M&A Deal Summary

United Rentals Acquires Sandvick Equipment & Supply

On December 15, 2005, United Rentals acquired retailer Sandvick Equipment & Supply

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is United Rentals’ 3rd transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is United Rentals’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is United Rentals’ 1st transaction in Arizona.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-12-15
Target Sandvick Equipment & Supply
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) United Rentals
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Sandvick Equipment & Supply

Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Sandvick Equipment & Supply Co. is a supplier of trench safety equipment and services in the southwestern United States. Sandvick has a total of six locations in Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas.

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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 3 of 27
Sector (Retail) 3 of 14
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 24
State (Arizona) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 1 of 23
Year (2005) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-10-14 Atlantic Rentals

Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada

Atlantic Rentals is an equipment rental company in Canada's Maritime Provinces. The company primarily serves the rental needs of construction, industrial, forestry, fishing and government customers, and provides related equipment sales, parts and service.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-03-23 Handy Rent-All Center

Wappingers Falls, New York, United States

Handy Rent-All Center is a Mid Hudson Contractor Supply and grew to be one of the largest equipment rental companies in the Northeast.

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