# United Rentals to acquire BlueLine Rental for $2.1B

United Rentals agreed to acquire BlueLine Rental from Platinum Equity for approximately $2.1 billion in cash, adding 114 locations and 1,700 employees across North America.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-09-10
- Where: United States
- Value: $2.10B
- Status: announced
- Products: equipment rental services
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Platinum Equity](https://endata.com/companies/1087.md) (investor)
- [United Rentals](https://endata.com/companies/3530.md) (acquirer)
- [BlueLine Rental](https://endata.com/companies/34254.md) (target)

## Sources

- [rermag.com](https://www.rermag.com/news-analysis/headline-news/article/20953101/united-rentals-agrees-to-acquire-blueline-rental-from-platinum-equity), 2018-09-10: "United Rentals and BlueLine Rental today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which United Rentals will acquire BlueLine from Platinum Equity for approximately $2.1 billion in cash."

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