GE Capital Provides Credit Facility for Acme Lift Co.

Words: Dan KamysGE Capital Provides Credit Facility for Acme Lift Co.
GECapital Corporate Finance, is administrative agent on a $75 million, asset-based credit facility for Acme Lift Co. LLC, an wholesale rental company for aerial work platform equipment. The loan will be used to refinance existing debt and support future growth. GE Capital Markets served as sole bookrunner.
 
Acme Lift provides equipment to more than 900 rental companies in the United States and Canada, who, in turn, rent equipment to commercial, industrial and specialty construction firms. Acme is one of the world’s largest strictly wholesale rental companies, with an extensive fleet of boom lifts, telehandlers and truck-mounted cranes.
 
“GE Capital brought extensive industry knowledge and creative structuring concepts to the deal,” says Steve Nadelman, president and COO of Acme Lift Co. “Their deep understanding of our business model enabled them to deliver a financing solution that will help build our business.”
 
“We’re committed to providing capital and market insight to our customers,” says Bob McCarrick, COO, lending for GE Capital, Corporate Finance. “Leveraging GE’s insight and industry experience in the rental equipment marketplace allowed us to develop tailored financing options that support the growth of mid-size businesses.”
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