On September 10, 2026, Copart, Inc., a global leader in online vehicle auctions, and ACV, a leading digital automotive marketplace and data services partner for dealers and commercial clients, announced a definitive agreement in which Copart will acquire all outstanding shares of ACV common stock, valued at approximately $1.9 billion. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Copart on the transaction.
The addition of ACV’s market-leading digital wholesale platform for vehicle resale will create a new growth vector for Copart, extending its reach with dealer-to-dealer wholesale remarketing and strengthening its position across the full vehicle lifecycle.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Copart included:
Corporate
Martin Korman
Doug Schnell
Austin March
Brandon Middleton-Pratt
Broderick Henry
Lucas Sheets
Annie Giomi
Daniel Cowan
Tiffany Carter
Nikkisha Smith Howard
Nikisha Sisodiya
Technology Transactions
Manja Sachet
Barclay Oudersluys
Isabel Annino
Bryce McKay
Nicole Fontes
Cooper Aspegren
Yifeng Li
Stephanie Stark
Employee Benefits and Compensation
Sriram Krishnamurthy
Matthew Norgard
Seunghan (Han) Bae
Jason Chan
Kristen Stidham
Employment Litigation
Jason Storck
Aren Balabanian
Allie Zunski
Samantha Hussey
Data, Privacy, and Cybersecurity
Matthew Staples
Michael O’Brien
Dan Shin
Kimberley Dong
Alice Han
Real Estate
Susan Reinstra
Paige Baker
Catherine Johnson
Regulatory
Maureen Ohlhausen
Taylor Owings
John Sack
Corporate Finance
Dana Hall
Roshanne Arathoon
Tax
Myra Sutanto Shen
Anjali Krishnan
Ryan Wong
For more information, please see Copart’s press release.
