A buyer-focused guide to aftermarket parts distribution M&A, including valuation, working capital, inventory turns, slow-moving stock, AR quality, supplier rebates, gross margin, route density, e-commerce, private label, platform vs add-on fit, and seller proceeds.
A buyer-focused guide to platform versus add-on acquisitions in automotive services roll-ups, including platform strategy, bolt-on acquisition logic, multiple arbitrage, accretion math, integration risk, founder implications, and advisor positioning.
Institutional buyer diligence in automotive services M&A focuses on QoE, normalized EBITDA, working capital discipline, labor durability, concentration risk, CAPEX realism, and how structure shifts value during underwriting.