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M&A · Industrials · Buyer's industry: Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations

KAR Auction Services, Inc. to acquire CARWAVE Holdings LLC

Announced Aug 23, 2021 · Closed Oct 14, 2021 · Private target

Deal value$450M
Premium—To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll cash

Transaction

Acquirer
KAR Auction Services, Inc. (KAR)
Target
CARWAVE Holdings LLC
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
—
Enterprise value
—
Status
Closed Oct 14, 2021

Deal protections

Not disclosed for private-company acquisitions.

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Not disclosed

Classification

Sector
Industrials
Buyer's industry
Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations
Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Aug 23, 2021
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Oct 14, 2021

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