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Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Automotive

The Carlyle Group Acquires Service King Collision Repair Centers

On April 2, 2012, private equity firm The Carlyle Group acquired automotive company Service King Collision Repair Centers

Acquisition Context
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 13th transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 228th transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 42nd transaction in Texas.
Investment Fate
  • Service King Collision Repair Centers was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2014.
  • Service King Collision Repair Centers merged with another company in 2022.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date April 2, 2012
Target Service King Collision Repair Centers
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Grant Thornton Transaction Advisory
BB&T Capital Markets (Financial)
Haynes and Boone (Legal)

Target Company

Service King Collision Repair Centers

Richardson, Texas, United States
Service King Collision Repair Centers is a regional multi-shop operator of collision repair facilities in the country, dedicated to offering customers an overall superior service experience. Service King Collision Repair Centers was founded in 1976 and is based in Richardson, Texas.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.

Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 428 of 750
Sector: Automotive 13 of 15
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 146 of 221
State: Texas 42 of 51
Country: United States 228 of 350
Year: 2012 8 of 37
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-01 AMEOS

Zurich, Switzerland

AMEOS is a private hospital group group and operator. The Company operates 46 hospitals (general and psychiatric) in Germany and 2 hospitals in Austria. AMEOS was founded in 2002 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-25 Gemcom Software International

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Gemcom Software International, Inc. is a global supplier of specialized mining productivity solutions.

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