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AGCO Extends Deal with Rural King, Dealers Not Surprised

April 1, 2011 | Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions

On April 8, AGCO announced that it’s expanding its retail agreement with the Rural King store chain to include Massey Ferguson sub-compact, compact and utility tractors.

Dealer Consolidation Continues Its Steady Pace

April 1, 2011 | Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions

If farm equipment dealers need proof that their ranks are steadily shrinking, in terms of owners-principals, they need only to look at the numbers.

Dealers With Solid Reputations May Apply

March 10, 2011 | Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions

As a relative newcomer to the American farm equipment scene, Reichhardt Electronic Innovations general manager Jayme Paquin has been busy signing up dealerships for products such as its Ultra Guidance PSR ISO-compatible automatic steering system.

AgraTurf, Elmira Farm Service join forces to form Premier Equipment

March 9, 2011 | Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions

AgraTurf Equipment Services and Elmira Farm Service, two John Deere dealers in Southern Ontario, announced they have agreed to merge into a new dealership, Premier Equipment, effective May 2, 2011.

How Will Deere Double Sales by 2018?

March 1, 2011 | Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions

Late last month, Samuel Allen, chairman and CEO of Deere and Co., told shareholders that he wants the company to deliver three times as much profit at normal operating volumes as part of his John Deere Strategy.

China’s YTO Acquires Former ARGO Plant in France to Gain Foothold in Western Europe

March 1, 2011 | Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions

A regional commercial court in France has secured the future of the ARGO Group’s St. Dizier transmission manufacturing and assembly plant by accepting a plan that moves it out of “administration” and back into private ownership.

Kuhn Aims to Expand Product Line in North America

February 1, 2011 | Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions

Plans to expand sales of Kuhn brand fertilizer broadcasters and seed drills in North America have been underpinned by significant investment in the company that manufactures these products.

ARGO to Liquidate McCormick France Operations

January 1, 2011 | Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions

The remaining operations of a factory that was once a major International Harvester component manufacturing and tractor assembly plant could close as a result of the ARGO Group’s decision to liquidate the operating company, McCormick France, which is now being managed by a court-appointed administrator.

Kverneland Gets Back into the Hay Baler Business

December 1, 2010 | Posted in Equipment & Equipment Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions

Norway-based Kverneland has invested the equivalent of $5.5 million in its new baler manufacturing partner Gallignani by acquiring a nearly 40% shareholding in the Italian business — a slightly bigger stake than originally envisioned.

Great Plains Mfg.-Simba Int’l Venture Off to a Fast Start

December 1, 2010 | Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions

Managers and engineers at Great Plains Manufacturing and its newly acquired English subsidiary, Simba International, are wasting no time exploiting their new relationship.

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AGCO Extends Deal with Rural King, Dealers Not Surprised

Dealer Consolidation Continues Its Steady Pace

Dealers With Solid Reputations May Apply

AgraTurf, Elmira Farm Service join forces to form Premier Equipment

How Will Deere Double Sales by 2018?

China’s YTO Acquires Former ARGO Plant in France to Gain Foothold in Western Europe

Kuhn Aims to Expand Product Line in North America

ARGO to Liquidate McCormick France Operations

Kverneland Gets Back into the Hay Baler Business

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