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Principal and Advisor, Transform Labs
Managing Director at FOCUS Investment Banking. Automotive aftermarket M&A advisor with roots in the collision ecosystem and operator experience.

FOCUS Investment Banking advises middle-market companies on M&A and capital raising, with deep coverage across automotive aftermarket sectors including collision repair.
Explore more M&A podcasts and playbooks to source, diligence, and close founder-led deals, and learn repeatable systems across outreach, data, diligence, financing, and post-close execution from buyers, operators, and specialists.

Quality of Earnings and Deal Risk
Diligence
Advisor
Matt Estadt
We go deep on the most common friction points: add-backs and pro forma adjustments, why net working capital pegs create post-close surprises
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Portfolio Ops, Playbooks & Value Creation
Operate
Advisor
Cole Strandberg
Collision repair is consolidating fast, and the buyer universe is deeper than most operators realize.
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Cold Email & Messaging
Operate
Specialist
Ryan Frederick
Transform Labs has spent over 15 years building AI-driven software for middle-market service, distribution, and manufacturing companies.