SP Plus Corporation is an American provider of parking facility management services. It is a provider of parking, baggage handling, ground transportation, facility maintenance, event logistics, and security services across the United States and Canada.[1] Until December 2013, it was known as Standard Parking Corporation.
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| Formerly | Standard Parking Corporation |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Parking |
| Founded | 1929 (Standard), 1947 (APCOA) |
| Fate | Acquired by Metropolis Technologies |
| Headquarters | Aon Center Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Number of employees | 26,000 |
| Parent | Metropolis Technologies, Inc. |
The company employs more than 26,000 people to manage 4,200 parking facility locations, as well as parking and shuttle bus operations at 75 airports.[2] It is wholly owned by Metropolis Technologies, Inc.[3]
History
editStandard Parking began in 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, where it was operated by David and Benjamin Warshauer as a family owned and controlled business. The business operated under the corporate name of Standard Parking Corporation from 1981 until 1995, at which time it was reconstituted as a limited partnership named Standard Parking, L.P. March 1998, Standard Parking merged with APCOA, Inc., forming APCOA/Standard Parking, Inc.[4]
In April 2003, APCOA/Standard Parking, Inc. changed its corporate name to Standard Parking Corporation.[2] In June 2004, Standard Parking completed its initial public offering, listing on the Nasdaq under the symbol STAN, and raising $54 million in gross proceeds from the offering.
In July 2009, Standard Parking acquired the assets of Gameday Management Group, which plans the operation of transportation and parking systems, primarily for major stadium and sporting events and whose Click and Park service offers traffic demand management and pre-paid parking services.[2] In October 2012, Standard Parking completed the acquisition of Central Parking,[5] effectively doubling the size of the company.[6]
In December 2013, the company rebranded to SP Plus Corporation[7] and changed its NASDAQ ticker symbol to SP.
In October 2023, Metropolis Technologies, an artificial intelligence company that uses computer vision to enable checkout-free payment, agreed to acquire SP Plus Corporation for $1.5 billion.[3][8] Metropolis completed the acquisition on May 16, 2024, taking SP Plus private.[9] With the completion of the transaction, SP Plus shares no longer trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.[10] The company continues to operate as a founder-led and founder-controlled, private company.[11] Metropolis CEO Alex Israel stated that the acquisition will allow Metropolis to expand its reach in the North American market.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Corporation, SP Plus (2019-07-24). "SP+ Awarded Comprehensive Parking Management and Transportation Master Services Agreement with Premier". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ a b c Standard Parking Corporation Completes Merger With Central Parking Corporation
- ^ a b "Parking platform Metropolis agrees to buy SP Plus for $1.5 billion". Reuters. 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ "COMPANY NEWS; APCOA AND STANDARD PARKING PLAN MERGER". The New York Times. 1998-01-28. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ Standard Parking Buys Central Parking for $135M in Cash, Stock
- ^ Standard Parking merger with Central Parking
- ^ Standard Parking Corporation Unveils New Brand Identity
- ^ "Metropolis Technologies, Inc. to Acquire SP Plus Corporation for $1.5 Billion". Los Angeles Times. October 6, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ "Metropolis Technologies expands Nashville 'co-headquarters' after $1.5 billion purchase of SP Plus". www.bizjournals.com.
- ^ "How AI is disrupting parking".
- ^ Metropolis. "Metropolis Closes $1.8 Billion Financing and Completes Transformational Take-Private of SP Plus Corporation". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ "Metropolis, Eyeing Growth, Closes $1.5B Deal for Parking Company". Los Angeles Business Journal. 2024-06-17.
- COMPANY NEWS; APCOA AND STANDARD PARKING PLAN MERGER, New York Times, 1998.
- 10 Floors for Parking Planned On Top of a Chicago Church, New York Times, 1990.
- IPO Watch: The cost of going public. Red Herring, 2004.
- Standard Parking to merge with Apcoa.
- Funding Universe Company History: Holberg Industries, Inc.
- Cost of downtown parking 'skyrocketing'. Chicago Sun Times, 2008.
- Parking Heaven Archived 2012-10-26 at the Wayback Machine, Time Magazine, 2002
- Sweet spot won't last; Standard Parking's shares are on a tear, but stock's ascent may begin to idle[dead link], 2006
- Standard Parking 2009 Annual Report, 2010