All Mergers & acquisitions Articles

Hydex sells Görrel to Welsh plant hirer
Hydrex Equipment (UK) has sold its self-drive equipment rental division, Görrel, to the Walters Group, a engineering company and plant hirer in Hirwaun, South Wales.
Boral to buy-out Lafarge gypsum JV
French materials giant divests third major gypsum business in the space of five weeks.
Demag Cranes purchase completed
Terex Corporation has completed the purchase of shares tendered by Demag Cranes AG shareholders, and now owns 82% of the company's shares
United Rentals buys Canadian trench equipment specialist
United Rentals is to acquire Ontario Laser Rentals, a Canadian company that rents trench safety equipment.
Sulzer completes Cardo acquisition
Swiss industrial group Sulzer has completed the acquisition of Cardo Flow Solutions, the Swedish group that owns the ABS, Pumpex and Scanpump brands.
MFL Group acquires SBM Mineral Processing
MFL has acquired a majority holding in SBM Mineral Processing
NCC acquisition shock
Proposed acquisition of Destia asphalt paving operation opposed by competition authority.
Polish rail for Budimex
Ferrovial comany buys leading Polish railway construction company for almost € 56 million.
Volvo Rents makes another US acquisition
Volvo Rents has acquired Valley Rental Centers, a two location equipment rental business based in Merced and Modesto, California. The locations are existing Volvo Rents franchises co-owned by Helder Garcia and Brian Silveria.
Specialized Transportation acquired by CRST
CRST International, Inc. has acquired Specialized Transportation, Inc. (STI) in the USA
AFI buys AJ Access Platforms rental business
UK rental company AFI has strengthened its presence in South Wales by acquiring the powered access rental division of AJ Access Platforms Ltd. In the future the division will operate as A J Rentals.
Volvo Rents acquires Contractors Equipment Rental in Florida
Volvo Rents has acquired Contractors Equipment Rental (CER), a single depot rental company located in Orlando, Florida.
China JV planned by Cargotec
Cargotec is planning to establish a joint venture with Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (RHI) in China. The deal would provide additional crane services globally, expand delivery capacity and target growth opportunities in the Chinese and global markets
UK chain for Saint-Gobain
UK’s Build Center network of builders’ merchants to be bought from Wolseley.
GT Access buys Swift Access
UK Access Rental Specialist Swift Access has been bought by GT Access a sales and rental business with sites in Bromsgrove, Telford, Hereford and Gloucester.
Porr’s acquisition of Teerag-Asdag approved
Austrian contractor receives regulatory go-ahead to buy remaining stake in road builder
Lafarge sells Australian gypsum business
Deal comes eight days after the sale of European and South American gypsum operations.
UK to force Ferrovial to sell two more airports
Airport operating subsidiary BAA must now sell London Stansted and either Edinburgh or Glasgow airports, following London Gatwick divestment in 2009.
Trio now form giant US demolition contractor
Nuprecon, CST Environmental and MARCOR have completed their integration to form a new demolition giant, NCM
Iles retires and Merlo acquires UK business
Following the retirement of managing director John Iles, Merlo UK Ltd has become a full subsidiary of the Italian telehandler manufacturer Merlo Group.
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