M&A Deal Summary

WillScot Mobile Mini Acquires Williams Scotsman

On August 21, 2017, WillScot Mobile Mini acquired real estate company Williams Scotsman from TDR Capital for 1.1B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is WillScot Mobile Mini’s 1st transaction in the Real Estate sector.
  • This is WillScot Mobile Mini’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is WillScot Mobile Mini’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is WillScot Mobile Mini’s 1st transaction in Maryland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-08-21
Target Williams Scotsman
Sector Real Estate
Buyer(s) WillScot Mobile Mini
Sellers(s) TDR Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.1B USD

Target

Williams Scotsman

Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Williams Scotsman providers of mobile and modular office space, serving more than 24,000 customers through over 90 offices in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Williams Scotsman was founded in 1955 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

WillScot Mobile Mini

Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Category Company
Sector Business Services
Employees5,000
Revenue 2.4B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

WillScot Mobile Mini is a specialty modular space and portable storage rental solutions across North America. The company is the modular space supplier of choice for the construction, education, health care, government, retail, commercial, transportation, security and energy sectors. WillScot Mobile Mini is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 10
Sector (Real Estate) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 9
State (Maryland) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 9
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 3
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-03 Tyson Onsite

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Onsite Space LLC is a rental and sales of commercial modular buildings, mobile offices, portable classrooms, and storage solutions. Onsite Space was founded in 1967 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

TDR Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 15.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TDR Capital is a private equity firm that targets large companies valued from €300 million to €1.5 billion. TDR has a particular interest in under-managed, under-invested or misunderstood companies which may be transformed through greater strategic and operational focus. TDR is sector agnostic, however the Firm has a preference for opportunities in the leisure/hospitality, financial services, and business services sectors. TDR Capital was formed in 2002 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 14
Sector (Real Estate) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 5
State (Maryland) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2017) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-17 International Car Wash Group

Centennial, Colorado, United States

International Car Wash Group is a large local car wash conglomerate washing millions of cars across North America and Europe. The Company was established in 1965 and is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-10 Buffalo Grill

Montrouge, France

Buffalo Grill operates a chain of theme restaurants specializing in grilled meat. Buffalo Grill was founded in 1980 and is based in Montrouge, France.

Buy -
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