GB Auto Service (Greenbriar) Acquires Sun Devil Auto (dba Sun Auto Service)
July 8, 2020
GB Auto Service, a portfolio company of Greenbriar Equity Group, has acquired Sun Devil Auto (doing business as Sun Auto Service outside Phoenix), adding 32 locations and expanding GB Auto's footprint to more than 160 tire and automotive service facilities. The acquisition is an add-on to GB Auto's platform to deepen its presence in the Western U.S.; Capstone Headwaters served as exclusive financial advisor to Sun Devil Auto.
- Buyers
- GB Auto Service, Inc., Greenbriar Equity Group, L.P.
- Targets
- Sun Devil Auto (dba Sun Auto Service)
- Sellers
- Joel Higginbotham (founder), Tom Higginbotham (President)
- Platforms
- GB Auto Service, Inc.
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- Arizona, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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