WillScot - M&A Summary and Business Overview

Business ServicesCompany

WillScot M&A Summary

WillScot has acquired 10 companies, including 6 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

WillScot’s largest acquisition to date was in 2018, when it acquired Modular Space for $1.1B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2022, when it sold Ironclad Environmental Solutions to Kinderhook Industries for $323M. WillScot has acquired in 7 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include business services (38%) and packaging (25%).

WillScot Business Overview

Where is WillScot headquartered?

WillScot is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

What is WillScot’s revenue?

WillScot disclosed revenue of 2,143M USD for 2022 and 1,895M USD for 2021.

How many employees does WillScot have?

WillScot has 4,300 employees.

What sector is WillScot in?

WillScot is a business services company.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity8
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 9

WillScot

WillScot Corp.

4646 East Van Buren Street Suite 400,
Phoenix, Arizona 85008
United States,
(480) 894-6311
www.willscot.com

WillScot is a specialty modular space and portable storage rental solutions across North America. Williams Scotsman is the modular space supplier of choice for the construction, education, health care, government, retail, commercial, transportation, security and energy sectors. WillScot is based in Phoenix, Arizona.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 2 1 3 2 - - 8
vol $1.1B $1.1B
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - - 1 - - 1
vol $323M $323M
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Ironclad Environmental Solutions 2022-08-22 323M USD Divestiture
Baytown, Texas · www.ironcladenvironmental.com
Elite Modular Leasing & Sales, Inc. 2022-05-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Perris, California · www.elitemodular.net
Storstac, Inc. 2022-04-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Etobicoke, Ontario · www.storstac.com
Equipe Container Services, Inc. 2021-09-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Raleigh, North Carolina · www.moveablecontainer.com
Saf-T-Box LP 2021-09-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Spring Branch, Texas · www.saf-t-box.com
American Mobile Leasing, Inc. 2021-09-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Lancaster, Ohio · www.americanmobileleasing.com
Mobile Mini, Inc. 2020-03-02 - Merger
Phoenix, Arizona · www.mobilemini.com
Modular Space Corp. 2018-06-22 1.1B USD Add-on Acquisition
Berwyn, Pennsylvania · www.modspace.com
Onsite Space LLC 2018-01-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Indianapolis, Indiana · www.tysononsite.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Business Services 3 (38%) - - -
Building Materials 2 (25%) 1.1B (100%) - -
Packaging 2 (25%) - - -
Real Estate 1 (13%) - - -
Environmental - - 1 (100%) 323M (100%)
Total 8 $1.1B 1 $323M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 1.1B 1 323M
  Texas 1 - 1 323M
  Pennsylvania 1 1.1B - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
  North Carolina 1 - - -
  Indiana 1 - - -
  California 1 - - -
  Arizona 1 - - -
Canada 1 - - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
Domestic 7 (88%) 1.1B (100%) 1 (100%) 323M (100%)
Cross-border 1 (13%) - - -
Total 8 $1.1B 1 $323M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
BofA Securities
3
Morgan Stanley
2
Deutsche Bank Corporate & Investment Banking
2
Legal Deals
Allen & Overy
2
Fox Rothschild
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.1B
TOTAL $1.1B
Largest Modular Space Corp.
$1.1B (2018-06-22)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $323M
TOTAL $323M
Largest Ironclad Environmental Solutions
$323M (2022-08-22)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
13%
1 (13%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

 Subscribe to unlock this and 201,649
investor and company profiles

Sign-up today to get full access

  • check  Unlimited Searches
  • check  Unlimited Profile Views
  • check  Build and Export Lists of
    • PE Backed Companies
    • Direct Investors & Acquirers
    • Advisors
    • Deals
    • & More

What's Mergr?

We built Mergr to save people the arduous and time-consuming process of tracking when companies are bought, sold, and who currently owns them.

Every day, new opportunities emerge around M&A and we help professionals of all types comb through transactions, investors, and corporate acquirers via an easy-to-use web database that is accessible to anyone.

Try us for 1 week free today!

Mergr, the Easiest-to-Use PE and M&A DB


Key Benefits

  • Stay informed on events in your industry
  • M&A research that takes seconds (not all afternoon)
  • Better understand your customers and prospects
  • Discover active buyers (or sellers)
Search
  • 4.5K Private Equity Firms
  • 193K M&A Transactions
  • 197K Companies Involved in M&A
    (Buyer, Seller, or Target)
  • 3.6K M&A Advisors
    (Investment Banks and Law Firms)
  • 75K M&A Contacts
    (PE and M&A Advisors)

Ready to try?

Join FREE for 1 Week

No obligation. Cancel anytime.