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Event Id: | E5CZM3QNQ |
Action Type: | ACQUISITION |
Action Status: | ANNOUNCED |
Acquirer Symbol: | |
Target Symbol: | HEES |
Updated: | --/--/-- --:--:-- |
Purchase Price Per Share: | 92 |
Price Per Share Currency: | USD |
News References: | https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/01/14/3009125/0/en/United-Rentals-to-Acquire-H-E-Equipment-Services-Inc.html |
Action Notes
United Rentals, Inc and H&E Equipment Services, Inc. d/b/a H&E Rentals today announced their entry into a definitive agreement under which United Rentals will acquire H&E for $92 per share in cash, reflecting a total enterprise value of approximately $4.8 billion, including approximately $1.4 billion of net debt. The transaction is not conditioned on the availability of financing. United Rentals has obtained bridge commitments to ensure its ability to close the transaction as soon as possible, with the expectation that it will use a combination of newly issued debt and/or borrowings and existing capacity under its ABL facility to fund the transaction and related expenses at close.The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025. The company plans to update its 2025 financial outlook to reflect the combined operations following the completion of the transaction.