Caliber Acquires Car Body Lab to Bolster Mobile Fleet Repair Capabilities

Caliber Acquires Key Collision, Expanding into Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont

August 31, 2026

Industrial Services

Caliber, a national automotive repair and service operator, acquired Key Collision to enter Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont for the first time. The deal adds Key Collision’s 10 collision repair locations to Caliber’s network, expanding its footprint to 44 states.

Joe Hudson's Collision Center Acquires Four Auto Body Shops

August 26, 2024

Automotive

Joe Hudson's Collision Center acquired four independent auto body shops — Millennium Paint & Body (Horn Lake, Mississippi), Lindley's Auto Body (McAlester, Oklahoma), Golden Collision (Little Rock, Arkansas) and Hourglass Collision (Tulsa, Oklahoma) — as part of its ongoing expansion across the Southeast. The deals are add-on acquisitions intended to grow Joe Hudson's footprint in Mississippi, Oklahoma and Arkansas and retain the acquired shops' technicians and staff during integration.

Classic Collision Acquires Heat Collision Auto Body Specialist

March 29, 2024

Automotive

Classic Collision, a national auto body repair consolidator, acquired Heat Collision Auto Body Specialist, which operates locations in North Miami and West Park, Florida. The transaction marks Classic Collision’s 100th business purchase in four years and brings the Heat Collision team into Classic’s South Florida footprint; former owner Lily Navarro will be exiting the business.

Caliber Collision Acquires Auto Body Innovations, Inc.

October 19, 2023

Automotive

Caliber Collision has acquired Auto Body Innovations, Inc. (ABI), a two-location auto body and collision repair operator with sites in Upper Marlboro and Owings, Maryland. FOCUS Investment Banking represented ABI owners Keith and Kevin Dick in the sale; the deal expands Caliber's national footprint in the collision repair market.

Carlock Automotive Group Acquires Gulf Coast Auto Group (Mobile, AL)

September 15, 2022

Automotive

Carlock Automotive Group, led by Clay Carlock, acquired Gulf Coast Auto Group — a portfolio of four luxury dealerships (Porsche, Audi, Volkswagen and Volvo) in Mobile, Alabama — from owner Roger Tovar. The transaction was facilitated by Performance Brokerage Services and the dealerships will remain at their current locations and be rebranded under the Carlock name.

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.