INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS INC /CA
SC 13D, 1997-07-03
MOTOR VEHICLES & MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & SUPPLIES
Previous: NEWGOLD INC, 10QSB, 1997-07-03
Next: SMITH BARNEY INVESTMENT TRUST, 497, 1997-07-03




                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                          INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS, INC.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                         Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   457875-10-2
                           -------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                 Peter H. Kamin
                       Peak Investment Limited Partnership
                        One Financial Center, Suite 1600
                                Boston, MA 02111
                                 (617) 526-8979

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices an
                                 Communications)

                                  June 23, 1997
             -------------------------------------------------------
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement. (A fee is not
required  only if the  reporting  person:  (1) has a previous  statement on file
reporting  beneficial  ownership  of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of
securities  described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting  beneficial  ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.) [x]

NOTE: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the  Commission.  See Rule  13-d(a)  for other  parties to whom copies are to be
sent.

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).








                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.    457875-10-2                                  Page  2  of  12  Pages
         ---------------------                                -----  ------     

1   Name of Reporting Person
    S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person                       

    Peak Investment Limited Partnership
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*                   (a) |X|
                                                                        (b) |_|
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3   SEC Use Only

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4   Source of Funds*         WC

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5   Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceeding is Required Pursuant to Items 
    2(d) or 2(e)                                                            |_|
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6   Citizenship or Place of Organization           United States

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Number of                   7   Sole Voting Power                     531,700

  Shares                      --------------------------------------------------
  Beneficially                8   Shared Voting Power                   -0-

  Owned by                    --------------------------------------------------
  Each                        9   Sole Dispositive Power                531,700

  Reporting                   --------------------------------------------------
  Person With                 10  Shared Dispositive Power              -0-

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person        531,700

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*  |_|

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)       4.71%

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14  Type of Reporting Person*         PN


                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
      (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.








                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.    457875-10-2                               Page   3   of   12  Pages
         ------------------                                -------   ------     

1   Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person 

    Peak Management, Inc.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*                   (a) |X|
                                                                        (b) |_|
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3   SEC Use Only

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4   Source of Funds*    None

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5   Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceeding is Required Pursuant to Items 
    2(d) or 2(e)                                                            |_|

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6   Citizenship or Place of Organization                 United States
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Number of                   7     Sole Voting Power                  -0-

  Shares                      --------------------------------------------------
  Beneficially                8     Shared Voting Power                531,700

  Owned by                    --------------------------------------------------
  Each                        9     Sole Dispositive Power             -0-

  Reporting                   --------------------------------------------------
  Person With                 10  Shared Dispositive Power             531,700
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person       531,700*

         * As General Partner of Peak Investment Limited Partnership
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*  |_|

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)                 4.71%

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14  Type of Reporting Person*    CO


                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
      (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.






                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.  457875-10-2                                    Page  4  of  12  Pages
         ----------------                                     -----   -----     

1   Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person 

    Peter H. Kamin
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*                   (a) |X|
                                                                        (b) |_|
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3   SEC Use Only

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4   Source of Funds*     PF, AF

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5   Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceeding is Required Pursuant to Items 
    2(d) or 2(e)                                                            |_|

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6   Citizenship or Place of Organization        United States

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Number of                   7     Sole Voting Power                 92,900

  Shares                      --------------------------------------------------
  Beneficially                8     Shared Voting Power               706,100

  Owned by                    --------------------------------------------------
  Each                        9     Sole Dispositive Power            92,900

  Reporting                   --------------------------------------------------
  Person With                 10  Shared Dispositive Power            706,100

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person      799,000

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*  |_|

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)            7.08%

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14  Type of Reporting Person*     IN


                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
      (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.












 CUSIP NO.   457875-10-2                                     Page   5   of   12
           ---------------                                       -------   -----


ITEM 1.  SECURITY AND ISSUER

         Securities acquired:  Common Stock, par value $0.001 ("Common Stock")

         Issuer:  Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.

