DealerShop (with Resilience Capital) Acquires Jobbers Automotive

DealerShop and Resilience Capital Partners Acquire Total Tool

February 16, 2022

Automotive

DealerShop, together with its partner Resilience Capital Partners, has acquired Total Tool, a Castleton, New York-based full-service distributor and servicer of automotive shop equipment. The deal expands DealerShop's equipment offering and service capabilities across upstate New York, Vermont, Western Massachusetts, and Connecticut and provides continuity for Total Tool's employees and customers under the existing ownership's decision to sell.

Resilience Capital Partners Takes Minority Stake in Leader Auto Resources (DealerShop)

April 1, 2020

Logistics & Distribution

Resilience Capital Partners has acquired a minority (40%) growth equity stake in Montreal-based Leader Auto Resources (LAR), which will rebrand its U.S. operations as DealerShop. The investment will fund LAR/DealerShop’s U.S. expansion — including a planned Detroit-area distribution center and new leadership under Mary Petrovich and Bill Gryzenia — to scale its buying-group and distribution services to franchised dealerships and collision centers across the Northeast and Midwest.

Wesco Group Acquires DealerShop's Paint Distribution Division

September 12, 2025

Automotive

Wesco Group LLC has acquired DealerShop's Paint Distribution Division, expanding Wesco's paint, body and equipment (PBE) distribution footprint across the U.S. The deal transfers DealerShop's paint distribution team and customers to Wesco, strengthening its service capabilities and reinforcing its position as a leading privately held PBE distributor.

Joe Hudson's Collision Center Acquires Three Independent Collision Shops

September 27, 2024

Automotive

Joe Hudson's Collision Center (JHCC) acquired three independent collision repair shops — Gold's Auto Body (Kerrville, TX), Charlie's Paint and Body (Albany, GA), and Body Works Collision (Lake Charles, LA) — expanding its network to 240 locations across 18 states. The acquisitions are add-on transactions aimed at expanding JHCC's geographic footprint and integrating well-regarded local shops into its multi-location collision repair platform.

Crash Champions Acquires 21 Collision Repair Shops, Expands to 60 Locations

January 2, 2021

Automotive

Crash Champions, a portfolio company of A&M Capital Opportunities (part of Alvarez & Marsal Capital), acquired 21 independent collision repair shops between August 2020 and January 2021, growing its footprint to 60 locations across seven U.S. states. The deal is part of an ongoing roll-up strategy to consolidate fragmented collision repair operations, deepen insurance carrier relationships, and capture scale and operating synergies.

TSG Consumer Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Joe Hudson's Collision Center

September 9, 2019

Automotive

TSG Consumer Partners signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Joe Hudson's Collision Center from Carousel Capital, with Carousel and JHCC management remaining minority investors. JHCC operates approximately 110 auto body repair shops across nine Southeastern U.S. states; TSG said it will help scale the platform, expand its geographic footprint, and build out digital and consumer marketing capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed.