Westbridge Capital Acquires KAVIA Auto Body
January 18, 2019
Westbridge Capital Ltd., a private equity management company, has acquired KAVIA Auto Body, Inc., a leading collision- and auto-body repair provider based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Raj Kavia, the retiring owner and president, will remain involved as chairman while Westbridge signals this purchase is the first of several planned transactions in the collision-repair industry vertical.
- Buyers
- Westbridge Capital Ltd.
- Targets
- KAVIA Auto Body, Inc.
- Sellers
- Raj Kavia
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- Saskatchewan, Canada
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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