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Ritchie Bros. Completes BigIron Acquisition

Auctions came up a number of times during Ag Equipment Intelligence’s Executive Summit between presentations and roundtable discussions. 

Those discussions came on the heels of RB Global’s May 19 announcement that it had completed its acquisition of BigIron Auction Company. 

During RB Global’s first quarter earnings call ahead of the closing, CEO Jim Kessler had noted the acquisition had received HSR approval and noted that they find the ag sector “very attractive in the U.S.”

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