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LKQ acquisitions, on the record
The businesses LKQ bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc.Word for word“2007 acquisition of Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc., which, at the time of acquisition, was the leading domestic distributor of aftermarket products, including collision replacement products, paint products, refurbished steel bumpers, bumper covers and alloy wheels.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | 2007 | — |
Euro Car Parts Holdings LimitedWord for word“2011 acquisition of Euro Car Parts Holdings Limited, a vehicle mechanical aftermarket parts distribution company operating in the U.K.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | 2011 | — |
Sator Beheer B.V. (now known as Fource)Word for word“2013 acquisition of Sator Beheer B.V. (now known as Fource), a vehicle mechanical aftermarket parts distribution company based in the Netherlands, with operations in the Netherlands, Belgium and France.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | 2013 | — |
Keystone Automotive Holdings, Inc.Word for word“2014 acquisition of Keystone Automotive Holdings, Inc., which expanded our product offering and increased our addressable market to include specialty vehicle aftermarket equipment and accessories.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | 2014 | — |
Rhiag-Inter Auto Parts Italia S.r.l.Word for word“2016 acquisition of Rhiag-Inter Auto Parts Italia S.r.l., a distributor of aftermarket spare parts for passenger cars and commercial vehicles in Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Switzerland, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Poland and Spain.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | 2016 | — |
Stahlgruber GmbHWord for word“2018 acquisition of Stahlgruber GmbH ("Stahlgruber"), a wholesale distributor of aftermarket spare parts for passenger cars, tools, capital equipment and accessories with operations in Germany, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia, with further sales to Switzerland.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | 2018 | — |
Uni-Select Inc.Word for word“2023 acquisition of Uni-Select Inc. ("Uni-Select"), a leading distributor of automotive refinish and industrial coatings and related products in North America through its FinishMaster business and a leading distributor of automotive parts and accessories serving the Canadian market through its Canadian Automotive Group business.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | 2023 | — |
Warn Industries, Inc.Word for word“Our 2017 acquisition of Warn Industries, Inc. ("Warn") gave us internal capabilities to manufacture and source aftermarket winches, hoists, and bumpers.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | 2017 | — |
Keystone SpecialtyWord for word“Our Specialty segment was formed in 2014 with our acquisition of Keystone Specialty, a leading distributor and marketer of specialty vehicle aftermarket products and accessories in North America.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | 2014 | — |
PGW Auto Glass ("PGW")Word for word“During the year ended December 31, 2022, we recorded a $159 million pretax gain from divestitures including $155 million ($127 million after tax) from the sale of PGW Auto Glass ("PGW") and $4 million from the sale of a business within our Self Service segment.” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | During the year ended December 31, 2022 | $155 million ($127 million after tax) |
GSF Car Parts businessWord for word“Discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2023 reflected the GSF Car Parts business, which was acquired with the Uni-Select Acquisition in August and was sold in October.” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | — | — |
GSF Car PartsWord for word“Proceeds from the disposal of businesses, net of divested cash were an outflow of $11 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to an inflow of $110 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily related to the sale of GSF Car Parts.” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | — | — |
PGW aftermarket glass businessWord for word“partially offset by the divestiture of our PGW aftermarket glass business in the second quarter of 2022.” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | in the second quarter of 2022 | — |
Self Service segmentWord for word“On September 30, 2025, we completed the sale of our Self Service segment to an affiliate of Pacific Avenue Capital Partners, LLC.” 10-K for 2025 | divestiture | September 30, 2025 | — |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Cash received from selling businesses | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | $1.35 billion | $10.3 million | — |
| 2017-12-31 | $513.1 million | $301.3 million | — |
| 2018-12-31 | $1.21 billion | $0 | — |
| 2019-12-31 | $27.3 million | $18.5 million | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $7 million | $5 million | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $124 million | $7 million | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $4 million | $399 million | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $2.23 billion | — | $1.22 billion |
| 2024-12-31 | $49 million | — | — |
| 2025-12-31 | −$1 million | — | — |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2025-12-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-05-14 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-05-05 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-02-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-02-29 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-05-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-03-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-02-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-01-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-11-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-06-16 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-11-27 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-04-12 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-12-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-12-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-12-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-12-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-04-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-02-29 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-02-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from LKQ’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-19. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.