Caliber Collision Acquires Auto Body Innovations, Inc.

Caliber Acquires Car Body Lab to Bolster Mobile Fleet Repair Capabilities

September 10, 2025

Automotive

Caliber, the national operator of auto collision and auto glass repair centers, has acquired Car Body Lab, a Miami Beach–based mobile auto body repair provider operating in 20 cities across seven states. The deal — terms not disclosed — expands Caliber's Fleet Solutions capabilities and brings Car Body Lab founder Rudy Joudet into Caliber's leadership as Vice President of Operations; Stephens Inc. served as exclusive financial advisor to Car Body Lab.

Caliber Collision and Abra Auto Body Merge with Hellman & Friedman as Majority Shareholder

February 5, 2019

Automotive

Caliber Collision Centers and Abra Auto Body Repair of America closed a merger to combine their operations under the Caliber brand, creating a national collision-repair platform serving customers and insurance clients across 37 states and the District of Columbia. Private equity firm Hellman & Friedman will be the majority shareholder of the combined company, while OMERS and Leonard Green & Partners remain minority investors; terms were not disclosed.

Puget Collision Acquires J&W Auto Body

October 14, 2025

Automotive

Puget Collision has acquired J&W Auto Body in a strategic deal to expand its regional auto body repair platform. Focus Advisors served as exclusive M&A advisor to J&W Auto Body; transaction terms were not disclosed and the deal is intended to scale Puget Collision’s operations and preserve J&W’s culture and service quality.

AutoCanada Acquires Modern Autobody in Edmonton

January 20, 2026

Automotive

AutoCanada Inc. completed the acquisition of Modern Autobody, a single-location collision and refinish repair facility in Edmonton, Alberta. The purchase expands AutoCanada's collision repair footprint in the Edmonton market and strengthens its luxury and electric vehicle OEM certification coverage while creating opportunities to establish insurer direct repair programs and capture operational synergies.

Classic Collision Acquires 6-Store Elite Auto Body Group in Virginia

September 15, 2023

Automotive

Classic Collision, a national multi-site collision repair operator headquartered in Atlanta, acquired Elite Auto Body Group, a six-location MSO in the Tidewater region of Virginia. The acquisition brings Classic Collision into the Virginia market and expands its network of repair centers, while former owner Chris Bucci transitions the Elite locations into the Classic Collision platform.

Classic Collision Acquires Absolute Collision Center

September 12, 2024

Automotive

Classic Collision, a national multi-site collision repair operator, has acquired Absolute Collision Center, a seven-store MSO in North Carolina. The acquisition expands Classic Collision's footprint in the North Carolina market and brings Absolute Collision's experienced team and technology under the Classic Collision platform; FOCUS Investment Banking represented Absolute Collision in the transaction.