# Collision Partners

> Collision Partners is a Raleigh-headquartered collision-repair platform founded in 2025 by Earl Johnson IV and William Nicholson. It acquires select independent, OEM-certified body shops, keeps their local brands and operators in place, and supplies capital, shared systems, integration support and a wider commercial network. Its first three acquisitions - Fantastic Finishes, Chassis Master and K&M Collision - reveal a deliberately narrow bet on complex, high-standard repair work and owners willing to roll equity into the larger company.

- **Founded:** 2025
- **Headquarters:** Raleigh, United States
- **Founders:** Earl Johnson IV (Co-Founder & CEO), William Nicholson (Co-Founder & COO)
- **Team size:** 51-200 employees on LinkedIn as of August 2026; the public corporate team page listed 12 people.
- **Products:** Collision-repair shop partnerships, OEM-certified collision repair, Shared operating platform, Insurance, dealer and fleet coordination
- **Notable:** Completed its first two acquisitions - Fantastic Finishes and Chassis Master - in January 2026., Expanded outside Florida with the acquisition of K&M Collision in July 2026., Installed acquired operators in platform leadership and retained sellers as material shareholders.

## Products & services

- **Collision-repair shop partnerships** — Acquires and supports selected independent operators while preserving their local brands and giving strong sellers continued ownership and leadership roles.
- **OEM-certified collision repair** — Through its operating companies, provides manufacturer-procedure body, structural, paint and complex luxury/EV collision repairs.
- **Shared operating platform** — Provides acquired shops with capital, finance, integration, process, recruiting and commercial support while operators retain local customer relationships.
- **Insurance, dealer and fleet coordination** — Operating shops work with insurers and build OEM, dealership, fleet and repeat-customer channels around proper repair planning and execution.

## Achievements

- Completed its first two acquisitions - Fantastic Finishes and Chassis Master - in January 2026.
- Expanded outside Florida with the acquisition of K&M Collision in July 2026.
- Installed acquired operators in platform leadership and retained sellers as material shareholders.
- Assembled a portfolio with deep luxury, exotic, EV and mainstream OEM certifications.
- Placed Society of Collision Repair Specialists chairman Michael Bradshaw on its executive team and board.
- Was identified in an August 2026 industry review as a noticeable new entrant among smaller acquisition platforms.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — An industry mid-year review described Collision Partners' K&M acquisition as a noticeable debut by a smaller, active platform in a slower transaction market.
- **2026-07** — Acquired K&M Collision in Hickory, North Carolina, the company's third deal and first outside Florida.
- **2026-07** — Named Michael Bradshaw Executive Vice President of Collision Operations and added him to the board; Kyle Bradshaw became K&M's General Manager.
- **2026-04** — Expanded its central team across M&A, business development, finance, accounting, process and business operations.
- **2026-01** — Launched its acquisition strategy with Fantastic Finishes and Chassis Master in South Florida.

## Links

- Website: https://collisionpartners.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/collision-partners

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Last updated: 2026-08-22