M&A Deal Summary

United Rentals Acquires Coble Trench Safety

On February 15, 2012, United Rentals acquired retailer Coble Trench Safety

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is United Rentals’ 10th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is United Rentals’ 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is United Rentals’ 1st transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-02-15
Target Coble Trench Safety
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) United Rentals
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Coble Trench Safety

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Coble Trench Safety, Inc. engages in specialty rentals, with 11 locations in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast region.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

United Rentals

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Business Services
Employees26,650
Revenue 14.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
United Rentals location in Hermantown, Minnesota.
United Rentals location in Hermantown, Minnesota.

United Rentals is an equipment rental company, with an integrated network of rental locations in the US and Canada. The company serves construction and industrial customers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and others. United Rentals was founded in 1997 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 27
Sector (Retail) 10 of 14
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 24
State (North Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 9 of 23
Year (2012) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-16 RSC Equipment Rental

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

RSC Equipment Rental serves as a vital and trusted partner for thousands of customers in construction, industrial, petrochemical, governmental, and manufacturing businesses across the United States and Canada.

Buy $1.9B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-30 RSC Holdings

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

RSC Holdings, Inc. is the holding company for the operating entity RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., a premier provider of rental equipment in North America, servicing the industrial, maintenance and non-residential construction markets.

Buy $4.2B