Racing, a Kentucky-based manufacturer of high-performance camshafts, valvetrain components and intake manifold engineering. The acquisition brings BTR into Burnout Brands' portfolio (which includes Monster Transmission, BD Diesel and D&J Precision Machine) to expand product development, manufacturing capabilities and aftermarket market reach.

Cheetah Clean Auto Wash has acquired two former Zips Car Wash locations in Bowling Green and Owensboro, Kentucky. The sites will be rebranded and modernized as part of Cheetah Clean's geographic expansion across Western and Southern Kentucky, bringing the company's footprint to 16 branded locations across Kentucky and Tennessee.

AWI Holdings, LLC (Auto-Wares), a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, has acquired Moog Louisville Warehouse, a leading distributor of automotive parts with 20 Bumper to Bumper locations in the greater Louisville, Kentucky and southern Indiana markets. The add-on expands Auto-Wares’ geographic footprint and market density in the Midwest; financial terms were not disclosed.

Kian Capital-backed PARC Auto has grown its Meineke Car Care Center platform from 15 to 35 locations since July 2023 through new store openings and four strategic acquisitions, making it the largest Meineke franchisee. The company, headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, added a new COO and plans continued buy-and-build expansion across Florida, Indiana, Texas and the Portland, Oregon metro.

Classic Industries has acquired Parts Unlimited Interiors (PUI) from Restoration Parts Unlimited, Inc. and its private equity owner Dubin Clark; Prestwick served as exclusive advisor to the sellers. Terms were not disclosed. PUI, headquartered in La Grange, Kentucky, is a manufacturer of aftermarket automotive interior soft goods (seat upholstery, door panels, window felts) serving classic GM, Mopar and Ford applications.

Kian Capital Partners acquired Brycor, Inc., a leading Meineke Car Care Center franchisee that operates 15 locations in the Louisville, Kentucky metropolitan area, in partnership with management to establish a new platform called PARC Auto. The deal creates a multi-location Meineke franchise platform backed by Kian to pursue geographic expansion, new store openings and further acquisitions within the Driven Brands franchise system.

Mammoth Holdings announced that SUDS Car Wash, a four-unit express car wash operator in eastern Kentucky, has joined the Mammoth platform. SUDS owner Jeremy Holbrook made a significant equity investment in Mammoth as part of the transaction, which grows Mammoth's footprint in Kentucky to nine locations.

Driven Brands Car Wash North America, part of Driven Brands, acquired two Cheetah Clean Auto Wash locations in Radcliff and Franklin, Kentucky from owner Jeff Fields. The deal expands Driven Brands' Kentucky footprint to five car wash locations as it grows its Car Wash network in the Mid‑South.

Family RV Group, a portfolio company of Kidd & Company, LLC, has acquired Candy's Campers, a two-location recreational vehicle (RV) dealer headquartered in Scottsville, Kentucky. The add-on expands Family RV Group's footprint to 11 full-service dealerships across Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia and adds sales, parts and service capabilities in the Scottsville and Murfreesboro markets.

Atlanta-based Mammoth Holdings LLC acquired FLCW, LLC d/b/a Finish Line Car Wash, an eight-unit express conveyor carwash operator headquartered in Paducah, Kentucky. Finish Line founders Nancy Bergfield and Chris Presswood rolled a significant portion of their proceeds into Mammoth and will take ongoing roles; equity for the deal was provided by Red Dog Equity (in partnership with Tom Pritzker family interests/advised by The Pritzker Organization) and debt financing was provided by Monroe Capital.