M&A Deal Summary

Wheel Pros Acquires Transamerican Auto Parts

On June 16, 2022, Wheel Pros acquired automotive company Transamerican Auto Parts from Polaris

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Wheel Pros’ 13th transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is Wheel Pros’ 12th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Wheel Pros’ 8th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-06-16
Target Transamerican Auto Parts
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) Wheel Pros
Sellers(s) Polaris
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Transamerican Auto Parts

Compton, California, United States
Transamerican Auto Parts is a provider of parts and accessories for off-road vehicles. It offers products in various categories, including tires, wheels, steel products, lighting, winches, jeep accessories, truck accessories, and general accessories. Transamerican Auto Parts is based in Compton, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Wheel Pros

Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States

Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Automotive
DESCRIPTION

Wheel Pros is a designer, marketer, and distributor of branded automotive aftermarket wheels, performance tires, and accessories. Wheel Pros was founded in 1995 and is based in Greenwood Village, Colorado.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 13
Sector (Automotive) 13 of 13
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 11
State (California) 8 of 8
Country (United States) 12 of 12
Year (2022) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-04-01 TeraFlex

West Jordan, Utah, United States

TeraFlex is a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of aftermarket suspensions, shocks, dampers, steering, axles, and other components for the Jeep Wrangler. The company has developed a strong reputation for manufacturing quality and sells 3,470 distinct product SKUs across 24 core product families to 1,250+ dealers and 500+ total customers in 47 U.S. states and 35 countries globally. TeraFlex was formed in 1996 and is based in West Jordan, Utah.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Polaris

Medina, Minnesota, United States

Category Company
Founded 1954
Sector Automotive
Employees18,500
Revenue 8.9B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Polaris' corporate headquarters in Medina, Minnesota.
Polaris' corporate headquarters in Medina, Minnesota.

Polaris designs, engineers, manufactures and markets off-road vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and the Polaris RANGER and RZR side-by-side vehicles, snowmobiles, motorcycles and on-road electric/hybrid powered vehicles. Polaris was founded in 1954 and is based in Medina, Minnesota.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Automotive) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-11-06 WSI Industries

Monticello, Minnesota, United States

WSI Industries, Inc. is a manufacturer that specializes in the machining of complex, high-precision parts for a wide range of industries, including automotive, avionics and aerospace, energy, recreational vehicles, small engines, bioscience, and the defense markets. Company offer companies in markets ranging from aerospace to Powersports a single-source partner to consult on engineering and design, manufacture precision components, manage global supplier relationships and consistently deliver ideas and insights that increase efficiency, reduce costs and improve the finished product.

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