After two-years of building up its user base in the lower Midwest, peer-to-peer construction-equipment rental service EquipmentShare recently has secured $26 million in private equity funding.

AmQuip Crane Rental and Maxim Crane Works will be acquired and combined by Apollo Global Management.

Later this year, Hertz equipment rental customers will be getting their machines from Herc Rentals.

The long-planned separation of Hertz Equipment Rental Corp. (HERC) from its parent firm, Hertz Global Holdings, is set to happen by the end of 2016’s second quarter, according to recent SEC filings.