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Telephone Interview: David Byers, CEO, CARSTAR Collision Repair Experts

October 23, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

In our telephone interview, Byers discusses the sale of the collision repair facility network to Driven Brands announced yesterday.

Yesterday, Driven Brands, Inc., a portfolio company of Roark Capital, announced that it acquired Kansas-based CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts. CARSTAR is one of the largest multi-shop networks of independently owned collision repair facilities in the U.S., operating in more than 240 locations in 30 states in the U.S.

Russell Thrall III, publisher and editor in chief of CollisionWeek, spoke with Byers on the phone yesterday to discuss the acquisition, what it meant for the organization and its franchisees, as well

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