Ownership profile
Who owns Maaco?
Maaco is a franchise brand owned by Driven Brands Holdings Inc., a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: DRVN) in which private equity firm Roark Capital Group holds approximately 44.74% of shares — making Roark the single largest and effectively controlling shareholder.
Ownership profile
Maaco
MAACO Franchising, Inc. (d/b/a Maaco Collision Repair & Auto Painting), a subsidiary of Driven Brands Holdings Inc.
Evidence (13)
Driven Brands Holdings Inc. trades on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol DRVN, confirming it is a publicly listed entity.
https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/DRVNRoark Capital Partners III AIV LP is the largest individual shareholder of Driven Brands Holdings, owning 73.58 million shares representing approximately 44.74% of the company.
https://www.wallstreetzen.com/stocks/us/nasdaq/drvn/ownershipDriven Brands is the parent company of Maaco, Take 5 Oil Change, Meineke Car Care Centers, 1-800-Radiator & A/C, Auto Glass Now, and CARSTAR, and is the largest automotive services company in North America.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001804745/000180474525000083/a991driven-wbspressrelea.htmSEC Form 4 filings confirm Roark Capital Group's ownership chain into Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (DRVN) via Driven Equity Sub LLC, Driven Equity LLC, RC Driven Holdco LLC, RC III Portfolio Holdings LP, and Roark Capital Partners III AIV LP.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001804745/000095014224000800/es240460118_ex9901.htmMaaco operates as a franchise brand; individual Maaco locations are independently owned and operated by franchisees.
https://maacofranchise.com/Maaco's 2016 Franchise Disclosure Document explicitly names Roark Capital Management LLC as affiliated with the private equity firm Roark Capital Group, and confirms common ownership across affiliated franchise brands.
https://unhappyfranchisee.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/MAACO-FDD-2016-WI.pdfDriven Brands changed hands in April 2015 when Harvest Partners sold it to Atlanta-based Roark Capital Group.
https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2015/10/22/maaco-parent-driven-brands-buys-carstar/As of March 31, 2025, Roark Capital Group held approximately 44.79% of Driven Brands' shares, making it the primary controlling entity behind the company.
https://matrixbcg.com/blogs/owners/drivenbrandsIn October 2008, Driven Brands of Charlotte, North Carolina purchased Maaco outright from the Martino family after founder Anthony Martino's death in January 2008.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAACOCBInsights and PitchBook both independently describe Maaco as owned by Driven Brands, which is a Roark Capital portfolio company.
https://www.cbinsights.com/company/maacoMAACO Franchising, Inc. is a Delaware corporation that operates as the franchisor entity for the Maaco brand; its parent is Driven Brands, Inc., which is owned by Driven Brands Holdings LLC.
https://fddexchange.com/view-fdd-docs/maaco/MAACO Franchising, Inc. is a Delaware corporation incorporated on September 18, 2008.
https://fddexchange.com/view-fdd-docs/maaco/Prior to Roark Capital, Driven Brands was owned by Harvest Partners (from 2014) and before that by Carousel Capital (from 2008), both private equity firms — confirming a long history of PE ownership of the Maaco parent.
https://www.bodyshopbusiness.com/maaco-parent-company-driven-brands-plans-for-growth-with-recapitalization/What's uncertain
- Maaco is a franchise brand: PE involvement assessments apply at the franchisor/parent level (Driven Brands Holdings / Roark Capital), not at the level of individual franchisee-owned locations.
- Driven Brands Holdings Inc. is publicly traded (NASDAQ: DRVN). Roark Capital holds ~44.74% of shares — a plurality/controlling stake but not a majority. The parent entity is therefore classified as 'public' with significant PE influence, but Maaco itself (MAACO Franchising, Inc.) is a private subsidiary of that public company. Structure is classified as 'corporate' (private subsidiary of a public parent).
- pe_involvement is set to 'influenced' rather than 'controlled' because Roark's stake in the publicly listed Driven Brands parent is ~44.74% — a large influential minority, not a formal majority stake in a private company.
- Roark Capital's exact current ownership percentage in Driven Brands may have shifted since the most recent data point of March 31, 2025; treat as current subject to future regulatory filings.
- No privacy policy or terms of service data controller entity was independently verified in this investigation.