M&A Deal Summary

United Rentals Acquires RSC Holdings

On April 30, 2012, United Rentals acquired retailer RSC Holdings for 4.2B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is United Rentals’ 11th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is United Rentals’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is United Rentals’ 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is United Rentals’ 3rd transaction in Arizona.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-04-30
Target RSC Holdings
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) United Rentals
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 4.2B USD
Advisor(s) Barclays Investment Bank
Goldman Sachs
Deutsche Bank Corporate & Investment Banking (Financial)
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Debevoise & Plimpton (Legal)

Target

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.

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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 12 of 27
Sector (Retail) 11 of 14
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 12 of 24
State (Arizona) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 10 of 23
Year (2012) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-02-15 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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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-09 National Pump

Beaumont, Texas, United States

National Pump is a specialty pump rental company serving clients throughout North America.

Buy $780M
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