All Mergers & acquisitions Articles

Briggs Equipment expands in Republic of Ireland
Briggs Equipment has acquired Laois Hire Services from HSS Hire for £11.2 million.
Kiloutou makes French earthmoving acquisition
Deal to buy Groupe La Centrale De Location (LCDL) will expand its coverage in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in France
Fluor sells Ameco North America for $73m
Sale sees AMECO’s former CEO Gary Bernardez return to the business as CEO
REIC adds Rent Me Rentals in Washington
Latest acquisition by REIC gives it 30 rental locations in eight US states
CGTE acquires GM Noleggi in Italy
CGTE says the move will strengthen its presence in the North East of Italy
Venpa gets €15m private investment
QCapital is to invest €15 million in rental company Venpa for a 42.5% shareholding
United Rentals moves into portable accommodation and storage
Acquisition of General Finance Corp adds storage and accommodation businesses in US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
United acquires Franklin Equipment
United Rentals has acquired Franklin Equipment, a regional rental outfit with 20 Midwest and Southeast locations
Ahern acquires Danish distributor KH Lift
Snorkel and Xtreme owner expands into Denmark with buyout of longstanding distributor 
France Elévateur acquires Movex
Van and truck mount manufacturer expands with investment in Spanish vehicle mount specialist 
Jalo & Jalo acquires Janneniska’s truck mount fleet
The deal now sees Finland’s Jalo & Jalo focusing soley on truck mounts and Janneniska on van mounts 
Sumitomo acquires Aver Asia
Buyout of one of Southeast Asia’s largest rental companies to aid growth in the region 
UK System Scaffold Hire buys former Haki UK facility
Acquisition of Haki’s former UK head office includes $2.1 million worth of scaffold systems
Time Manufacturing completes Ruthmann acquisition
Manufacturer of Versalift products completes the deal first announced in January 
JLG & Oshkosh to partner with Microvast
The new partnership between JLG/Oshkosh and Microvast looks to expand JLG’s battery technology and electrification product offerings
Rental M&A: will there be a Covid discount?
Jeff Eisenberg asks what impact will the pandemic have on rental company valuations
Horizon Platforms moves to employee ownership
Owners, including Ben Hirst, Rorry Duggan and Kevin Appleton, will transfer company to an employee ownership trust
Time to acquire Ruthmann
US-based Time Manufacturing, producer of Versalift products, is set to acquire Ruthmann early this year
Herc makes Houston acquisition
Herc Rentals has acquired “substantially all the assets” of Houston-based Champion Rentals
Tri-Lift acquires Vantage Equipment
Connecticut-based rental company Tri-Lift, Inc. has finalized its purchase of Vantage Equipment LLC’s material handling group
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