Industrial Truck & Equipment Acquires Balar Holding Corp. (Balar Equipment)

Bliss Munitions Equipment Acquires The Baird Machinery Corporation

June 10, 2026

Industrial Services

Osage Advisors announced the sale of The Baird Machinery Corporation to Bliss Munitions Equipment. Bliss will continue operating the acquired business under the U.S. Baird name, maintaining support for existing customers and product lines.

Bailey Equipment & Intralogistics Acquires Equipment Depot's Washington State Operations

January 16, 2026

Industrial Services

Bailey Equipment & Intralogistics, a third-generation family-owned forklift dealership headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, has acquired Equipment Depot’s Washington state operations and will establish a regional headquarters in Kent, Washington. Bailey will serve as the authorized Logisnext dealer in Washington for Cat Lift Trucks, Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks, and Jungheinrich, expanding its material handling, warehouse solutions, and intralogistics services into the Washington market.

BMH Equipment Acquires Ohio Forklift Dealership

January 25, 2023

Industrial Services

BMH Equipment, LLC (Washington, D.C.) has acquired an Ohio-based forklift dealership as part of its strategy to expand its material-handling dealership footprint and capabilities. Calder Capital served as buy-side advisor; transaction terms and the seller identity were not disclosed.

Alta Equipment Group Acquires Howell Tractor and Equipment, LLC

October 15, 2020

Industrial Services

Alta Equipment Group (NYSE: ALTG) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Howell Tractor and Equipment, a long-standing heavy equipment dealer serving Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana. Howell Tractor, which operates facilities in Gary, Indiana and Peru, Illinois, generated approximately $33.1 million in revenue and $5.0 million of adjusted EBITDA in the trailing twelve months through July 2020; the deal expands Alta's presence in the Illinois/Northwest Indiana construction market.

Alta Equipment Group Acquires Hilo Equipment & Services

June 18, 2020

Industrial Services

Alta Equipment Group Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hilo Equipment & Services, a privately held material handling equipment distributor with three branches in the New York City metro area. Hilo generated approximately $50 million in revenue and $3.0 million of Adjusted EBITDA in FY2019; the acquisition expands Alta's footprint in the northeastern United States and strengthens its OEM partnerships and service capabilities.

Carter Machinery Acquires Alban Tractor Co., Inc. (Assets)

February 4, 2020

Industrial Services

Salem-based Carter Machinery agreed to acquire the assets of Baltimore-based Alban Tractor Co., Inc., effective February 4, 2020. The transaction expands Carter Machinery’s Caterpillar dealership territory to include Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland and Delaware and strengthens its equipment, rental and power-generation capabilities in the mid-Atlantic.