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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-063234"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RBA"
cik: "0001046102"
company_name: "RB GLOBAL INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-18T20:30:28+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T21:00:00.471236+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# RB Global completes acquisition of BigIron, expands U.S. agriculture presence

## Summary
- Acquisition of BigIron closed on May 18, 2026, accelerating RB Global's strategic expansion into U.S. agriculture.
- BigIron, founded early 1980s, specializes in transparent unreserved auctions for ag equipment and real estate.
- Customers gain access to RB Global's omnichannel marketplace while maintaining existing local relationships.
- No financial terms of the deal were disclosed in the announcement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-063234
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RBA
- cik: 0001046102
- company_name: RB GLOBAL INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-18T20:30:28+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046102/000110465926063234/0001104659-26-063234-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046102/000110465926063234/tm2614952d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-063234.txt

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