Leonard Green Acquires Mister Car Wash
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: May 13 2026
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Leonard Green & Partners L.P. is acquiring Mister Car Wash in a deal expected to close soon, pending final closing conditions.
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Analyst Views on FG
Wall Street analysts forecast FG stock price to rise
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Hold
Current: 27.590
Low
31.00
Averages
32.00
High
33.00
Current: 27.590
Low
31.00
Averages
32.00
High
33.00
About FG
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. is a provider of insurance solutions serving retail annuity and life customers, as well as institutional clients. Through its subsidiaries, it markets a portfolio of annuities, including fixed indexed annuities (FIAs), registered index-linked annuities (RILAs), (referred to as indexed annuities), multi-year guarantee annuities (MYGAs) as well as pension risk transfer (PRT) solutions, indexed universal life (IUL) insurance and institutional funding agreements. Its retail annuities serve as a retirement and savings tool on which its customers rely for principal protection and predictable income streams. In addition, its life insurance products provide its customers with a complementary product that allows them to build on their savings and provide a payment to their designated beneficiaries upon the policyholder's death. Its customers value its FIAs, which provide a portion of the gains of an underlying market index, while also providing principal protection.
About the author

Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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