Fred Hageman is the leading M&A Specialist in the Rental Industry today. This is all we do. Rental Industry Deals.
Fred has been involved in, managed and/or spearheaded the following transactions over the past 20 years, both as the leader of his own firms and as a corporate officer of a publicly traded equipment rental company. Fred has been the lead advisor on more independently owned rental company sale transactions than any other firm since 2000. The following list shows well over 200 rental locations with nearly 100 transactions led by or involving Fred and include "TOP 100" companies such as Sunbelt Rentals, United Rentals, Herc Rentals, ERG, Cresco Equipment Rentals, All Star Rents, RentX, Volvo Rents, Northridge Equipment Rentals, Neff and others.
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| Acquired/Purchased Company | Geographic Location(s) | Purchasing/Acquiring Firm/NOTES |
| AAA Rentals | Redwood City, CA | Management/Stock Deal; Fred Valued and assisted with Buyout |
| A.O. Richardson Eq. Rentals | Glendale, CA (3 locations) | Sunbelt Rentals; sold by Fred and Rental Acquisitions, LLC |
| A to Z Party Rentals | Palm Desert, CA | Classic Party Rentals/ Fred as Lead |
| A to Z Rental | Austin, TX | Basic Rental Service |
| A to Z Rental Center | San Antonio, TX | NationsRent |
| A-1 Rental | Rexburg & Idaho Falls, ID | R & R Group Idaho |
| A-1 Rentals of Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa, CA (Northern California) | NationsRent-- Fred as Lead |
| Abbey Event SVS | San Antonio, TX | Abbey SA |
| Abbey Event SVS-LA | Los Angeles, CA area | Classic Party Rentals/Fred Lead |
| Abbey Party Rentals | Dallas, TX | M & M Special Events/Fred Co-Lead |
| Abbey | San Antonio, TX | Aztec Tents & Events |
| Action Trailer | Houston, TX | Great Western |
| All American Equipment Rentals | Newark, South Sac., San Jose, CA | The Porter Group (Heavy Equipment Rentals) |
| American Rental | Austin, TX | Basic Rental Service/Fred Co-Lead |
| Amos Metz Rentals | Woodland CA | Private Investment Group/Fred represented both sides |
| Anderson Rentals | Kansas City, KS | Steve & Shiela Dietsch-Sole Proprietors/ Fred Lead |
| Atlanta Party Plus | Atlanta, GA | Worldwide Rents/Fred as Lead |
| Atlas Party Rentals | Santa Ana, CA | GSM Rental Group/Fred and Rental Acquisitions, LLC |
| Aztec Rental Center | San Antonio, TX | Aztec Events & Tents |
| Best Rents | Bakersfield, CA | McFarland Group/Fred Lead |
| Campbell Tent and Party Rentals | Knoxville, TN | All Occasions Party Rentals |
| Capital Party Rentals | Washington, DC area | 523 Capital--John Moran/Fred Lead |
| Centerville Rentals | East Bay, SF, CA | Cresco Equipment Rentals--Chris Smith/Fred Lead |
| Central Alabama Renter Center | Alabama | NationsRent |
| Commercial Surroundings | Florida | Sunbelt Rentlas/Fred Co-Lead |
| Contractors Equipment Company (CEC) | San Diego, CA—Multi Location | NationsRent-- Fred Spearhead and Lead—One of the largest made by the Company |
| Double D Rentals | Norco, CA | Sunbelt (2 transactions including real estate) |
| Ducky Bob’s | Dallas, TX | Classic Party Rentals/Fred Lead |
| Elms Equipment Rental | Brawley (Southern) CA (3 Locations) | Sunbelt |
| Gold-N-Green Equipment Inc. | Nevada City, CA | Rental Guys/Fred & Rental Acquisitions LLC |
| Gosselin Rental | New Hampshire | NationsRent |
| Grand Events! | Modesto (Central), CA | Classic Party Rentals/Fred Lead |
| Grayson County Eq. Rentals | Sherman, TX | Six & Mango Acquiring Company/Rental Acquisitions assisting |
| Great Plains Rent-All | Oklahoma (mulitple locations) | Volvo |
| Guy Rents Events | Redding, CA | Redding Tents & Events/Fred Lead |
| Harrelson’s A-1 Rental | Texas | NationsRent |
| High Reach Equipment, LLC | Kansas-2 Locations | Partnership Buyout/Repurchase |
| Howe Equipment Rental & Sales CO. | Salt Lake City, UT | NationsRent--Fred Lead |
