Tag Archives: Hertz Equipment Rental Company

Where’s Xena? Hertz Equipment Spinoff To Be Renamed Herc Rentals

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Paging Kevin Sorbo! Speaking at an industry conference back in February, Larry Silber, CEO of Hertz’s (HTZ) equipment rental business and of its future spinoff, announced that the new company will change its name to Herc Rentals post-spin. Alas, the choice of ‘Herc’ had nothing to do with the Greek demigod and is merely the initials of the… Read More »

Hertz Finally Moving Forward With Its Equipment Spinoff – Targeting Q2 2016 Completion

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Hertz (HTZ) first announced the idea of spinning off its rental equipment business back in March of 2014 after facing severe activist pressure. The plan was to have the equipment company pay a big dividend which would fund a large buyback at the parent. A few months later, the company even managed to settle its fight with Carl… Read More »