# Green Line Equipment, Stutheit Implement, and Plains Equipment Group merge to form AKRS Equipment Solutions

Three Nebraska-based John Deere dealerships—Green Line Equipment, Stutheit Implement, and Plains Equipment Group—announced a merger to form AKRS Equipment Solutions, combining 27 dealerships across Nebraska and Kansas. The deal is expected to close by end of March 2020.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-01-31
- Where: Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: John Deere agricultural equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Green Line Equipment](https://endata.com/companies/44940.md) (target)
- [Stutheit Implement](https://endata.com/companies/44941.md) (target)
- [Plains Equipment Group](https://endata.com/companies/44942.md) (target)
- [AKRS Equipment Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/44943.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [ineda.com](https://ineda.com/news/green-line-equipment-stutheit-implement-and-plains-equipment-group-announce-a-merger-of-john-deere-dealerships/), 2020-02-01: "Green Line Equipment, Stutheit Implement, and Plains Equipment Group are combining forces to provide leading service, support, and product solutions to farmers, ranchers, and landowners."
- [farm-equipment.com](https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/17857-green-line-equipment-stutheit-implement-and-plains-equipment-group-announce-a-merger-of-john-deere-dealerships), 2020-02-03: "Three Nebraska based John Deere dealerships announced plans to merge their businesses."
- [strictly-business.com](https://strictly-business.com/news/business/three-nebraska-based-john-deere-dealerships-to-merge-into-akrs-equipment/), 2020-03-01: "The common cultures and values of these three companies and how they serve their customers is really something special."

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