B. Riley Principal Merger Corp. Completes Business Combination with Alta Equipment; Alta Acquires Liftech and Flagler
February 14, 2020
B. Riley Principal Merger Corp. and Alta Equipment Holdings, Inc. completed their previously announced business combination, creating the public company Alta Equipment Group Inc. Concurrently, the combined company (Alta) closed two add-on acquisitions — Liftech Equipment Companies, Inc. and FlaglerCE Holdings, LLC — to expand its geographic footprint and aftermarket parts, sales and service capabilities.
- Buyers
- B. Riley Principal Merger Corp., Alta Equipment Group Inc.
- Targets
- Alta Equipment Holdings, Inc., Liftech Equipment Companies, Inc., FlaglerCE Holdings, LLC
- Platforms
- Alta Equipment Group Inc.
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Michigan, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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