Sun Line, Inc. Sold to Local Buyer Roger Cassill
October 1, 2021
Sun Line, Inc., a Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based auto salvage and used-parts business founded in 1965, was sold to local buyer Roger Cassill with the transaction closing on October 1, 2021. The sale enabled owners Gary and Caroline Wendel and Bruce Chase to retire/exit and transfers operating control to a local operator familiar with the business.
- Buyers
- Roger Cassill
- Targets
- Sun Line, Inc.
- Sellers
- Gary Wendel, Caroline Wendel, Bruce Chase
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- Iowa, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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