# Alta Equipment Group to acquire Howell Tractor and Equipment

Alta Equipment Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Howell Tractor and Equipment, a heavy equipment dealer in Illinois and Indiana. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2020.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-10-15
- Where: Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: heavy construction equipment, mining equipment, material handling equipment, crane equipment
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md), [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Alta Equipment Company](https://endata.com/companies/26547.md) (acquirer)
- [Howell Tractor and Equipment](https://endata.com/companies/50560.md) (target)

## Sources

- [altg.com](https://altg.com/blog/alta-equipment-group-to-acquire-howell-tractor-and-equipment-llc/), 2020-10-16: "Alta Equipment Group Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Howell Tractor and Equipment, LLC., a privately held heavy equipment dealer serving Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana."
- [rermag.com](https://www.rermag.com/mergers-acquisitions/article/21145014/alta-acquires-howell-tractor-and-equipment-expanding-presence-in-midwest-construction-market), 2020-10-16: "We are excited to welcome Howell Tractor to the Alta family."
- [citybiz.co](https://www.citybiz.co/article/8991/alta-equipment-group-to-acquire-howell-tractor-and-equipment/), 2020-10-26: "We are excited to welcome Howell Tractor to the Alta family."

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