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Spotless Brands expands into Idaho and Oregon with Acquisitions of Bluebird Express Car Wash and Epic Shine Car Wash
Spotless Brands (“Spotless”), a super-regional car wash operator and developer, today announced its acquisition of two leading car wash businesses: Bluebird Express Car Wash (“Bluebird”) and Epic Shine Car Wash (“Epic Shine”). These acquisitions mark Spotless’ expansion into Idaho and Oregon, adding network density in the Intermountain region and establishing an entry point into the Pacific Northwest. The additions of Bluebird and Epic Shine add 15 open and operating locations to Spotless, which has scaled from 27 locations at its founding in 2020 to nearly 200 locations today through a combination of strategic M&A and de novo development. Spotless will provide strategic direction, offer centralized support, and drive operational efficiencies through standardized procedures for Bluebird and Epic Shine.
Access Holdings recognized as a 2024 Inc. Magazine Founder-Friendly Investor
Access has been named a 2024 Inc. Magazine Founder-Friendly Investor for the third consecutive year! This recognition is possible thanks to the dedication of our partners.
Through our data-driven approach, we’re committed to equipping our partners with top-tier talent, proven processes, and the right tools to achieve shared goals and create modern, enduring businesses.
Access Holdings and NOAH Research Study Shows Middle-Market Businesses Need Greater Investments in Modernization to Grow
Access Holdings, in partnership with NOAH Research, released the Middle-Market Modernization Study, research that offers guidance to middle-market businesses as they navigate today’s rapidly evolving landscape. “The Middle-Market Modernization Study underscores the significant disparity between large and small businesses and the opportunity for small to medium-sized businesses to modernize and improve their ability to compete and serve their customers,” said Founder and Managing Partner Kevin McAllister. “Our mission at Access is to build modern, enduring businesses. We do this by helping founder-led businesses scale and innovate, bridging the gap between a team’s existing resources and the capabilities they need to create value.”
WagWay Group Announces Partnership with Pawville
WagWay Group (WagWay), a platform company of Access Holdings (Access), today announced a new partnership with Pawville, a leading provider of personalized pet wellness services in the Southeast United States. WagWay will provide Pawville with innovative digital capabilities to advance its industry-leading pet care and customer service and accelerate its growth throughout the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic markets.
Access Holdings’ Portfolio Investment– Kuvare Asset Management — Sold to Blue Owl Capital for $750 Million
Access Holdings’ insurance and reinsurance portfolio investment, Kuvare Holdings (“Kuvare”), this month closed the sale of its affiliated asset management company, Kuvare Asset Management (“KAM”), to Blue Owl Capital for $750 million. This sale is expected to position Kuvare for continued long-term growth and follows over a decade of collaboration between Access Holdings and Kuvare.
Kuvare Asset Management announces sale to Blue Owl Capital for $750 million
Since partnering with Kuvare as its seed investor in 2014, Access Holdings has worked with Founder and CEO Dhiren Jhaveri and the entire Kuvare team to bring annuities, life insurance, and supplemental products to the middle market.
In our work as a lead investor, Access has helped Kuvare rapidly grow from $500 million in total assets to over $37 billion today.
Congratulations to the team at Kuvare on a high-quality partnership to support further growth.
BluWave Names Access Holdings as its 2024 Top Private Equity Innovator of the Year
BluWave, the Business Builders’ Network that connects the private equity industry with best-in-class talent, industry consultants and service providers, today announced Access Holdings as its 2024 Top Private Equity Innovator of the Year*.
BluWave’s third annual Top Private Equity Innovator Awards recognize the top 2% of private equity firms that differentially embrace modern private equity firm operations, proactive due diligence, transformative value creation and corporate citizenship practices.
Access Holdings’ WagWay Group Partners with PUPS Pet Club
WagWay Group (WagWay), a platform company of Access Holdings (Access), today announced a new partnership with PUPS Pet Club (PUPS), a leading provider of pet boarding, daycare, grooming, and training services.
This partnership will provide PUPS with the resources to accelerate its growth throughout Chicago and New York and invest in capabilities and services that will provide pets and pet parents with quality care and a premium, contemporary experience.
Access Holdings Raises $805 Million for Build and Buy Mid-Market Investments in Essential Service Industries
We are pleased to announce Access Holdings has raised $805 million in new capital — including $525 million for Fund II and approximately $280 million in coinvest — to partner with, scale, and innovate middle market businesses.
Thank you to our returning investors for their continued support and to our new investors. We are humbled by your commitment to our partnership and look forward to continuing to create enduring success across our portfolio.
HOW BUSINESSES ARE PREPARING A NEW GENERATION OF FINANCIAL SERVICES LEADERS
Fortune – At private equity firm Access Holdings, which owns businesses as varied as a pet cremation service to a yellow school bus operator, each company it owns has a podcast studio to ensure all team members internally are aware of what’s going well in the field.
“It’s all about reinforcing mission-vision values,” said Access founder Kevin McAllister.
ACCESS INSIGHTS
Building Modern Businesses
We are partners to our businesses. What drives their growth drives ours.
The six building blocks of the “Access Modern Business Framework” provide our partner companies with the guidance and support needed to thrive in today’s fast-changing business environment.
LOCATION SELECTION: A DATA DRIVEN APPROACH
Informed location decisions are critical for the growth of any business. In our new Access Insight, Managing Director Nik Kapauan and Chief Data Officer Matt Johl explore how a data-driven approach to location selection can lead to greater long-term stability and profitability for our partners.
“Advanced data analytics and machine learning are transforming how private equity firms approach location decision-making. These technologies can process vast amounts of data quickly, providing more accurate and timely insights than traditional methods of research and analysis. This may result in enhanced reliability, efficiency, and scalability, all of which lead to more informed location decisions.”
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