A. Stucki Company Acquires Wheelworx

Breck Partners and Patriot Capital Invest in Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists

June 26, 2023

Automotive

Dallas-based private equity firm Breck Partners has made a control equity investment in Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists (AWRS), partnering with AWRS CEO Rob Wheeley and management. Patriot Capital provided debt and an equity co-investment to support the transaction, which will fund AWRS’s continued growth, service expansion, and geographic scaling from its Norcross, Georgia headquarters.

Wynnchurch Capital Acquires The Wheel Group

February 1, 2021

Automotive

Wynnchurch Capital, a Chicago-area private equity firm, has acquired The Wheel Group, a designer and distributor of branded aftermarket wheels, specialty tires and related accessories based in Ontario, California. Wynnchurch said the investment will be a new platform to accelerate TWG's growth, leveraging the company's portfolio of proprietary brands, sourcing capabilities and 20 U.S. and Canadian sales and distribution centers.

FleetPride Acquires Wheelco Truck & Trailer Parts and Service

March 18, 2024

Transportation

FleetPride, the nation's largest independent distributor of aftermarket heavy-duty parts, has acquired the assets of Wheelco Truck & Trailer Parts and Service, a third-generation family business based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The acquisition adds six retail parts locations, two service centers, a distribution center and an OEM manufacturing division to FleetPride, expanding geographic density across the Upper Midwest and creating a new OE Solutions division to serve trailer and specialty equipment OEMs.

Alba Wheels Up and Southfield Capital Acquire John A. Steer Co.

January 11, 2024

Logistics & Distribution

Alba Wheels Up, backed by Southfield Capital, has acquired John A. Steer Co., a Philadelphia-based customs brokerage and logistics provider founded in 1905. The deal expands Alba's geographic footprint and service capabilities in customs brokerage, freight forwarding and trade-compliance services for highly regulated end markets such as food, beverage and chemicals.

48forty Solutions Acquires CALco Pallets

August 25, 2022

Logistics & Distribution

48forty Solutions, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity and Summit Partners, has acquired CALco Pallets from Strength Capital Partners. The add-on expands 48forty's footprint in the northern Midwest, adding CALco's manufacturing, recycling and mulch-production capabilities and nearly 300 employees across facilities in Illinois and Wisconsin.

Sun Auto Tire & Service Acquires Jackson Auto Worx and Hindsman & Son Tire & Service

September 8, 2025

Automotive

Sun Auto Tire & Service (based in Mesa, Arizona) acquired two independent tire and auto-repair shops: Jackson Auto Worx in Winston‑Salem, North Carolina, and Hindsman & Son Tire & Service in Russellville, Arkansas. The transactions are add-on acquisitions intended to densify Sun Auto’s existing networks in the Piedmont Triad and central Arkansas, improving operational efficiencies, distribution capability and local market coverage.