M&A Deal Summary

Pacific Avenue Capital Partners Acquires PYP

On August 26, 2025, private equity firm Pacific Avenue Capital Partners acquired automotive company PYP from LKQ

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Pacific Avenue Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is Pacific Avenue Capital Partners’ 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Pacific Avenue Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-08-26
Target PYP
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) Pacific Avenue Capital Partners
Sellers(s) LKQ
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

PYP

Chula Vista, California, United States
PYP provides recycled parts to retail customers and aluminum, autobody steel, precious metals, and vehicle cores for scrap buyers and remanufacturing customers. PYP is based in Chula Vista, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Pacific Avenue Capital Partners is an operationally focused private investment firm focused on acquiring controlling interests in mature, stable businesses from corporate, private, or family sellers. Sectors of interest include consumer products/services, software, IT, industrials, business services, healthcare services, and building products. The Firm targets profitable companies (up to $50 million of EBITDA) valued up to $1 billion. Pacific Avenue Capital Partners is based in El Segundo, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 10
Sector: Automotive M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 6 of 6
State: California M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 9 of 9
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-06-20 FLSmidth Cement

Copenhagen, Denmark

FLSmidth Cement is a technology and service supplier with a passion to help our customers produce cement efficiently. FLSmidth Cement is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Buy €75M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

LKQ

Antioch, Tennessee, United States

Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Automotive
Employees47,000
Revenue 14.4B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

LKQ is a provider of alternative collision replacement parts and also a provider of recycled engines and transmissions and remanufactured engines, all in connection with the repair of automobiles and other vehicles. LKQ was founded in 1998 and is based in Antioch, Tennessee.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector: Automotive M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 4 of 4
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-02-27 Uni-Select

Boucherville, Quebec, Canada

Uni-Select is a North American distributor of replacement parts, equipment, tools, accessories, paint, and related products in the automotive aftermarket. Uni-Select was founded in 1968 and is based in Boucherville, Canada.

Buy $2.1B