Atlas Copco Finalizes RSC Sale

Jan. 1, 2007
STOCKHOLM, Sweden- Atlas Copco recently completed its divestment of Rental Service Corp. to affiliates of private equity firms Ripplewood Holdings and

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Atlas Copco recently completed its divestment of Rental Service Corp. to affiliates of private equity firms Ripplewood Holdings and Oak Hill Capital Management. The company announced in early October that it sold 85 percent of its RSC assets to the private equity firms for about $3.8 billion.

The Stockholm, Sweden-based manufacturer has retained a 14.5-percent share in the rental company.

Based in Scottsdale, Ariz., RSC Equipment Rental is No. 2 on the RER 100.