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ABRA Auto Body & Glass Searches for New CEO
Duane Rouse, CEO of ABRA Auto Body & Glass, plans step down as chief executive to become vice chairman of the company’s board of directors. Rouse will continue to serve as CEO until a replacement is appointed, according to the company. ABRA has begun its search. Continue reading
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ABRA Completes CollisionMax Purchase
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has completed its purchase 11 CollisionMax Auto Body and Glass repair centers throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Continue reading
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Announces Expansion in 3 States
ABRA Auto Body & Glass is adding 12 new repair centers across Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey. This will be the company’s initial entry into New Jersey. Continue reading
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Expands Glass Operations
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has entered into the Chicago market by acquiring Express Auto Glass. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. Continue reading
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Helps Raise More Than $120,000 for Charity
The Courage Kenny Golf Challenge raised more than $123,000, according to ABRA Auto Body & Glass. Proceeds from the event will be used to fund sports and recreation programs at Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute. Continue reading
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Expands in Minnesota
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has expanded in Minnesota with the acquisition of all six Lehman’s Garage locations. All locations are within the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. Continue reading
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ABRA Auto Body & Glass Adds Delaware Location
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has acquired Henry Brothers Auto Body in Wilmington, Del. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. ABRA first entered the Northeast region 90 days ago with the purchase of all Keenan Auto Body repair centers. … Continue reading
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Adds New Georgia Location
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has acquired a new collision repair center in Georgia. Continue reading
ABRA Finalizes Kadel Acquisition
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has finalized its agreement to acquire 23 Kadel’s Auto Body locations in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Continue reading
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ABRA Auto Body & Glass Adds Wisconsin Location
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has acquired Reflections Auto Body in Milwaukee, Wis. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Continue reading
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ABRA Auto Body & Glass Acquiring 23 New Centers
ABRA Auto Body & Glass and its principal owner Hellman & Friedman LLC are acquiring 23 Kadel’s Auto Body locations in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Continue reading
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Expands in Colorado
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has acquired MGM Collision South Inc. in Fountain, Colo. Continue reading
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Gains Farmers Insurance Award
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has been named the 2014 Farmers Insurance National MSO Group of the year for the third consecutive year. Continue reading
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ABRA Expands into Northeast
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has acquired 12 Keenan Auto Body locations in Pennsylvania and Delaware, in addition to Indy Collision Center’s Fishers, Ind., location. Continue reading
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Expands in Chicago
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has added another location in the Chicago market. The company acquired Quality Werks Collision Center located in Algonquin, Ill. Continue reading
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ABRA Auto Body & Glass Expands Operations in Chicago
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has expanded in Chicago with two separate acquisitions that add four collision repair centers to the company’s footprint. Continue reading
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Opens New Repair Center in West Nashville
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has added a new location in West Nashville, Tenn. It is the eighth repair center for ABRA in the Nashville metro area. Continue reading
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ABRA Auto Body & Glass Acquires Illinois Collision Center
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has acquired Crash1 Off Alpine Collision Center in Rockford, Ill. Continue reading
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Purchases Triangle Auto Body in N.C.
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has acquired Triangle Auto Body in the Research Triangle Park neighborhood of Durham, N.C. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Continue reading
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ABRA Auto Body & Glass Expands in Three States
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has expanded in three separate states with three separate transactions. ABRA has acquired Consolidated Collision Center in Park Forest, Ill.; three CARS Inc. locations in Knoxville, Tenn.; and the Murdock Collision Center in Woods Cross, Utah. Consolidated Collision Center offers AGRR services, according to the company’s website. Continue reading
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Expands in Idaho and Illinois
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has opened a franchise in Post Falls, Idaho, and has acquired three Central Auto Body locations in Grayslake, Waukegan and Zion, Ill. Continue reading
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ABRA Auto Body & Glass Supports Charity for Children’s Hospital
ABRA Auto Body & Glass helped to raise more than $10,000 during the third annual Gaylord Springs Charity Golf Tournament to benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Continue reading
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Adds Locations in Iowa and Illinois
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has added a franchise in Fort Madison, Iowa, and acquired Corpo Collision Center in Schaumburg, Ill. Continue reading
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ABRA Auto Body and Glass Helps to Raise More Than $100,000 for People with Disabilities
Courage Kenny Foundation and ABRA Auto Body and Glass recently raised more than $100,000 to support people with disabilities. Continue reading
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Purchases Consolidate Auto Service Center
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has acquired Consolidated Auto Service Center in Forest Park, Ill.—just 30 minutes from downtown Chicago. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Continue reading
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Helps Raise $40,000 for Helping Paws
ABRA Auto Body & Glass helped to raise more than $40,000 during the second annual Bent Creek Charity Golf Tournament to benefit Helping Paws Inc. Continue reading
ABRA Deal Closes
ABRA Auto Body & Glass and its principal owner, Palladium Equity Partners LLC, have closed the deal for ABRA to be acquired by affiliates of Hellman & Friedman LLC and the senior management team. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Continue reading
ABRA Expands Glass Operations in North Carolina
ABRA Auto Body & Glass is acquiring Deals Auto Glass Service and Kimble Glass Services in Charlotte, N.C. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed. Continue reading
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Continues Tennessee Expansion
Minneapolis, Minn.-based ABRA Auto Body & Glass has purchased Tennessee Collision Repair. The new center is located in Alcoa, Tenn., about 20 minutes south of Knoxville. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Continue reading
ABRA Continues Expansion
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has purchased White Auto Body repair centers in Florissant and O’Fallon, Mo. and Fayetteville Collision in Fayetteville, N.C. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. Continue reading
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Sold
ABRA Auto Body & Glass, and its principal owner Palladium Equity Partners, have agreed to sell the company to affiliates of Hellman & Friedman LLC and ABRA’s senior management team. In late June, ABRA announced it was in the market for a new private equity owner. Continue reading
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Enters Missouri, Expands in Washington
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has purchased three TEAM1 Auto Body and Glass collision centers in St. Louis, Mo., and one Auto Hound Collision Center in Seattle, Wash. Continue reading
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Acquires 12 True Quality Collision Centers
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has purchased 12 True Quality Collision Centers in Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, and Bloomington, Ind. The company offers windshield repair and replacements services. Continue reading
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Seeks New Owner
ABRA Auto Body & Glass is in the market for a new private equity owner. “It is a good time to capitalize,” says Duane Rouse, ABRA’s president and CEO. And the company’s management sees automotive glass repair and replacement services playing a big role in the company’s ongoing expansion. Continue reading
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Acquires 24 Collision Centers
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has purchased all 24 Collision Centers of America in Chicago, the surrounding communities and Northwest Indiana. Continue reading
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Expands into Knoxville
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has acquired the Knoxville Collision Center in Knoxville, Tenn. This is the company’s first center in the city. Continue reading
ABRA Purchases 13 Repair Centers in Charlotte
ABRA Auto Body & Glass announced it has purchased all of the 13 Wilburn Auto Body repair centers in the Charlotte, N.C., metro area. AGRR services are offered in-house. Continue reading
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ABRA Auto Body & Glass Acquires Illinois-Based X2 Collision
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has purchased X2 Collision in Southern Illinois, just outside St. Louis, Mo. Continue reading
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ABRA Auto Body & Glass Acquires Two Wisconsin Repair Centers
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has acquired two Affordable Auto Body Carstar repair centers just south of Milwaukee, Wis. ABRA handles AGRR services via its national call center. Continue reading
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Names New Chief Financial Officer
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has named Brent A. Moen as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Continue reading
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