Empire Auto Parts is a leading specialty distributor of aftermarket parts serving collision repair centers. Headquartered in Totowa, New Jersey, Empire operates five distribution hubs and 22 satellite delivery locations across 16 contiguous eastern states. With a vast assortment of top-quality products and a fleet of vehicles providing same-day or next-day delivery, Empire delivers unmatched service to its collision center partners. Empire’s product offering covers more than 40,000 parts, including bumper covers, lamps, hoods, fenders, trunk lids, grills, bezels, door mirrors, and other products.
Empire has built a reputation of providing best-in-class service through a hub-and-spoke model which extends up and down the east coast, and has established a growth playbook based on providing a better buying experience coupled with broad parts availability. Empire's highly experienced and tenured management team is deeply committed to providing world-class support for its collision center customers. Empire has a proven record providing excellent service and a sophisticated infrastructure that enables it to attract new collision repair centers to its network.
Empire has built a reputation of providing best-in-class service through a hub-and-spoke model which extends up and down the east coast, and has established a growth playbook based on providing a better buying experience coupled with broad parts availability. Empire's highly experienced and tenured management team is deeply committed to providing world-class support for its collision center customers. Empire has a proven record providing excellent service and a sophisticated infrastructure that enables it to attract new collision repair centers to its network.
Employees: 201-500
Founded date: 1985
Investors 1
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| 14.08.2022 | Sentinel C... | sentinelpa... |
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| 07.07.2026 | Piramal Alts invests $13 mn in auto parts maker | Kalpesh Kikani, CEO, Piramal Alternatives Piramal Alternatives, the fund management arm of the Piramal group, has invested Rs 125 crore (around $13.2 million) in JRG Automotive Industries. The Gururam-headquartered JRG Automotive manufactur... |
| 09.01.2025 | Chinese Smart Auto Parts Maker Bebest Raises USD40.9 Million | (Yicai) Jan. 9 -- Bebest Automotive Electronics, a Chinese maker of intelligent chassis parts, said it has raised over CNY300 million (USD40.9 million) earmarked for the mass production and delivery of its braking and suspension products. P... |
| 01.01.2024 | Sentinel Capital Partners acquires High Bar Brands | NEW YORK, December 19, 2023 – Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising midmarket companies, announced the acquisition of High Bar Brands, LLC, the leading manufacturer and distributor of branded aftermarket... |
| 08.06.2023 | Sentinel sells ECM Industries to nVent Electric plc | NEW YORK, May 18, 2023 – Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising midmarket companies, today announced the sale of portfolio company ECM Industries to nVent Electric plc (NYSE: NVT) for a purchase price of ... |
| 02.01.2022 | Sentinel Capital Partners acquires Empire Auto Parts | NEW YORK, November 18, 2021 – Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising midmarket companies, today announced its acquisition of Empire Auto Parts, a leading specialty distributor of aftermarket parts serving... |
| 19.11.2021 | BlackArch Partners Advises Tenex Capital Management on Sale of Empire Auto Parts to Sentinel Capital Partners | CHARLOTTE, N.C. (PRWEB) November 19, 2021 BlackArch Partners LLC (“BlackArch”) is pleased to announce that Empire Auto Parts, LLC (“Empire” or the “Company”), a portfolio company of Tenex Capital Management (“Tenex”), has been acquired by S... |
| - | Jifeng Gains After Chinese Auto Parts Supplier Lands USD423 Million EV Seat Order | (Yicai) Jan. 7 -- Shares of Jifeng Auto Parts jumped after the Chinese maker of vehicle interiors said it secured an order to supply a domestic electric carmaker with auto seats in a deal expected to be worth as much as CNY3.1 billion (USD4... |