Performance Plus Acquires Sparkle Car Care Centers

Performance Plus Quick Lubes Acquires Colonial Car Wash and Oil Exchange, Inc.

November 21, 2019

Automotive

Holland, Michigan-based Performance Plus Quick Lubes acquired Farmington, Michigan-based Colonial Car Wash and Oil Exchange, Inc. The acquisition adds a car wash division and an oil distribution operation to Performance Plus's existing network of quick-lube locations, supporting the company's geographic expansion and product/service capability growth in Michigan.

CCS Facility Services Acquires Sparkle Maintenance

August 16, 2021

Industrial Services

CCS Facility Services, a portfolio company of Silver Oak Services Partners, has acquired Albuquerque-based Sparkle Maintenance, Inc., expanding CCS’s footprint into New Mexico. The family-run Sparkle will join CCS’s integrated facilities platform to build scale across education, healthcare, commercial real estate and other end markets while preserving jobs and customer relationships.

Firmament Makes Strategic Investment in Sparkle Express Car Wash Group

April 16, 2024

Automotive

Firmament has made a strategic/growth investment in Sparkle Express Car Wash Group, a Chicago-headquartered membership-based express car wash platform formed from 19 unit acquisitions across Georgia, South Carolina and Illinois. The capital will be used to optimize operations, support continued expansion in existing markets and enter new adjacent geographies while leveraging Firmament's network and deal-sourcing capabilities.

Club Car Wash Acquires Rapid Shine Car Wash (Benton, AR)

September 15, 2025

Automotive

Club Car Wash, a Columbia, Missouri–based express tunnel car wash operator, has acquired Rapid Shine Car Wash, a family-owned single-site operator in Benton, Arkansas. The acquisition brings Rapid Shine into Club Car Wash’s 230+ location network and will give Rapid Shine customers access to Club Car Wash membership programs, upgraded technology and expanded resources while retaining local management.

Splash Car Wash Acquires Fast Lane Oil Change & Car Wash

August 9, 2022

Automotive

Splash Car Wash (headquartered in Milford, Connecticut) acquired Fast Lane Oil Change & Car Wash in Brewster, New York, marking Splash's 36th wash in New York State. Splash plans to convert the site to an express wash with equipment upgrades and integrate membership benefits across both the express and existing full-service locations; the chain is backed by Palladin Consumer Retail Partners.

Splash Car Wash Acquires Knockout Car Wash

February 21, 2023

Automotive

Splash Car Wash, a Palladin Consumer Retail Partners-backed operator headquartered in Milford, Connecticut, has acquired Knockout Car Wash in Guilderland, New York. The single-site express wash (190-foot tunnel, 20 vacuums) expands Splash’s footprint in the Albany market and increases its total wash count to 56 locations across New York, Connecticut and Vermont.