Friday Roundup: Herc hijacks United/H&E deal | Himoinsa’s Bauma lineup | Coates cuts fleet costs

Lewis Tyler Editor, Demolition & Recycling International

20 February 2025

There’s only one place we should start when analysing the biggest stories in the week that was February 13 to February 19, and that is with the news that the previously announced agreement for United Rentals to acquire H&E Rentals is now off.

That is because earlier this week we broke the news that Herc Rentals had signed a deal to acquire H&E in a transaction valued at $5.3 billion, including $1.5 billion in debt.

The deal will combine Herc’s $3.5 billion annual revenue business with H&E’s $1.5 billion operation, bolstering Herc’s position…

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