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Open Mic Time: Manufacturer Acquisitions

February 4, 2020

Manufacturer consolidation continues in the rural equipment industry. Check out this round-up of acquisitions and share your comments on the impact for your dealership — positive, negative or will you need to wait and see?

Doosan Bobcat is set to acquire the assets of BOB-CAT mowers, Steiner and the Steiner and Ryan brands from Schiller Grounds Care and the company re-entered the compact tractor market.
The Alamo Group acquired Dixie Chopper and is set to acquire Morbark.
Yanmar acquired ASV Holdings.
Toro acquired Charles Machine Works, the parent company of Ditch Witch, and is set to acquire Ventrac.
General Transmissions acquired Actuator Electric Motors.
Paladin Attachments and Pengo Attachments, joined a division of Stanley Black & Decker.
Bad Boy announced an investment from private equity firm The Sterling Group.

Lynn Marcinkowski Woolf

Lynn Marcinkowski Woolf was managing editor of Rural Lifestyle Dealer. Prior to that, she was a contributing writer for Rural Lifestyle Dealer and Farm Equipment magazines before becoming editor in 2012. She previously covered agriculture as a freelance writer for several industry publications. Lynn also worked in public relations and marketing and earned her accreditation in public relations. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and lives on a third-generation family farm in Kansas. Contact: lwoolf@lessitermedia.com