| J & J Rental | Inland Empire Area of CA | NationsRent (Fred Lead) |
| Kirby Rental Service | Orlando, FL multi- Locations | Internal Management/Fred Lead |
| Logan Equipment Corporaton | Shrewsbury, MA (Boston Area) Multi locations | NationsRent (Largest acquistion to that date by NRI speaheaded solely by Fred) |
| Loveland Rental Center | Loveland (Denver Area), CO | NationsRent--Fred LEAD |
| Max King Events | Orlando, FL | Lowe & Behold |
| Michael’s Rentals | San Francisco, CA (2 locations) | Cresco Equipment Rentals (current operator) /Fred Lead |
| National Equipment Rentals (NER) | Sacramento, CA | All Star Rents/Fred Lead |
| Northridge Equipment Rentals (NER) | Northridge, CA with 4 other locations in So. Cal. | Sunbelt/FRED Co-Lead |
| Old South Collection, LLC | Greater Charlotte, NC | Party Reflections Inc, |
| Placer Equipment Rental | Sacramento Area, CA | NationsRent |
| Pleasanton Rentals | East Bay, California | Cresco Equipment Rentals/Fred Lead |
| Porter Rents | San Francisco Bay, CA | Burlingame Capital Partners/Fred lead |
| U Rent It | Corpus Christi, TX with 2 additional locations | United Rentals |
| Premiere Party Rental | Austin, TX | Littlefield Corp/Fred co-lead |
| Props of Texas | Dallas, TX-2 locations | M & M Special Events |
| Quality Equipment Rentals | Inglewood, CA | Herc Rentals Inc |
| Rental City Arizona | Scottsdale, AZ | NationsRent--Fred Lead |
| Rental City of Colorado | Boulder, CO and surrounding areas-Multi location | NationsRent--Fred Lead |
| Rent Center, Inc. | Tucson, AZ | NationsRent |
| Rent World | Alberta, Canada | United Rentals |
| RentX Party of GA | Atlanta, GA | TLC /Fred Lead |
| RentX Party of SC | Columbia, SC | Celebrations Rentals/Fred Lead |
| RentX of Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | Sunbelt Rentals/Fred co-Lead |
| RentX Party Division of TN | Knoxville, TN | All Occasion Party Rentals/Fred co-Lead |
| RentX Party Division of VA | Virginia | Special Event Rentals/Fred co-Lead |
| RentX of Pacific NW | 5 Locations in Washington State and Idaho | A to Z Rental/Fred Lead |
| RentX of Southern California | San Diego, CA—9Locations | BJ’s Rentals--Fred Lead |
| RentX of Arkansas | Arkansas 5 Locations | Hays Rental/Fred co-Lead |
| Rentx of Colorado | Denver, CO and surrounding areas—15 Locations | United Rentals/Fred Lead |
| RentX of Florida | Florida-- 9 Locations | Sunbelt Rentals/Fred co-Lead |
| RentX of South Carolina | South Carolina—4 Locations | Rental Resource Group/Fred co-Lead |
| RentX of Virginia | Virginia—3 Locations | CVR Rentals/Fred co-Lead |
| RentX of Northern California | East Bay, CA—5Locations | Cresco Equipment Rentals/Fred Lead |
| RentX of Texas | Texas—3 Locations | Former Owner |
| R&R Rentals Inc | Greater Seattle - 3 locations | Sunbelt |
| Rusmar High Reach | Long Beach CA | Rolls Scaffolding/Fred Lead |
| Sisters | San Francisco, CA (South City) | Classic Party Rentals/Fred Lead |
| Special Events Rentals | North Carolina | 523 Capital--John Moran/Fred Lead |
| Sugarplum Tent Co. | Frederick & Boyds, MD | Dublin Clark/CE Rentals |
| The Party Company | Fremont (East Bay) CA | Holland Charles /Fred Lead |
| The Special Event | Healdsburg (Wine Country), CA | Cal-West Rentals/Fred Lead |
| The Stuart Rental Company | Milpitas (East Bay), CA | Ohana Partners/Fred Lead |
| Tri-Serve Party Rental | NYC Area—2 Locations | Classic Party Rentals/Fred Lead |
| Truckee Rents | Truckee, CA | Fred and Rental Acquisitions to Ace Hardware of Truckee |
| Tuff Equipment Rentals | 3 Locations in New Orleans Area | Volvo Rents |
| Valley Rental Center | Sacramento, CA | Neff Equipment Rental/Fred Lead |
| Valley Rents & Ready Mix | Sacramento, CA | River City/Fred Lead |
| Western States | Salt Lake City, UT | Kingsbridge Holdings, LLC |
| Wilson Rental Center | Corning, NY (2) | Sunbelt Rentals; Sold by Fred and Rental Acquisitions |
