Special Events

RENTAL ESSENTIALS: WACKY WEDDINGS INVOLVE GARTERS AND GATORS

BY LISA HURLEY

BEAUTIFUL brides, gracious guests, fabulous food that's what weddings are made of. That, and cicada infestations, alligators and clueless caterers. Party...

CLASSIC EXPANDS IN SOUTHEAST WITH ACE

Los Angeles-based rental powerhouse Classic Party Rentals announced Thursday that it has acquired ACE Party Rentals of Charlotte, N.C. The move expands Classic's reach in the Southeast; in August, Classic snapped up the operations of Carolina Party Plus, also in Charlotte, and Atlanta Party Plus in Atlanta....

RENTAL ESSENTIALS: HERE COME THE BRIDES

BY LISA HURLEY

PARTY and event rental companies often find that their special skills are still in demand even after the party is over. Party Reflections of Charlotte,...

CLASSIC ACQUIRES PANACHE PARTY RENTALS

Los Angeles-based party rental giant Classic Party Rentals announced Thursday that it has acquired leading Southeast rental company Panache Party Rentals, headquartered in Pompano Beach, Fla. Terms were not disclosed....

FUND ACQUIRES ARIZONA TENTS, PARTY CONCEPTS

Last week, investment company Sverica International, with offices in San Francisco, Boston and Montreal, finalized its acquisition of Phoenix-based Arizona Tents & Events and Tucson, Ariz.-based Party Concepts....

MITCHELL KELLDORF IS A MASTER OF DRAMATIC DESIGN

BY ALEXANDRA GUDMUNDSSON

As we begin our 25th year publishing Special Events Magazine, each month we salute event professionals who have reached career milestones....

GUEST ROOM: DANIEL KAPLAN ON OWNING RENTALS

BY CHRISTINE LANDRY

FROM 1982 to 1997, Daniel Kaplan served as president of Hertz Equipment Rental Corp., the largest industrial and construction-equipment rental company...

Take This Job and Love It

By Natasha Garber

What started as a terrible day at the office turned out to be a terrific career move for Michael Berk, the president of Carol Stream, Ill.-based M&M The Special Events Co. ...

EVENT RENTAL FORECAST '07: IN THE CLEAR?

BY LISA HURLEY

IT'S Clear: The event rental industry is bullish on business in 2007. A total of 76 percent of respondents to this year's Special Events Magazine event...

CLASSIC PARTY RENTALS CHANGES HANDS

In a deal described by rental experts as the biggest yet in the history of special events, Los Angeles-based Classic Party Rentals quietly changed hands last month, moving from Greenwich, Conn.-based Dubin Clark & Co. to Quad-C Management, a private equity firm based in Charlottesville, Va. ...