Press Release

Kirkland Advises Bain Capital and Dealer Tire in Acquisition of Dent Wizard

Kirkland & Ellis advised leading private equity firm Bain Capital and Dealer Tire, LLC, a national leader in replacement tire distribution for automotive dealerships, in an agreement to acquire Dent Wizard, the largest national provider of automotive reconditioning services and vehicle protection products. Bain is the majority shareholder for purchaser Dealer Tire.

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The Kirkland team was led by M&A partners Christopher Thomas and Lauren Yeager, and included transactional partners Jeffrey Richards and Matthew O’Brien, debt finance partners Michelle Kilkenney and Katie Bolanowski, and capital markets partners Josh Korff and Michael Kim.