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Driven Brands Car Wash Business to Whistle Express

Consumer Services/Feb 2025
EV / LTM EBITDA
5.0x
EV / LTM Sales
-
Enterprise Value
$385M
Primary Source
Centerview

Comparable Transactions

Consumer Services transactions announced in the five years to February 2025. 6 with a disclosed multiple.

DateTargetAcquirorEnterprise ValueEV/SalesEV/EBITDAType
Feb 2025BreezeValvoline$625M-10.7xStrategic
Jun 2023SEV LaserLLCP$260M-20.0xFinancial
Jun 2022Goddard Systems, Inc.Sycamore Partners--22.0xFinancial
Feb 2022Houghton Mifflin Harcourt CompanyVeritas Capital--9.9xFinancial
Dec 2021American First FinanceFirstCash Holdings--12.1xStrategic
Dec 2020Acima HoldingsRent-a-Center--7.3xStrategic
Mean-13.7x
Median-11.4x

All Observations

Source-specific multiples and notes for this transaction.

CompPrimary?Source TypeSourceSource AdvisorSource YearEV (USD)EV/SalesEV/EBITDAEV/Fwd EBITDANoteCitation
Primaryfairness opinionMCW FOCenterview2026$385M-5.0x-Franchise modelOpen
-fairness opinionMCW FOBofA2026$385M-5.0x--Open