Coach America
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Coach America, also doing business as American Coach Lines, is a holding company for American bus services owned by New York-based private equity firm Fenway Partners
operating under the Coach America, American Coach Lines, and Gray Line
names (at some locations, operating under pre-existing branding). Coach America consists of all former Coach USA
operations except for the midwestern United States, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New England, along with Lakefront Lines in Ohio (acquired separately). Coach America has its headquarters in Dallas, Texas
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as Coach USA
's Western, South Central, and Southeastern divisions. Coach America was formed when, after Stagecoach Group evaluated its Coach USA business, decided to retain mostly its scheduled and local transit services in the Northeast and North Central region and put the rest of the company up for sale. The South Central and West divisions of Coach USA were sold to Kohlberg, with these companies continuing to use the Coach USA name for a time, but eventually changing to the current Coach America. The Southeast division, was sold to a separate buyer, Lincolnshire Management
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In 2006, Coach America purchased American Coach Lines from Lincolnshire Management
. In November of that same year, Kohlberg sold Coach America to another private equity firm, Fenway Partners.
Today, Coach America operates under several different brand names in the Southwest Southeast, and western United States, including the Coach USA name (under license from Stagecoach Group), Arrow Stage Lines, American Coach Lines, Dillon's, Kerrville Bus Company, Cruise Connection, RAZ Transportation, Gray Line, Lakefront Lines, Midnight Sun, and All West brands, among others.
Fenway Partners
Fenway Partners is a private equity firm that makes leveraged buyout and growth capital investments in transportation, logistics, consumer products and manufacturing companies in the middle market....
operating under the Coach America, American Coach Lines, and Gray Line
Gray Line Worldwide
Gray Line Worldwide operates local sightseeing tours across the world using trolley coaches, double-deckers and standard single deck coaches. It also offers charter services, airport transfers and convention services....
names (at some locations, operating under pre-existing branding). Coach America consists of all former Coach USA
Coach USA
Coach USA LLC is a holding company for various American transportation service providers providing scheduled intercity bus service, local and commuter bus transit, city sightseeing, tour, yellow school bus, and charter bus service...
operations except for the midwestern United States, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New England, along with Lakefront Lines in Ohio (acquired separately). Coach America has its headquarters in Dallas, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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History
The properties that became Coach America were previously owned by Scottish-based Stagecoach GroupStagecoach Group
Stagecoach Group plc is an international transport group operating buses, trains, trams, express coaches and ferries. The group was founded in 1980 by the current chairman, Sir Brian Souter, his sister, Ann Gloag, and her former husband Robin...
as Coach USA
Coach USA
Coach USA LLC is a holding company for various American transportation service providers providing scheduled intercity bus service, local and commuter bus transit, city sightseeing, tour, yellow school bus, and charter bus service...
's Western, South Central, and Southeastern divisions. Coach America was formed when, after Stagecoach Group evaluated its Coach USA business, decided to retain mostly its scheduled and local transit services in the Northeast and North Central region and put the rest of the company up for sale. The South Central and West divisions of Coach USA were sold to Kohlberg, with these companies continuing to use the Coach USA name for a time, but eventually changing to the current Coach America. The Southeast division, was sold to a separate buyer, Lincolnshire Management
Lincolnshire Management
Lincolnshire Management is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout investments in middle-market companies across a range of industries.The firm, which is based in New York City, was founded in 1985 by Frank Wright and Steven Kumble...
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In 2006, Coach America purchased American Coach Lines from Lincolnshire Management
Lincolnshire Management
Lincolnshire Management is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout investments in middle-market companies across a range of industries.The firm, which is based in New York City, was founded in 1985 by Frank Wright and Steven Kumble...
. In November of that same year, Kohlberg sold Coach America to another private equity firm, Fenway Partners.
Today, Coach America operates under several different brand names in the Southwest Southeast, and western United States, including the Coach USA name (under license from Stagecoach Group), Arrow Stage Lines, American Coach Lines, Dillon's, Kerrville Bus Company, Cruise Connection, RAZ Transportation, Gray Line, Lakefront Lines, Midnight Sun, and All West brands, among others.
Divisions
Coach America is organized into several divisions:- Mountain: Based in Las Vegas with the Western Division office, this division consists of subsidiaries based in Arkansas, Colorado, North Dakota, Tennessee, Ohio, and Wyoming.
- Northwest: This division based in Sacramento consists of companies based in northern California, northern Nevada, and Oregon.
- South Central: This division based in Houston comprises companies based in Texas and Louisiana.
- Southeast: This division, based in Orlando, consists of the former American Coach Lines companies.
- West: Based in Las Vegas, this division comprises subsidiaries based in Arizona, southern Nevada, and southern California.
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