MV Commercial acquires Crane Fruehauf
September 7, 2021
UK specialist truck and loader crane sales and rental company MV Commercial have acquired trailer manufacturer Fruehauf which has been in administration. MV will reintroduce
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Markel Corporation Announces Majority Investment in Buckner
August 28, 2021
Markel Corporation (“Markel”) (NYSE: MKL) and CBP, Inc. (“Buckner”) announced on Thursday, 19 August, that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Markel to
Ritchie Bros to acquire Euro Auctions
August 23, 2021
Equipment auctioneer Ritchie Bros is to acquire Euro Auctions in an all-share purchase deal that values the company at £775 million – just over $1
Manitowoc acquires Aspen Equipment
August 19, 2021
Manitowoc is to acquire the assets of Aspen Equipment, a crane dealer and truck bodybuilder/installer based in Bloomington, Minnesota – due south of Minneapolis –
Trio Industrial Builders Combined By Rotunda
June 24, 2021
Private equity firm Rotunda Capital Partners has acquired American Equipment, Pacific Crane & Hoist and Allied Crane in the USA. Rotunda has combined them to
Liebherr Part Shares For France Tower Crane Business
June 8, 2021
Liebherr is selling part of its French tower crane rental business to Hexagone Services. The deal will include all of the tower crane rental operation
TowerBrook new owner for Uperio
June 5, 2021
UK/US based private equity firm TowerBrook Capital is to acquire tower crane sales and rental group Uperio from its current private equity owners LFPI group,
Wagstaff Crane acquires Bronson
May 29, 2021
Earlier this year Utah based Wagstaff Crane Service acquired tower crane sales and rental company Bronson Crane from founder Earl Bronson. Both companies are located
Tadano’s Big Move On Future Strategies
April 15, 2021
Following the exit of its European companies from administration, Tadano has announced the next steps in its plans, with the long term aim to become
BMS & Crane Norway Group Seeks Merger For Scandinavia Market
March 3, 2021
Stangeland Gruppen and Kraningen Holding AS have signed a letter of intent stating that Kraningen Holding AS will sell its Norwegian crane activities to Crane
Itochu takes stake in BigRentz
April 4, 2020
US-based rental network BigRentz has finalised $15 million in funding from private investors and a new lead investor, Itochu. The company is using the proceeds
Finnsiirto acquires Simeri
March 12, 2020
Finnish forklift and telehandler sales and rental company Finnsiirto – backed by private equity firm Folmer Equity Fund II – has acquired aerial work platform
Kiloutou acquires Wiesecker Werkzeugvermietung
March 12, 2020
French international rental group Kiloutou has acquired German access rental company Wiesecker Werkzeugvermietung. Wiesecker is based in Gießen, near Frankfurt in the heart of the
LiuGong acquires Hertz China
March 12, 2020
Herc has sold all of its interest in Hertz Equipment Rental China to Chinese crane, access and construction equipment manufacturer LiuGong (Guangxi LiuGong Machinery). No
Uperio acquires Highsparks
March 5, 2020
Tower crane specialist Highsparks TCS Ltd from Scotland has been acquired by Uperio Group via its subsidiary Skyline Arcomet Ltd. As a subsidiary of Skyline
Nylacast acquires Viva Nylons
March 5, 2020
One Of UK’s Leading Polymer Solutions Design And Engineering Companies, Nylacast, Has Today Announced It Has Completed The Acquisition Of Nylon Products Manufacturer Viva Nylons.
KHL Group acquires 40% of Blu Coal Recruitment
February 22, 2020
Global construction information publisher, KHL Group, acquired 40% of one of the fastest-growing construction recruitment consultants, Blu Coal, on 5 February 2020. The terms of
Konecranes completes MHE Demag deal
January 24, 2020
Port and overhead manufacturer Konecranes has acquired the remaining 50 per cent of its overhead/industrial crane joint venture, MHE-Demag, for approximately €147 million. Established as
Barnhart purchases Viant Crane
January 12, 2020
Tennessee, USA-based lifting, heavy rigging, and heavy hauling specialist Barnhart Crane and Rigging has announced it is to acquire Viant Crane. Viant provides crane, rigging,
Mammoet completes ALE acquisition
January 12, 2020
Dutch international heavy lift specialist Mammoet has completed the acquisition of fellow international heavy lifting and transport specialist ALE, effective January 8, 2020. The businesses
Sterling Crane to acquire part of Entrec
January 3, 2020
Entrec Corporation in Canada has agreed to sell its Canadian crane rental business to Sterling Crane. The two companies signed a definitive agreement for the
Tadano’s Demag integration strategy
December 17, 2019
Japanese crane manufacturer Tadano has released details regarding how it is integrating the Demag mobile crane brand into its company structure five months after its
Zoomlion acquires Wilbert
September 3, 2019
Chinese crane manufacturer Zoomlion has confirmed the acquisition of German tower crane company Wilbert Turmkrane. The deal was to acquire 100 per cent of the
Marmon Crane Services expands with acquisition of Joyce Crane
August 9, 2019
Marmon Crane Services, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, announced in 10th April 2019 the acquisition of Joyce Crane. Financial terms were not disclosed. Based in
Arcomet & Matebat merged under a new name – Uperio
August 4, 2019
1st April 2019 – Belgian tower crane specialist Arcomet and French tower crane rental company Matebat are finally to merge, under the new name –
Tadano completes Demag deal
August 1, 2019
Tadano has paid $215 million for a deal which was officially completed today, one month later than originally planned. The deal was announced in February
Mammoet and ALE in takeover talks
July 16, 2019
Netherlands-based Mammoet Holding B.V. confirmed it is negotiating with UK-headquartered ALE in a bid to acquire it. Mammoet said talks were at an advanced stage.
Terex sells Demag Mobile Cranes to Tadano
February 23, 2019
22 February 2019 – Terex Corporation has announced today that they have agreed to sell its Demag Mobile Cranes business to Tadano for an enterprise
Marmon acquires Australia’s WGC Crane Group
May 1, 2018
Marmon Crane Services, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, announced on 1st May 2018 the acquisition of WGC Crane Group by a newly-created subsidiary, Marmon Crane
Zoomlion bids for Terex, attempt to override merger with Konecranes
February 22, 2016
What will be the final decision for Terex ? Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co. offered to buy US crane-maker Terex Corporation for an
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