We have advised the historical shareholders of Todd, the family Tomasina, administrators, and former managers, on the sale of 100% of its shares to Alliance Automotive Group, owned by the American world leader, Genuine Parts Company.
Established in 1975 by French entrepreneur Jean-Pierre Tomasina, Chairman, and based in Normandy, Todd is the leading distributor of truck parts and accessories for the independent heavy-duty aftermarket.
Todd is an integrated group serving its customers such as Fraikin, Astre, GCA, TIP, and many more with parts and services for all brands of trucks, trailers, semi-trailers, buses, and commercial vehicles with more than 40,000 high-end SKUs covering all families of products, including breaking systems, suspension gearing, bodywork, and many more, distributed through a national network of 35 branches such as shops and garages, its own website and c.300 service centres.
Todd employs 500 staff and generated around €80m in turnover in 2018, 85% of which was from distribution and the remainder from after-sales services.