Driven Brands Acquires San Antonio, Texas-Based Express Lube
Driven Brands, a portfolio company of Roark and a leading automotive franchisor, recently announced the acquisition of award-winning, San Antonio, Texas-based Express Lube. Founded in 1990 by Harold Smith, Express Lube operates more than 30 quick oil change centers throughout San Antonio and surrounding areas in Texas. The purchase reinforces Driven Brands’ growing quick lube division, which most recently acquired Ohio-based Lube Stop in September. “Including the acquisition of Express Lube, we’ve now expanded the Quick Lube Division at Driven Brands by more than 80 percent this year,” said Quick Lube Group president Marc Graham. “This expansion is a