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title: "Franchise Group Driven Brands Files for IPO That Could Raise $600 Million"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/0f50e58b-719b-4a7c-af57-aab9229079e9
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/franchise-group-driven-brands-files-for-ipo-that-could-raise-600-million-2714580
category: "Home Services"
industry: "Home Services"
topics: ["Finance & M&A"]
published: 2020-12-24T12:07:44.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:49:09.644Z
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# Franchise Group Driven Brands Files for IPO That Could Raise $600 Million

**TL;DR:** Driven Brands, the largest automotive franchise in the U.S., has filed for an initial public offering to raise up to $100 million, with estimates suggesting it could raise up to $600 million. The company owns brands such as Maaco and Meineke, with over 4,100 locations across 49 states and 14 countries.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-12-24. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/franchise-group-driven-brands-files-for-ipo-that-could-raise-600-million-2714580).*

## Story

Driven Brands, the largest automotive franchise in the U.S., looks set to peel out onto the stock market after filing on Tuesday to raise up to $100 million with an initial public offering of stock on the New York Stock Exchange.

Renaissance Capital, however, estimated the car care juggernaut could raise up to $600 million.

Driven Brands owns Maaco and Meineke and a host of other brands in the automotive space. The services provided by its brands touch on nearly every area of automotive services. Altogether, Driven Brands has more than 4,100 locations across 49 states and 14 countries and are heavily franchised with some corporate-owned locations.

The company, which pulled in $798 million in the year ending on September 30, 2020, will list on the exchange as DRVN, according to Renaissance.

Driven Brands' IPO could put the cherry on top of a red-hot year for franchising. Franchise brands have held up better than their independent counterparts during the pandemic and related economic downturn.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- franchise growth (topic)
- Home Services (sector)
- Driven Brands (company)
- Maaco (company)
- ipo (topic)
- franchising growth (topic)
- Meineke (company)
- automotive franchise (topic)
- ipo filing (topic)
- Driven Brands acquisition of Maaco (deal)
- Driven Brands acquisition of Meineke (deal)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/franchise-group-driven-brands-files-for-ipo-that-could-raise-600-million-2714580). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/0f50e58b-719b-4a7c-af57-aab9229079e9).