El Car Wash Acquires Smart Car Wash Locations in North Miami Beach and West Palm Beach
April 4, 2023
El Car Wash (ECW), a Miami-based express car wash operator backed by Warburg Pincus, acquired Smart Car Wash’s North Miami Beach and West Palm Beach locations and has reopened the sites under the El Car Wash brand. The move expands ECW’s footprint in Florida to 30 operating locations (with 30+ in development) and follows its 2022 recapitalization with Warburg Pincus.
- Buyers
- El Car Wash
- Targets
- Smart Car Wash
- Platforms
- El Car Wash
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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