         Principal Executive Offices:       850 East Algonquin Road
                                            Suite 100
                                            Schaumburg, IL 60173

ITEM 2.  IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND

         (a) This  Schedule is being filed  jointly by the  following  reporting
persons  (hereinafter  sometimes  collectively  referred  to as  the  "Reporting
Persons" pursuant to an Agreement of Joint Filing attached hereto as Exhibit A:

         (i)      Peak Investment Limited Partnership,  a Massachusetts  limited
                  partnership ("Peak L.P.");

         (ii)     Peak Management,  Inc., a Massachusetts corporation,  which is
                  the sole General Partner of Peak L.P.;

         (iii)    Peter H. Kamin,  an  individual  who is a  director,  officer,
                  stockholder  and the  controlling  person of Peak  Management,
                  Inc.

         (b), (c) and (f) Each of the Reporting  Persons has a business  address
of One Financial Center, Suite 1600, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.

         Peak L.P. is a privately owned investment  partnership  which is in the
business of  purchasing,  for investment  and trading  purposes,  securities and
other financial instruments.

         Peak Management,  Inc. is a privately owned Delaware  corporation,  the
principal business of which is to act as General Partner of Peak L.P.

         Peter H. Kamin is a United States citizen  residing in the Commonwealth
of  Massachusetts,  whose  principal  occupation  is acting as  officer  of Peak
Management,  Inc. and,  individually,  acting as  investment  advisor to certain
institutional  private investors regarding  investment and trading in securities
and other financial  instruments.  A portion of the Common Stock reported herein
as beneficially  owned by Peter H. Kamin is held in managed  brokerage  accounts
over  which  Mr.  Kamin  has  discretionary   trading  authority  (the  "Managed
Accounts").  Another  portion  of such  Common  Stock is held in  trust  for the
benefit of Mr. Kamin's children (the "children's  trust"). Mr. Kamin is the sole
trustee of the children's trust and exercises sole voting and dispositive  power
over the Common Stock which contitutes trust property.

         (d) No events  have  occurred  which  would be  required to be reported
under the provisions of this Item.

         (e) No events  have  occurred  which  would be  required to be reported
under the provisions of this Item.

ITEM 3.  SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS

         Peak L.P.  used working  capital to directly  purchase the Common Stock
owned by it. The  approximate  aggregate  amount of funds  used by Peak L.P.  to
purchase such  securities  was  $4,547,624  (including  broker  commissions  and
clearing fees).












CUSIP NO.   457875-10-2                                      Page   6   of   12
          ---------------                                         ------   -----


         The sources of funds used by Peter H. Kamin to directly purchase Common
Stock on behalf of the  Managed  Accounts  was  equity  capital  in the  Managed
Accounts.  The approximate  aggregate  amount of funds used by Peter H. Kamin to
purchase such  securities  for the Managed  Accounts was  $1,465,074  (including
broker commissions and clearing fees).

         The source of funds used by Peter H. Kamin to purchase Common Stock for
his own account and for the  children's  trust was personal  funds,  which funds
were in the approximate  amount of $746,121  (including  broker  commissions and
clearing fees).

ITEM 4.  PURPOSE OF THE TRANSACTION

         Peak L.P.  and each of the other  Reporting  Persons has  acquired  the
securities reported on herein for investment. As of the date hereof, none of the
Reporting  Persons has any plans or  proposals  which would result in any of the
following:

         (1)      acquisition  by any  person of  additional  securities  of the
                  Issuer,  or the disposition of securities of the Issuer except
                  for open market or privately  negotiated purchases or sales of
                  the Issuer's  securities at times and prices determined by the
                  investment objectives of each of the Reporting Persons.

         (2)      any  extraordinary  corporate  transaction,  such as a merger,
                  reorganization or liquidation, involving
                  the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries;

         (3)      any sale or  transfer  of a  material  amount of assets of the
                  Issuer or any of its subsidiaries;

         (4)      any change in the present  board of  directors  or managers of
                  the Issuer;

         (5)      any material change in the present  capitalization or dividend
                  policy of the Issuer;

         (6)      any  other  material  change  in  the  Issuer's   business  or
                  corporate structure;

         (7)      any change in the  Issuer's  charter,  by-laws or  instruments
                  corresponding  thereto or other  actions  which may impede the
                  acquisition of control of the Issuer by any person;

         (8)      causing a class of  securities  of the  Issuer to be  delisted
                  from a national securities exchange;

         (9)      causing a class of securities of the Issuer to become eligible
                  for termination of registration  pursuant to Section  12(g)(4)
                  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; or

         (10)     any action similar to any of those enumerated above.

