Carrier Corporation Completes Sale of Certain Assets to Smith-Holland Deelnemingen

Scott-Macon's Industrial & Automotive Group acts as exclusive financial advisor to Carrier Corporation.

July 2012

Carrier Corporation completed the sale of certain assets of Smith-Holland B.V. to Smith-Holland Deelnemingen B.V. Scott-Macon’s Industrial & Automotive Group acted as exclusive financial adviser to Carrier Corporation in this transaction.

Smith-Holland B.V. offers mobile repair and pre-trip inspection services to shipping lines and leasing companies, as well as parts distribution for leading refrigerated container machinery brands. Headquartered in Rotterdam (The Netherlands), they are one of the largest mobile refrigerated container service providers in the world, serving 30 various locations across Europe.

Smith-Holland Deelnemingen is also Netherlands-based holding company whose operations specialize in servicing and repairing refrigerated container units.

About Carrier Corporation

Carrier, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), is the world’s leader in high technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions. The corporation is dedicated to improving the world through engineered innovation and environmental stewardship.

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