# United Rentals acquires Franklin Equipment

United Rentals Inc. acquired Franklin Equipment LLC, an equipment rental, sales and services company with 20 locations in the Midwest and Southeast United States. The acquisition adds over 300 employees.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-04-15
- Where: Midwest and Southeast United States, United States
- Jobs: 300
- Status: completed
- Products: equipment rentals, equipment sales, associated services
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [United Rentals](https://endata.com/companies/3530.md) (acquirer)
- [Franklin Equipment LLC](https://endata.com/companies/54480.md) (target)

## Sources

- [nasdaq.com](https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/united-rentals-snaps-up-franklin-equipment-2021-04-15), 2021-04-15: "Today, we welcomed over 300 new members to Team United with our acquisition of Franklin Equipment."
- [vertikal.net](https://vertikal.net/en/news/tag/117/acquisition?acceptCookies=1&page=18&tx_vertikal_pi10=47), 2021-05-15: "US based United Rentals has acquired Franklin Equipment, a regional sales & rental company covering the Midwest and Southeast"

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