United Rentals of Canada, Inc. completes the acquisition of Direct Equipment

On November 12, 2025, United Rentals of Canada, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Rentals, Inc., the largest equipment rental company in North America, completed the acquisition of the business and substantially all of the assets of Direct Equipment, a supplier of trench shoring equipment in Ontario and Western Canada.

Fasken advised United Rentals, Inc., with a team led by John Sabetti and that included Allison Marks, Victoria Zed and Rohat Jumani (Capital Markets and M&A); Armand Benitah (Intellectual Property); Rachel Younan, Anthony Panacci and Kyla Tabibzadeh (Employment); Ross Gascho and Jonny Wypych (Pensions and Benefits); Kevin Yip, Paul Casuccio and Rhys Godin (Tax); Andrew S. Nunes and Summer Lewis (Information Technology); Huy Do and Henry Gray (Competition); Robert Iaccino and Luigi Pasqualitto (Real Estate); and Joseph Guzzi (Consultant).