FullSpeed Automotive (CenterOak Portfolio) Acquires American LubeFast
January 29, 2020
FullSpeed Automotive, a portfolio company of CenterOak Partners, has acquired American LubeFast (ALF), a quick-lube provider with 50 locations across Georgia, Florida, Mississippi and Alabama. The add-on expands FullSpeed’s footprint to over 560 locations and deepens its presence in the Southeast as ALF locations are converted to the Grease Monkey brand.
- Buyers
- FullSpeed Automotive, CenterOak Partners LLC
- Targets
- American LubeFast
- Sellers
- Tim Embry (owner of American LubeFast)
- Platforms
- FullSpeed Automotive
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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