M&A Deal Summary

Lavendon Group Acquires Vibroplant - Powered Access Fleet

On April 26, 2000, Lavendon Group acquired business services company Vibroplant - Powered Access Fleet from Vp for 4M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lavendon Group’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Lavendon Group’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Lavendon Group’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2000-04-26
Target Vibroplant - Powered Access Fleet
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Lavendon Group
Sellers(s) Vp
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 4M GBP

Target

Vibroplant - Powered Access Fleet

United Kingdom
Vibroplant - Powered Access Fleet comprises self-propelled diesel and electric scissor lifts, articulated and straight mast booms. The sale also includes ancillary and spares stock and the assumption of operating lease liabilities in respect of certain of the hire fleet assets.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Lavendon Group

Lutterworth, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1992
Sector Business Services
Employees1,900
DESCRIPTION

Lavendon Group Plc is a provider of rental powered access equipment in European and Middle East market. Company provide enables users to work safely, productively and comfortably at height, whatever the application. From depots in Bahrain, Belgium, France, Germany, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UK and the United Arab Emirates, we manage a fleet of over 21,000 access platform units.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 11
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 9
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 9
Year (2000) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 11
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-02-28 Zooom Arbeitsbuhnen Vermietung

Volders, Austria

Zooom Arbeitsbuhnen Vermietung GmbH has a rental fleet of 248 machines operating through a network of four depots.

Sell £3M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Vp

Harrogate, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1950
Sector Retail
Employees2,522
Revenue 369M GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Vp is a specialist rental business providing products and services to a diverse range of markets including civil engineering, rail, oil and gas exploration, construction, outdoor events and industry. Vp was founded in 1950 and is based in Harrogate, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2000) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-07-14 Trench Shore

Tring, United Kingdom

Trench Shore Ltd. is a hire and sells specialist shoring products to the construction and civil engineering industry.

Buy £3M
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