Widely considered to be the most experienced M&A advisor in the collision repair industry, John Walcher has been closing body shop deals since 2000. He is the Founder and President of Veritas Advisors, Inc., an M&A and strategic advisory firm that works with automotive companies of all sizes, helping them achieve their growth objectives through acquisitions or representing them in their pursuit of the ultimate milestone: the sale of their business.
Mr. Walcher brings a wealth of knowledge to every engagement. During his 20 years in M&A, he has been involved in dozens upon dozens of collision repair transactions, including numerous MSO deals on both the buy side and the sell side. His background also includes multiple deals in health care, engineering & construction, manufacturing and various service industries, and transactions in China, Brazil, England and Canada. He provides expert witness testimony and valuation opinions, speaks on M&A trends and strategies, and has advised some of the country’s largest private equity groups on consolidation strategies.
Prior to starting Veritas Advisors seven years ago, Mr. Walcher spent many years in corporate M&A, doing deals for two Fortune© 500 corporations, as well as spending seven years at Caliber Collision Centers, departing in 2007 as its Vice President of Corporate Development and Governmental Affairs (during which time the company was ranked #9 on the INC. 500© list of Fastest Growing Private Companies).
Prior to graduate school, Mr. Walcher was a senior economist performing econometric analysis as a U.S. Department of Defense contractor. Mr. Walcher holds a Master of Science in Finance from the London Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Economics, cum laude, from the University of California.