# AFGRI Equipment acquires Ratten & Slater John Deere dealership in Esperance

AFGRI Equipment, a John Deere dealership, acquired the Esperance John Deere dealership Ratten & Slater, finalizing an 18-month expansion strategy and making AFGRI the world's largest John Deere dealer with 45 branches in Africa and Australia.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-04-14
- Where: Esperance, Western Australia, Australia
- Status: completed
- Products: John Deere agricultural equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [AFGRI Equipment](https://endata.com/companies/23620.md) (acquirer)
- [Ratten & Slater](https://endata.com/companies/23621.md) (target)

## Sources

- [farmweekly.com.au](https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5672331/afgri-on-the-move/), 2017-04-14: "Last week’s acquisition of Esperance John Deere dealer Ratten & Slater marked the finalisation of an 18-month expansion strategy which now sees AFGRI servicing districts throughout the Wheatbelt, incorporating 14 branches."

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