Private equity firm acquires facilities owned by founders who will retain a stake in the business. CSN Collision, a collision repair network with more than 400 locations across North America and Europe, has sold collision centers owned by its founders to ONCAP, the mid-market private equity arm of Onex Corporation, the company announced today. The […]
CSN Collision Adds Repair Facility to Network in Ontario, Canada
CSN Collision announced the addition of a new 25,000-square-foot collision repair facility in Scarborough, Ont., Canada to its network. The facility, CSN MJ, is located on Eglinton Avenue East and was founded by a husband-and-wife team. The owners began planning the location in 2024. “Our mission is simple: respond, reassure, and renew,” said Jerry Yahya, […]
CSN Collision Add Repair Facility to Network in Toluca Lake, California
CSN Collision announced the addition of Lakeside Auto Center, in Toluca Lake, Calif. to its network. The collision repair shop was founded by lifelong car enthusiasts Andre and Edgar in 2024. “Our passion for cars runs deep, but our real motivation comes from helping people,” said Andre, Co-Founder of Lakeside Auto Center. “After an accident, […]
CSN Collision Adds Repair Facility to Network in Alberta, Canada
CSN GP, a collision repair facility founded in 2022, has joined the CSN Collision Network as it seeks to expand services in the Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. The shop was established by Grant Wert after he purchased a group of buildings that included an existing body shop. Wert operates the collision business alongside auto service […]
CSN Collision Adds Windsor, Nova Scotia Shop to Network
CSN Collision announced it has added Windsor Collision Centre to its network of collision repair facilities. The shop is located in Windsor, Nova Scotia. Windsor Collision Centre was founded in the mid-1960s and acquired by Leonard Adams on Oct. 1, 2019. Adams rebranded the business as Windsor Collision Centre Limited. He has nearly 40 years […]
CSN Collision Add Repair Facilities to Network in Alberta and Ontario, Canada
CSN Collision announced several additions to its network of independently owned collision repair centers. CSN Collision announced the addition of CSN Concord to its network in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. CSN Concord has over a decade of experience and a strong commitment to customer satisfaction, safety, and quality repairs. CSN Concord was founded in 2014 by […]
CSN Collision Adds Repair Facility to Network in Riverside, California
CSN Collision announced the addition of CSN Riverside Auto Repair, founded in 2024 by automotive enthusiasts Brian Perez and Michael Vu, as the newest collision repair center to join the network. The facility served the California communities of Riverside and Montclair. Perez and Vu launched the business with a clear mission: to combine the knowledge […]
CSN Collision Adds Repair Facility to Network in Red Deer, Alberta
CSN Collision announced the addition of CSN Scott’s 180, a collision repair shop in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada to its network as part of an agreement with the Douglas Repair Group. The shop, founded by Kevin Scott, will continue operating under Scott’s leadership while gaining access to the network’s resources and technology. “Helping people after […]
CSN Collision Adds Repair Facility to Network in Aurora, Ontario
Upper Canada Collision Centre, located in Aurora, Ontario, Canada became the latest member of the CSN Collision network on May 1. Sebastian Fuchs and Michael Migliore founded the Aurora shop in 2019. The business serves a community of approximately 65,000 residents. “We started with a small team and a big goal,” Fuchs said. “We wanted […]
Lift Auto Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Ontario, Canada
Lift Auto Group has acquired MCR Advanced Collision Center – Stratford located in Stratford, Ont. Canada. Newly named CSN Stratford, the shop owes much of its success to former owner Jeff McKone’s long family history in the industry. For 50 years, Jeff has been involved in collision repair. At 13 years old, Jeff started working […]