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DRVN · Consumer Cyclical · Auto - Dealerships · Market cap $2.45B

1 fund in our archive has pitched Driven Brands — most recently Headwaters Capital in September 2025.

Company profile

Driven Brands Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides automotive services to retail and commercial customers in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company offers various services, such as paint, collision, glass, vehicle repair, car wash, oil change, and maintenance services. It also distributes automotive parts, including radiators, air conditioning components, and exhaust products to automotive repair shops, auto parts stores, body shops, and other auto repair outlets; windshields and glass accessories through a network of distribution centers; and consumable products, such as oil filters and wiper blades, as well as provides training services to repair and maintenance, and paint and collision shops. The company sells its products and services under the Take 5 Oil Change, IMO, CARSTAR, ABRA, Fix Auto, Maaco, Meineke, Uniban, 1-800-Radiator & A/C, PH Vitres D'Autos, Spire Supply, and Automotive Training Institute names. As of December 25, 2021, it operated 4,412 company-operated, franchised, and independently-operated stores. Driven Brands Holdings Inc. was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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  • Headwaters Capital
    September 2025

    Driven Brands is poised for multiple re-rating driven by its stable recurring revenue from automotive maintenance and repair services, strategic portfolio transformation, and high growth from Take 5 Oil Change, resulting in improved free cash flow and reduced leverage.

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