JMH Capital Partners Acquires GWA Auto Parts

Permira and Hg take co-controlling stakes in GGW Group

December 8, 2023

Insurance

Permira announced in December 2023 that a Permira-backed vehicle agreed to acquire GGW Group, the Hamburg-based insurance brokerage and MGA platform. In April 2024 Hg completed a new investment from its Hg Saturn fund and will own a co-controlling stake alongside Permira; GGW operates more than 60 brokerages and MGAs and employs over 1,700 people as it scales across Germany and Europe.

BBB Industries (Clearlake-backed) Acquires All Star Auto Parts from Atlantic Street Capital

August 20, 2024

Automotive

BBB Industries, a Clearlake-backed sustainable manufacturer, has acquired All Star Auto Parts, a remanufacturer and distributor of automotive lights and wheels headquartered in Orlando, Florida. The deal, completed in August 2024, was an add-on acquisition to strengthen BBB's electronics and aftermarket product offering; terms were not disclosed. Atlantic Street Capital sold All Star after partnering with the company since 2019.

Genuine Parts Company Acquires Motor Parts & Equipment Corporation (MPEC)

April 30, 2024

Automotive

Genuine Parts Company (GPC) has acquired Motor Parts & Equipment Corporation (MPEC), the largest independent owner of NAPA Auto Parts stores in the U.S. The acquisition, effective April 30, 2024, adds 181 NAPA locations across six Midwest states and expands GPC’s retail footprint in priority markets.

Gamber-Johnson Acquires American Aluminum Accessories

December 27, 2024

Manufacturing

Gamber-Johnson, a Main Street Capital portfolio company based in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, has acquired American Aluminum Accessories, Inc., a Perry, Florida-based specialty aluminum manufacturer serving law enforcement, public safety and fleet markets. Skyway Capital Markets advised the sellers (siblings Thomas Swain and Linda Lawson); Jennifer Arnold will continue to lead the Perry facility as General Manager while the business operates as part of the Team GJ family.

Bison Capital Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.

March 31, 2023

Automotive

Bison Capital Partners VI, LP announced a strategic (growth) investment in Motorcar Parts of America, Inc., a remanufacturer, manufacturer and distributor of automotive aftermarket parts and EV testing/diagnostic equipment. The investment is intended to support Motorcar Parts of America’s product and geographic expansion and to accelerate its electrification testing and diagnostic capabilities.

Fisher Auto Parts Acquires Genden Auto Parts

July 21, 2025

Retail

Fisher Auto Parts has acquired Genden Auto Parts, a second-generation family business that operates seven locations across western Massachusetts, northern Connecticut, southern Vermont and southwestern New Hampshire. The deal expands Fisher's New England footprint and complements its new 217,000 sq. ft. Chicopee distribution center; Genden owner John Lamoureux will continue to lead store and battery-truck operations.