Caliber Collision and Abra Auto Body Merge with Hellman & Friedman as Majority Shareholder
February 5, 2019
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.
- Buyers
- Hellman & Friedman, OMERS (OMERS Private Equity), Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., Caliber Collision Centers
- Targets
- Abra Auto Body Repair of America
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- Minnesota, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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