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December 23, 2013 01:00 AM

Mergers, acquisitions kept brisk pace

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    AKRON—Merger-and-acquisition activity continued at a brisk pace throughout 2013, covering deals in the retail, commercial and wholesale sectors. Here's a look at the dealmaking during this past year:

    American Tire Distributors Holdings Inc.

    • Tire Distributors Inc., one distribution center in Maryland.
    • Regional Tire Distributors Inc., nine distribution centers across Can-ada: $62.5 million acquisition cost.
    • Wholesale Tire Distributors Inc., based in Vaughan, On-tario, with two distribution centers serving southern Ontario.

    ATV/American Tire Depot

    • Scher Tire, four retail stores in Southern California; No transaction cost disclosed.

    Car-X Auto Service franchisee Parham Parastaran

    • Fast Tire, a one-outlet independent tire dealership in Antioch, Ill.

    Certified Tire & Auto

    • Scher Tire, 10 retail stores in Southern California. No transaction cost disclosed.

    CISA Lubes SC L.L.C.

    • South Lubes Inc., 24 Jiffy Lube locations in the Carolinas. No transaction price disclosed.

    Grease Monkey International Inc.

    • LubePro's International Inc., a 30-store chain of fast lubrication and automotive maintenance centers located in Illinois, Minnesota, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

    Heartland Automotive Services Inc.

    • South Lubes Inc., 33 Jiffy Lube locations in the Carolinas and Florida. No purchase price disclosed.

    Leeds West Groups

    • TBC Corp.'s 30 corporate Midas Auto Service locations in New England, Mid-Atlantic and the greater Chicago metro area.

    Meineke Car Care Centers Inc.

    • Walt's Auto Care Centers, a chain of 19 car repair shops in Washington and Idaho.

    Monro Muffler Brake—23 stores in five separate transactions, representing $35 million in annual sales.

    • Carl King Tire, six stores in Delaware and Maryland;
    • S&S Tire, four retail stores in and around Lexington, Ky.;
    • Carolina Tire Pros, two stores in North Carolina;
    • Mitchell Tire Service, one store in New Jersey; and
    • Curry's Auto Sales, 10 stores in Maryland and Virginia; $18 million in annual sales.

    Nevada Tire Holdings (dba, Superior Tire of Las Vegas)

    • Scher Tire (dba Superior Tire), 11 stores in Las Vegas.

    Pep Boys—Manny, Moe & Jack

    • Discount Tire Centers (AKH Co. Inc.), 17 Los Angeles area stores; $10.7 million purchase price; $26 million in annual sales.

    Plaza Tire Service Inc.

    • Ewers Tire and Service, five stores in central Missouri.

    Ragan Tire Group

    • Miller Bros. Giant Tires, seven distribution locations in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
    • Snider Fleet Service's OTR tire assets.

    Royal Tire Inc.

    • Midstates Retreading & Wholesale, a Rochester, Minn.-based Bandag franchise, and its affiliated commercial service outlet, Northwestern Tire Co. Inc.

    Sullivan Tire

    • Auburn Tire, one warehouse in Auburn, N.H.

    U.S. AutoForce

    • Midstates Retreading/Northwestern Tire, wholesale business.

    These stories all first appeared on www.tirebusiness.com.

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