Zips Car Wash Acquires Three Blue Iguana Car Wash Locations
May 28, 2019
Zips Car Wash acquired three store locations from Blue Iguana Car Wash in Kentucky and Indiana, adding two sites in Louisville, KY and one in Clarksville, IN. The deal expands Zips' footprint in the Louisville area and marks the company's first operation in Indiana, bringing Blue Iguana's local team into Zips' operations.
- Buyers
- Zips Car Wash
- Targets
- Blue Iguana Car Wash
- Sellers
- Blue Iguana Car Wash, Jerry Orten
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- Missouri, United States
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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