ITEM 5.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

         (a) The beneficial ownership of each of the Reporting Persons of Common
Stock of the Issuer as of the date hereof is as follows:

         (i)      Peak L.P. is the beneficial  owner of 531,700 shares of Common
                  Stock, all of which have been acquired directly in open market
                  transactions.  The total  number  of  shares  of Common  Stock
                  beneficially owned by Peak L.P. represents 4.71% of the shares
                  of Common Stock outstanding.













CUSIP NO.   457875-10-2                                    Page   7   of   12
          --------------                                        -----    -----


         (ii)     Peak  Management,  Inc. is the  beneficial  owner of shares of
                  Common Stock of the Issuer  solely as General  Partner of Peak
                  L.P.. Peak Management,  Inc. has purchased no shares of Common
                  Stock of the Issuer  solely for its own account.  By reason of
                  its interest as General Partner of Peak L.P., Peak Management,
                  Inc. may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power
                  over the 531,700  shares (4.71%) of Common Stock of the Issuer
                  beneficially owned by such partnership.

         (iii)    Peter H.  Kamin is the  beneficial  owner of 92,900  shares of
                  Common  Stock,  including  15,900  shares of Common Stock over
                  which Mr. Kamin  exercises sole voting and  dispositive  power
                  for the benefit of his  children.  All of the 92,900 shares of
                  Common Stock  beneficially  owned by Mr.  Kamin were  acquired
                  directly in open market transactions.  In addition,  Mr. Kamin
                  has voting and/or dispositive power with respect to all shares
                  of Common Stock of the Issuer in the Managed Accounts pursuant
                  to the terms of certain investment advisory agreements between
                  himself and each of the Managed  Accounts.  Thus, by virtue of
                  his  discretionary  trading  authority over assets held in the
                  Managed Accounts,  Peter H. Kamin may be deemed the beneficial
                  owner of the 174,400 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer held
                  by the Managed  Accounts,  all of which were acquired directly
                  in open market transactions.

                  In  addition  to the above,  by reason of his  position as the
                  sole director,  officer and  stockholder  of Peak  Management,
                  Inc.,  which is the sole General  Partner of Peak  Investments
                  Limited  Partnership,  Peter H.  Kamin  may be  deemed to have
                  indirect shared voting and dispositive  power over the 531,700
                  shares of Common  Stock of the  Issuer  beneficially  owned by
                  such  partnership.  Accordingly,  Peter H. Kamin may be deemed
                  the   beneficial   owner  of  an  aggregate   799,000   shares
                  representing   7.08%  of  the  Common   Stock  of  the  Issuer
                  outstanding.

         The  number  of  shares   beneficially  owned  and  the  percentage  of
outstanding shares represented thereby, for each of the Reporting Persons,  have
been computed in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.  The percentages of ownership described above are based on the
11,291,617  outstanding  shares of Common  Stock of the Issuer  reported  in the
Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1997.

         (b) Peak L.P.  has the sole power to vote or to dispose of or to direct
the  voting or to direct  the  disposition  of the  Common  Stock of the  Issuer
beneficially  owned by it. Such voting and dispositive power may be exercised on
behalf of Peak L.P. by its General  Partner,  Peak  Management,  Inc.,  of which
Peter H. Kamin is the sole officer, director and stockholder. Accordingly, Peter
H.  Kamin may be deemed to have  shared  voting and  dispositive  power over the
531,700  shares of the  Common  Stock of the  Issuer  beneficially  owned by the
Partnership.

         Peter H.  Kamin has the sole  power to vote or to dispose of the 77,000
shares of Common Stock  beneficially  owned by him for his own account,  and the
15,900  shares  of  Common  Stock  beneficially  owned by him in  trust  for his
children.  In addition,  pursuant to written  agreements  governing  the Managed
Accounts,  Mr. Kamin has sole voting and  dispositive  power with respect to the
174,400 shares of the Common Stock beneficially owned by the Managed Accounts.

