KBS - Equipment-as-a-Service - Market Insight

M&A ACTIVITY IN THE EAAS SECTOR

Around 1,900 investors and acquirers have registered interest with KBS Corporate for companies in this industry.

The following is a selection of key deals completed:

TUSK LIFTING ACQUIRED BY FIRST INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS

KBS DEAL

KBS oversaw the seven-figure sale of Tusk Lifting, which specialises in the hire, sale, servicing, inspection and testing of lifting equipment, to Aberdeen-based equipment rental specialist First Integrated Solutions.

Centurion, a global leader in the supply of specialist rentals and services to a range of critical industries, acquired Greater Manchester-based Aerial Platforms, a specialist rental provider of powered access lifting equipment for working at height. AERIAL PLATFORMS ACQUIRED BY CENTURION GROUP

HUMBERSIDE LIFTING ACQUIRED BY BOWERS & BOWERS

KBS DEAL

A Scunthorpe-based specialist in the supply, maintenance and repair of industrial lifting and height safety equipment, Humberside Lifting was sold to experienced sector operators Bowers & Bowers in a deal advised on by KBS Corporate.

Charles Wilson’s equipment rental division CW Plant Hire had the second largest fleet of skid steer loaders in the UK after acquiring Wakefield-based MTS, whose range of equipment also includes mini excavators and site dumpers. MTS PLANT HIRE ACQUIRED BY CW PLANT HIRE

YORK LIFT TRUCKS ACQUIRED BY IVS MATERIALS HANDLING

KBS DEAL

A provider of short and long-term forklift truck rentals with flexi-hire contract options, York Lift Trucks was acquired by IVS, which specialises in the sale, hire and servicing of materials handling products and floor care equipment.