Opifex-Synergy Acquires Equipment Finders, Inc.
September 16, 2025
Opifex-Synergy, backed by Avance Investment Management and funds managed by BlackRock, has acquired Equipment Finders, Inc., a Nashville-based independent equipment rental provider. The add-on expands Opifex-Synergy’s national footprint into the Nashville market (making it the 7th largest general rental business in the U.S.) and EFI founder Scott Hatcher will join Opifex-Synergy as Vice President of Corporate Development.
- Buyers
- Opifex-Synergy, Avance Investment Management, Funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, JC Mas
- Targets
- Equipment Finders, Inc.
- Platforms
- Opifex-Synergy
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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