# IFM Investors agrees to acquire Briggs Equipment UK

A fund managed by IFM Investors agreed to acquire 100% of Briggs Equipment UK Limited from Sammons Enterprises Inc. Briggs is a leading materials handling and specialty rental leasing platform in the UK and Ireland.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-04-28
- Where: United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Products: forklifts, loaders, tow tugs, materials handling equipment
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [IFM Investors](https://endata.com/companies/1062.md) (acquirer)
- [Briggs Equipment UK](https://endata.com/companies/35665.md) (target)
- [Sammons Enterprises](https://endata.com/companies/91594.md) (partner)
- [Briggs Group](https://endata.com/companies/91597.md) (target)

## Sources

- [ifminvestors.com](https://www.ifminvestors.com/news-and-insights/media-centre/ifm-investors-announces-investment-in-leading-materials-handling-and-specialty-rental-leasing-platform-in-the-uk-and-ireland/), 2026-04-28: "We are pleased to partner with Briggs as it enters the next stage of its development."
- [briggsequipment.co.uk](https://www.briggsequipment.co.uk/news/2026/briggs-group-acquired-by-pension-capital-investor-ifm/), 2026-04-28: "We are delighted to have exchanged on this transaction and to be commencing the next chapter of the Briggs Group as part of IFM Investors’ portfolio."
- [briggsgroup.co.uk](https://www.briggsgroup.co.uk/news/briggs-group-acquired-by-pension-capital-investor-ifm/), 2026-04-28: "We are delighted to have exchanged on this transaction and to be commencing the next chapter of the Briggs Group as part of IFM Investors’ portfolio."
- [50industry.com](https://50industry.com/briggs-acquired-by-pension-capital-investor/), 2026-05-13: "We are delighted to have exchanged on this transaction and to be commencing the next chapter of the Briggs Group as part of IFM Investors' portfolio."
- [forkliftaction.com](https://www.forkliftaction.com/news/pension-fund-acquires-briggs-group.aspx?n=34411), 2026-05-27: "Over recent years we have deliberately built a resilient and diversified platform, and this investment is a clear endorsement of both our strategy and the quality of our people."

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