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H&E Rentals Acquires J W Burress

On September 1, 2007, H&E Rentals acquired machinery company J W Burress

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is H&E Rentals’ 4th transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is H&E Rentals’ 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is H&E Rentals’ 1st transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-09-01
Target J W Burress
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) H&E Rentals
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

J W Burress

Warrenton, Virginia, United States
Burress is a privately owned construction equipment distributor serving the mid-Atlantic markets from 12 locations. Burress’ principal business activity is the distribution of new and used equipment including parts and service for such equipment, which represents approximately 87-percent of the company’s 2006 audited revenues.

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Buyer

H&E Rentals

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Category Company
Founded 1961
Sector Business Services
Employees2,765
Revenue 1.5B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
H&E Equipment Services' corporate headquarters in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
H&E Equipment Services' corporate headquarters in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

H&E Rentals is a US-integrated equipment services company focused on heavy construction and industrial equipment. H&E rents, sells and provides parts and services support for four core categories of specialized equipment. These include hi-lift or aerial work platform equipment, cranes, earthmoving equipment, and industrial lift trucks. H&E Rentals was founded in 1961 and is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 11
Sector: Machinery M&A 4 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 10
State: Virginia M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 4 of 11
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-02-28 Eagle High Reach Equipment

La Mirada, California, United States

Eagle is a privately-held construction and industrial equipment rental company serving the southern California construction and industrial markets out of five locations.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-21 CEC Rentals

Brighton, Colorado, United States

Contractors Equipment Center LLC is a non-residential construction focused equipment rental company located in the greater Denver, Colorado, area.

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