Garnett Station Partners Recapitalizes Flagstop Car Wash

Flagstop Car Wash Acquires Dave's Auto Spa, Clean Machine and Aqua Wash

December 2, 2025

Automotive

Flagstop Car Wash announced the acquisition of three regional car wash businesses—Dave's Auto Spa, Clean Machine and Aqua Wash—and opened a new site in Ashland, Virginia. The deals expand Flagstop's footprint across Central Virginia (including Charlottesville), support conversion of acquired sites to its express model, and build on prior investment from Garnett Station Partners.

Flagstop Car Wash Acquires Sudzy Malone and Auto Spa Car Wash Sites in Central Virginia

April 22, 2025

Automotive

Flagstop Car Wash acquired two Central Virginia car wash sites — Sudzy Malone Car Wash in Powhatan and Auto Spa Car Wash in Kilmarnock — and opened a new site in Farmville as part of its regional expansion. The deals expand Flagstop's express, membership-focused platform in the Greater Richmond area as it works toward operating over 25 locations by year-end; the company is backed by Garnett Station Partners.

Flagstop Car Wash Acquires Three Locations from Green Clean Express Auto Wash

March 8, 2024

Automotive

Richmond-based Flagstop Car Wash acquired three existing locations in Henrico County from rival Green Clean Express Auto Wash and has rebranded and reopened the sites as Flagstop. The deal expands the PE-backed platform's footprint in the greater Richmond market as it pursues a plan to operate 25+ sites by 2025 with support from investor Garnett Station Partners.

Flagstop Car Wash Acquires Hogwash Express Car Wash

February 22, 2023

Automotive

Flagstop Car Wash, a Garnett Station Partners–backed express car wash platform based in Chester, Virginia, has acquired Hogwash Express Car Wash in Richmond's Midtown area. The acquisition (terms undisclosed) will rebrand the location as Flagstop's 15th Richmond-area site and supports the platform's regional expansion following Garnett Station's recent growth capital investment.

Garnett Station Partners Recapitalizes PJW Restaurant Group

December 20, 2021

Restaurants & Hospitality

Garnett Station Partners has recapitalized PJW Restaurant Group, the parent company of P.J. Whelihan's, providing growth capital to support expansion of its 26-restaurant portfolio across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Comvest Credit Partners provided an $80 million senior secured credit facility to support the transaction; financial terms of the recapitalization were not disclosed. Founder Bob Platzer and the current management team are partnering with Garnett Station under the recapitalization agreement.

Garnett Station Partners Makes Growth Investment in WOW Carwash

December 9, 2021

Automotive

Garnett Station Partners has made a growth investment in WOW Carwash, the Las Vegas-based operator of eco-friendly, tech-enabled express car washes. The capital from Garnett Station's GSP 3.0 Fund will be used to accelerate geographic expansion and growth of WOW's multi-location platform across the Southwestern United States; financial terms were not disclosed.