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How Private Equity Is Buying Up Car Wash Chains
Private equity is quietly consolidating the car wash industry, rolling up single-site operators into regional and national chains. In this episode, Lucas and Luna look at the economics driving the deal flow: the shift from full-service to express-format tunnels, the subscription model that turns a one-off wash into recurring revenue, and the role of real estate in deal math. They walk through a typical acquisition — how a family-owned two-bay wash gets valued, who buys it, and what happens after the sale — and they dig into the risks: oversaturation in some sunbelt markets, rising interest…
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