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I n f o r m a t i o n R e q u e s t # 4 0 1
An agreement has been reached
by the John Deere Company
and Proxibid, an online market-
place of high-value items, that
will allow John Deere dealers to
efficiently designate equipment
for sale on that marketplace
and on eBay. This will reportedly
expose the equipment to more
than 157 million targeted buyers
around the world.
Ennis-Flint, a manufacturer of pavement
markings and traffic safety solutions, was sold
by its parent company Brazos Private Equity
Partners, LLC to an affiliate of Olympus Part-
ners. With headquarters in Thomasville, North
Carolina, the manufacturer has 20 facilities
located across five continents.
TaskEasy.com, which connects homeowners,
renters and property managers with land-
scape maintenance contractors in their area,
announced that they have received $12 million
in financing in a deal led by Delta Electronics
Capital with participation from other investors
including Moderne Ventures.
Aerial access equipment
manufacturer JLG Indus-
tries Inc. has opened an
11,200 square foot service cen-
ter in Hagerstown, Maryland, to
help better assist its Northeast
customer base. The facility
joins the company's other
service centers in Houston
and Riverside, California.
Ground Gains
Mergers, Acquisitions, Expansions