Ropes & Gray Represents Golden Gate Capital in Acquisition of Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers
Ropes & Gray represented Golden Gate Capital in its acquisition of Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers from Carousel Capital. Founded in 1979, Express Oil is one of the largest independent automotive service platforms in the United States, with approximately 300 company-owned and franchise locations across 15 states. The transaction was announced on June 15.
The Ropes & Gray team has been lead by private equity attorneys Eric Issadore and Will Shields, and included finance partner Michael Lee and tax partner Christopher Leich.