M&A Deal Summary

CU Vehicles Acquires Autoland

On March 2, 2007, CU Vehicles acquired automotive company Autoland from Centre Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CU Vehicles’ 1st transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is CU Vehicles’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is CU Vehicles’ 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-03-02
Target Autoland
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) CU Vehicles
Sellers(s) Centre Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Autoland

Sherman Oaks, California, United States
Autoland, Inc. is a company on the move. And a passion for superior service to the credit union community is the company's driving force.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

CU Vehicles

United States

Category Company
Founded 2007
Sector Automotive
DESCRIPTION

CU Vehicles LLC is a provider of financial services to automotive industry.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Automotive M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Centre Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 2.7B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Centre Partners is a private equity firm focused on investments in North American middle-market companies 'with strong growth prospects, predictable cash flows, and defensible competitive positions'. Prospective transactions include investments in privately owned companies, growth capital financings, management buyouts/buy-ins, divestitures, and take privates. The Firm's typical investment size is $20 to $50 million. Areas of interest include consumer products and services, cable/media, business services, energy, financial services, healthcare, industrial, and retail. Centre Partners was formed in 1986 and has offices in New York, New York and Los Angeles, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 31
Sector: Automotive M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 11
State: California M&A 3 of 4
Country: United States M&A 8 of 30
Year: 2007 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-03-01 Johnny Rockets

Lake Forest, California, United States

The Johnny Rockets Group, Inc. is an international restaurant franchise that offers high quality, innovative menu items including items including Certied Angus Beef® cooked-to-order hamburgers, Boca Burger®, chicken sandwiches, crispy fries and rich, delicious hand-spun shakes and malts. Johnny Rockets was established in 1986 and is based in Lake Forest, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-22 Orion Talent

Cary, North Carolina, United States

Orion Talent provides skilled talent acquisition, recruitment optimization, and military hiring to businesses nationwide. Orion Talent helps organizations acquire the best talent from around the world. Orion Talent was founded in 1991 and is based in Cary, North Carolina.

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