         (c) The  following  are all  transactions  in the  class of  securities
reported on herein effected by the Reporting Persons in the past sixty (60) days
(all such transactions were open market purchases):













CUSIP NO.  457875-10-2                                      PAGE   8   OF   12
         ---------------                                         -----    ------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

TRANSACTION       REPORTING                            NO. OF              PRICE
DATE              PERSON                               SHARES              PER SHARE              TOTAL
- ----              ---------                            ------              ---------              -----
<S>                 <C>                                <C>                 <C>                   <C>

5/26/97           Peak L.P.                            20,800              $7.92               $164,736.00

5/30/97           Peak L.P.                            14,200              $7.86               $111,612.00

6/20/97           Peak L.P.                           215,900              $8.094              $1,747,494.60

6/20/97           P. Kamin (for Managed Accounts)      60,000              $8.094              $485,640.00

6/23/97           Peak L.P.                            93,800              $8.13               $762,594.00

6/23/97           P. Kamin (for Managed Accounts)       9,400              $8.13               $76,422.00

</TABLE>


ITEM 6.   CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT
          TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

         Except as set forth hereinabove, there are no contracts,  arrangements,
understandings  or relationships  between the Reporting  Persons with respect to
the securities of the Issuer reported upon by this report.

ITEM 7.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS

Exhibit A.  Agreement of Joint Filing











CUSIP NO.  457875-10-2                                      Page   9   of   12
         ---------------                                         -----    ------


After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true,  complete and correct.
This  statement  may be  executed in any number of  counterparts,  each of which
shall  be  deemed  an  original  and  all of  which  shall  constitute  one  (1)
instrument.


                                             PEAK INVESTMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP


                                             By:  Peak Management, Inc.
                                                  Its Sole General Partner



                                             By: /s/ Peter H. Kamin
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Peter H. Kamin, President

Dated as of:  July 2, 1997













CUSIP NO.   457875-10-2                                    Page   10   of   12
          ---------------                                       ------    ------


After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true,  complete and correct.
This  statement  may be  executed in any number of  counterparts,  each of which
shall  be  deemed  an  original  and  all of  which  shall  constitute  one  (1)
instrument.


                                                  PEAK MANAGEMENT, INC.



                                                 By: /s/ Peter H. Kamin 
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Peter H. Kamin, President


Dated as of:  July 2, 1997













CUSIP NO.   457875-10-2                                  Page   11   of   12
          ---------------                                     ------    ------


After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true,  complete and correct.
This  statement  may be  executed in any number of  counterparts,  each of which
shall  be  deemed  an  original  and  all of  which  shall  constitute  one  (1)
instrument.



                                              By: /s/ Peter H. Kamin
                                                  ------------------------
                                                  Peter H. Kamin, Individually


Dated as of:  July 2, 1997







CUSIP NO.   457875-10-2                                     Page  12   of  12
          ---------------                                       ------   ------


                                    EXHIBIT A


                            AGREEMENT OF JOINT FILING
                          INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS, INC.
                         COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.001


         In accordance  with Rule 13D-1(f) under the Securities  Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby confirm the agreement by and among them
to the joint  filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement  on Schedule  13D,
and any  and all  amendments  thereto,  with  respect  to the  above  referenced
securities and that this Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such filing.

         This Agreement may be executed in any number of  counterparts,  each of
which  shall be  deemed to be an  original  and all of which  together  shall be
deemed to constitute one and the same Agreement.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement as of
this 2nd day of July, 1997.


                                           PEAK INVESTMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                           By:  Peak Management, Inc.
                                                   Its Sole General Partner


                                           By: /s/ Peter H. Kamin
                                               -----------------------------
                                                   Peter H. Kamin, President

                                           PEAK MANAGEMENT, INC.


                                           By:  /s/ Peter H. Kamin           
                                                -----------------------------   
                                                    Peter H. Kamin, President
                                                  
                                           /s/ Peter H. Kamin
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Peter H. Kamin, Individually





© 2022 IncJournal is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission