M&A Deal Summary

Driven Brands Acquires Take 5 Oil Change

On March 30, 2016, Driven Brands acquired consumer services company Take 5 Oil Change from Trivest Partners and Capitala Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Driven Brands’ 1st transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Driven Brands’ 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Driven Brands’ 1st transaction in Louisiana.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-03-30
Target Take 5 Oil Change
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Driven Brands
Sellers(s) Trivest Partners
Capitala Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Jefferies (Financial)
Akerman (Legal)

Target

Take 5 Oil Change

Algiers, Louisiana, United States
Take 5 Oil Change LLC provides oil change services for vehicles. Its oil change services include checking air filter, washing windshield, adjusting tires, and checking wiper blades. The company also offers air filter replacement, automatic transmission flush, coolant exchange, nitro tire, and wiper blade replacement services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Driven Brands

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Category Company
Founded 1972
Sector Franchising
Employees11,000
Revenue 2.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Driven Brands is a parent company of automotive aftermarket brands across four distinct verticals: Repair & Maintenance, housing Meineke Car Care Centers; Paint & Collision, housing Maaco, CARSTAR, and ABRA; Distribution, housing 1-800-Radiator & A/C and Spire Supply; and Quick Lube, housing Take 5 Oil Change. Driven Brands was incorporated in 1972 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 18
Sector (Consumer Services) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 17
State (Louisiana) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 15
Year (2016) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-02 CARSTAR Automotive Canada

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

CARSTAR Automotive Canada, Inc. is a collision and glass company. It delivers national scale, consistently high-quality vehicle repairs and the industry's highest customer satisfaction ratings.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-29 The Lube Stop

Berea, Ohio, United States

The Lube Stop, Inc. is a quick oil change company. Serving tens of thousands of customers each month, our oil changes and preventative vehicle maintenance services are performed by a well-trained team of experts.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Trivest Partners

Coral Gables, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 4.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Trivest's corporate headquarters in Coral Gables, Florida.
Trivest's corporate headquarters in Coral Gables, Florida.

Trivest is a private equity firm that invests in North American middle-market corporate acquisitions, recapitalizations, and growth capital financings. For platform investments, sectors of interest include niche manufacturing, value-added distribution, business services, and consumer products/services. The Firm seeks businesses with at least $4 million of EBITDA and valued between $20 and $250 million. Trivest prefers control-based situations but will also consider minority or co-investment opportunities. For add-on opportunities, Trivest will consider companies globally with valuations starting at $1 million. Trivest Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in Coral Gables, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 38
Sector (Consumer Services) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 13
State (Louisiana) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 14 of 34
Year (2016) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-25 North Star Seafood

Pompano Beach, Florida, United States

North Star Seafood, Inc. is a distributor and processor of seafood products. The Company offers customers a combination of fresh and frozen seafood ranging from lobsters, fish, scallops, shrimp, mussels, oysters, squid, and other seafood and non-seafood products.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-25 Twin-Star International

Delray Beach, Florida, United States

Twin-Star International, Inc. is a designer and marketer of decorative electric fireplaces and bathroom vanities. Through a continuous focus on designing high quality, aesthetically pleasing products, Twin-Star has achieved leading market positions in the large and growing electric fireplace category and is the primary supplier of the category to leading retailers across various channels.

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SELLER

Capitala Group

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 2.2B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Capitala Group is an asset manager that provides equity and mezzanine capital to mid-sized companies valued up to $250 million. Funds are generally used to support growth needs, add-on acquisitions, management/leveraged buyouts, and recapitalizations. Capitatala will invest across the US, but generally targets opportunities located in the Southeast. Industry preferences include building products, business services, consumer/reteail, general industrial, healthcare, and technology. Prospective companies typically have revenues greater than $10 million and EBITDA of at least $3 million. Capitala was formed in 1998 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 53
Sector (Consumer Services) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 17
State (Louisiana) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 23 of 52
Year (2016) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-13 Eastport Holdings

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Eastport Holdings is a consolidator of media and advertising businesses throughout North America. Eastport Holdings is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-04 Hale and Hearty Soups

New York, New York, United States

Hale and Hearty Soups is a fast-casual, soup-focused restaurant concept that brings hearty, high quality, made from scratch comfort food to busy people. Hale & Hearty was started in a small kitchen in New York City and soon after, grew to add Chelsea Market to their locations.

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