While many investors felt as if the recent acquisition of Zipcar (ZIP +0.00%) by Avis (CAR 1.08%) took some of the wind out of the sails of their investing thesis in Zipcar as a disruptor of the conventional rental car model and a big potential growth story, Motley Fool industrials analyst Blake Bos sees it a little differently. In this video, he tells us some of the reasons that Zipcar will have a lot more ability to expand under the auspices of Avis, and points out some of the synergies that may help the new Avis thrive.
Not the End of the Road for Zipcar
By Blake Bos and Isaac Pino, CPA – Jan 4, 2013 at 7:15PM
NASDAQ: ZIP.DL2
Zipcar
Is this buyout the end of Zipcar as a disruptive growth story?
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