Barrett-Jackson Holdings Acquires Collector Car Network (ClassicCars.com)

IMG (Endeavor) Acquires Majority Stake in Barrett-Jackson

August 11, 2022

Media & Entertainment

IMG, an Endeavor company, has acquired a majority stake in Barrett-Jackson, the Scottsdale-based collector car auction and live events company. The deal will keep Craig Jackson and his Scottsdale team in leadership while leveraging IMG/Endeavor's global events, media and marketing platform to expand Barrett-Jackson's audience, content and event offerings.

Cars Commerce (Cars.com Inc.) Acquires DealerClub

January 23, 2025

Automotive

Cars Commerce (d/b/a Cars.com) acquired DealerClub, a dealer-to-dealer digital wholesale auction, for approximately $25 million in cash with up to $88 million of additional performance-based consideration. The deal, which closed January 23, 2025, expands Cars Commerce’s Trade & Appraisal strategy by adding transactional wholesale capabilities and access to a dealer-facing marketplace serving 650+ dealer customers.

Collectors (PSA Parent) Acquires Beckett Collectibles

December 16, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Collectors, the parent company of PSA, has acquired Beckett Collectibles (Beckett Media) from Collēctīvus/Collectivus Holdings. The deal consolidates major grading, authentication and collectibles data assets under Collectors to expand grading, authentication and marketplace capabilities in the collectibles market.

CarData Inc. Acquires AutoNetTools

December 19, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

CarData Inc. has acquired Michigan-based AutoNetTools to expand its automotive photography, videography and window sticker capabilities. The acquisition adds AutoNetTools' specialized merchandising and marketing services to CarData's existing suite of dealer-focused advertising products.

KAR Global Acquires BacklotCars

September 8, 2020

Automotive

KAR Global (KAR) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BacklotCars, a Kansas City–based dealer-to-dealer online wholesale vehicle marketplace, for $425 million. The acquisition expands KAR’s digital remarketing capabilities by adding BacklotCars’ 24/7 bid-ask marketplace, vehicle inspection services and AI-driven recommendations to KAR’s existing TradeRev and broader remarketing platform.

Asbury Automotive Group Acquires Jim Koons Automotive Companies

September 8, 2023

Automotive

Asbury Automotive Group agreed to acquire Jim Koons Automotive Companies, a Mid-Atlantic dealer group with 20 dealerships, 29 franchises and six collision centers that generated over $3 billion in revenue in 2022. The transaction, advised on the sell-side by Kerrigan Advisors, expands Asbury's presence in the Washington–Baltimore market and is expected to close in late 2023 or early 2024.