STAMFORD, Conn. – United Rentals, Inc. today announced that the company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of family-owned Ahern Rentals, Inc. for approximately $2.0 billion in cash. The board of directors of United Rentals unanimously approved the agreement. The transaction is expected to close prior to year-end 2022, subject to customary conditions.

DAVIDSON, N.C.– Ingersoll Rand Inc.  has entered into agreements to acquire Everest Blowers Private Limited and Everest Blower Systems Private Limited (collectively, “Everest Group”) and Airmax Groupe (“Airmax”) for a combined all-cash upfront purchase price of approximately $86 million with additional potential consideration based on achievement of Everest financial targets.


KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Oct. 4, 2022—RDI Technologies, Inc. (“RDI”) today announced it has completed the purchase of privately-held Fastec Imaging Corporation (“Fastec”). RDI’s acquisition of Fastec adds new customers, talent and intellectual property, and it enables RDI to accelerate its product development initiatives. The transaction follows SFW Capital Partners’ (“SFW”) strategic investment in RDI in February 2022.


LOHR a. MAIN, Germany – Bosch Rexroth has agreed to acquire the motion control specialist Elmo Motion Control Ltd, headquartered in Petach-Tikva, Israel. Elmo develops and produces electrical high-end servo drives and motion controls for industrial automation. The company has around 330 associates. Bosch and Elmo signed an agreement to that effect on September 4th, 2022. The purchase price will not be disclosed. The transaction is subject to antitrust approvals.

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – Spectris has completed the acquisition of Dytran Instruments, Inc., after the transaction received the required regulatory approval. As a result, Dytran will be integrated into the HBK business.

The acquisition of Dytran will broaden HBK’s existing sensor offering and further advance its ability to design and deliver custom sensing solutions with a fast turnaround.

CHINO, Ca. – Harrington Industrial Plastics (“Harrington”) has acquired Crist Group (“Crist”), in partnership with the company’s owner, Paul Crist. Crist’s technical fabrication capabilities include infrared fusion welding, hot gas welding, ultrasonic welding, CNC machining, laser drilling and etching, precision flaring and clean room preparation and packaging.


Greensboro, N.c.– Tencarva Machinery Company (“Tencarva” or the “Company”) announced today that it has acquired Fischer Process Industries (“Fischer Process”). Fischer Process’s existing management team, including President Ken Fischer, will remain with the company. Tencarva is a portfolio company of Bessemer Investors LLC (“Bessemer”), a New York-based investment firm. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

SADDLE BROOK, N.j. — PumpMan has announced the acquisition of Ransom Pump & Supply based in Ramona, CA. Ransom Pump & Supply will join PumpMan’s Baldwin Park-based PumpMan SoCal and PumpMan San Diego in serving the commercial, industrial, municipal, agriculture and multi-unit residential pump systems in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego and Imperial counties.

VANCOUVER, Wash. and FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.— Motor-Services Hugo Stamp, Inc. (“MSHS”) has acquired Pacific Power Group (“PPG”). As PPG’s and MSHS’s growth continues to accelerate, the focus remains on providing customers with reliable “one-stop” services for turnkey solutions that capitalize on technical expertise and geographic convenience