First Brands - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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First Brands M&A Summary

First Brands has acquired 7 companies, including 7 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

First Brands has acquired in 5 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include automotive (100%).

First Brands Business Overview

Where is First Brands headquartered?

First Brands is headquartered in Rochester, Michigan.

What sector is First Brands in?

First Brands is an automotive company.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity6
    • M&A Buy Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3
  • M&A Advisors 1

First Brands

First Brands Group LLC

3255 W Hamlin Rd,
Rochester, Michigan 48309
United States,
www.firstbrandsgroup.com

First Brands is a global automotive parts company that develops, markets, and sells premium products through a portfolio of market-leading brands including: Raybestos complete brake solutions, Centric Parts replacement brake components, FRAM filtration products, Luber-finer® filtration products, TRICO wiper blades, ANCO wiper blades, Carter fuel and water pumps, Autolite spark plugs, StrongArm lift supports, and StopTech performance brakes. First Brands is based in Rochester, Michigan.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # - 3 - - 3 - 6
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  6

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Hopkins Manufacturing Corp. 2023-11-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Emporia, Kansas · www.hopkinsmfg.com
CARDONE Industries, Inc. 2023-08-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · www.cardone.com
Horizon Global Corp. 2023-01-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Plymouth, Michigan · www.horizonglobal.com
Champion Laboratories, Inc. 2020-12-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Albion, Illinois · www.petroclear.com
CWD LLC 2020-12-02 - Add-on Acquisition
City of Industry, California · www.centricparts.com
Brake Parts, Inc. 2020-07-31 - Add-on Acquisition
McHenry, Illinois · www.brakepartsinc.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
CARDONE Industries, Inc. 2023-08-01 ADP Distributors Inc. 2023-10-30 1
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · www.cardone.com Mesa, Arizona · www.rotomaster.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Automotive 6 (100%) - - -
Total 6 - - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 6 - - -
  Illinois 2 - - -
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
  Michigan 1 - - -
  Kansas 1 - - -
  California 1 - - -
Total 6 - - -

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Paul Hastings
1

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
33%
2 (33%)

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