Mergers & Acquisitions

Sunbelt Rentals and sister company A-Plant acquired a dozen companies in its first half of fiscal 2018, growing Ashtead’s rental location number to 977.

Diamond Mowers LLC has purchased the ArborWolf brand skid-steer and tractor-mounted stump grinding product assets from Minnesota-based manufacturer WolfDesign.

International rental company Ramirent has signed an agreement to divest its Danish equipment rental business to G.S. V. Materialudlejning A/S, Denmark’s largest equipment rental company for approximately €33 million (about U.S. $37.5 million).

Point of Rental Software has acquired RentalTrax software from WIOsoft, the company’s third software acquisition in the past two years. RentalTrax has offices in Denmark and the United States with a diverse customer base spanning North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.

United Rentals announced that United Rentals of Canada, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, has completed the previously announced acquisition of WesternOne Rentals & Sales LP for a cash purchase price of approximately $90.4 million.

National Trench Safety LLC, a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, as well as OSHA-compliant training classes, has acquired certain operating assets of Shore and Pour based in Chinnor, England, near London.

Vermeer Corp. has acquired Vac-Tron Equipment LLC, and plans to bring the Florida-based company together with McLaughlin Group Inc. which was purchased by Vermeer in 2017.

United Rentals has completed its previously announced acquisition of BlueLine Rental for approximately $2.1 billion in cash.

Roland Machinery Co. has acquired Heavy Equipment Specialist LLC in Slinger, Wis. Roland has also expanded its operations with the opening of a new location in Franksville, Wis.

United Rentals has continued its acquisition spree with a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of WesternOne Rentals & Sales from parent company Vancouver, B.C., Canada-based WesternOne Inc. for approximately $91.8 million in cash.

Skyworks, an aerial equipment rental company based in Buffalo, N.Y., last week acquired Southern Gulf Equipment, a general rental company in Fort Myers, Fla.

Motion Industries, a subsidiary of Genuine Parts Co., has acquired Hydraulic Supply Co. The transaction was completed Oct. 1.

Motion Industries, a subsidiary of Genuine Parts Co., has acquired Hydraulic Supply Co. The transaction was completed Oct. 1.

Haulotte Group has acquired 100 percent of the shares of its Turkish distributor Acarlar Makine, created in 2003 by Group Acar.

Kerridge Commercial Systems, a leading supplier of software to wholesalers, merchants and other distributive businesses, has acquired rental industry software maker inspHire and Current-RMS.

Riwal, international aerial work platform, telehandler and forklift rental specialist, is extending its branch network in Germany with the acquisition of German rental company Adam GmbH.