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Jeffrey J. Pellegrino
David C. Ingles Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020 (212) 610-6300 |
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Gilda Malek
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary McGrath RentCorp 5700 Las Positas Road Livermore, CA 94551 (925) 606-9200 |
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Jaclyn Liu
Morrison & Foerster LLP 425 Market St San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 268-7000 |
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WILLSCOT MOBILE MINI HOLDINGS CORP.
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/s/ Hezron T. Lopez
Name: Hezron T. Lopez
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Executive Vice President, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer & ESG
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Bradley L. Soultz
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Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
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Timothy D. Boswell
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Sally J. Shanks
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Erik Olsson
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Gerard E. Holthaus
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Mark S. Bartlett
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Erika T. Davis
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Natalia N. Johnson
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Rebecca L. Owen
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Jeff Sagansky
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Michael W. Upchurch
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/s/ Hezron T. Lopez
Hezron T. Lopez
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Exhibit 5.1
To: WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. 4646 E. Van Buren Street, Suite 400 Phoenix, Arizona 85008
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Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020
Tel +1 212 610 6300 Fax +1 212 610 6399 |
May 20, 2024 |
RE: | Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-278544) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with (i) the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 28, 2024 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Brunello Merger Sub I, Inc., a California corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub I”), Brunello Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub II”) and McGrath RentCorp (“McGrath”), pursuant to which, subject to the approval of the McGrath shareholders and the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by law) waiver of other specified closing conditions, Merger Sub I will merge with and into McGrath (the “First-Step Merger”), with McGrath surviving the First-Step Merger and, immediately thereafter, McGrath will merge with and into Merger Sub II (the “Second-Step Merger”, and together with the First-Step Merger, the “Integrated Mergers”), with Merger Sub II surviving the Second-Step Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and (ii) the preparation and filing of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended by Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2 thereto (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the registration by the Company of shares of its Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”), to be issued in the Integrated Mergers in accordance with the Merger Agreement.
In so acting, we have examined originals or copies (certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction) of:
i. | the Registration Statement; |
ii. | the Merger Agreement; |
iii. | the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended; and |
iv. | the Company’s Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws. |
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP is a limited liability partnership organised under the laws of the State of Delaware. Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP is affiliated with Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC306763 and with its registered office at One Bishops Square, London E1 6AD. |
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP is an affiliate of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP. Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP or an affiliated undertaking has an office in each of: Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Austin, Bangkok, Beijing, Belfast, Boston, Bratislava, Brussels, Budapest, Casablanca, Dallas, Dubai, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Houston, Istanbul, Jakarta (associated office), Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, Madrid, Menlo Park, Milan, Munich, New York, Paris, Perth, Prague, Riyadh, Rome, San Francisco, São Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Warsaw, Washington, D.C. |
We have also examined the originals, or duplicates or certified or conformed copies, of such corporate records, agreements, documents and other instruments and have made such other investigations as we have deemed relevant and necessary in connection with this opinion. As to questions of fact material to this opinion, we have relied, with your approval, upon oral and written representations of the Company and certificates or comparable documents of public officials and of officers and representatives of the Company.
In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed or photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents.
Our knowledge of the Company and its legal and other affairs is limited by the scope of our engagement, which scope includes the delivery of this opinion letter. We do not represent the Company with respect to all legal matters or issues. The Company may employ other independent counsel and, to our knowledge, handles certain legal matters and issues without the assistance of independent counsel.
Based upon the foregoing and in reliance thereon, and subject to the limitations, qualifications and exceptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that, when the Registration Statement has become effective under the Securities Act, the Shares will have been duly authorized by the Company, and, when issued and delivered by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement and as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
Our opinions expressed above are subject to the qualifications that we express no opinion as to the applicability of, compliance with, or effect of any laws except the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the Federal laws of the United States of America.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and further consent to the reference to our name under the caption “Validity of Common Stock” in the joint proxy statement/prospectus, which is a part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act, or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
The opinions set forth in this letter are effective as of the date hereof. We do not undertake to advise you of any changes in our opinion expressed herein resulting from matters that may arise after the date of this letter or that hereafter may be brought to our attention. We express no opinions other than as herein expressly set forth, and no opinion may be inferred or implied beyond that expressly stated herein.
This opinion is given for the sole benefit of the persons to whom the opinion letter is addressed. This opinion letter may not be relied on by any other person without our prior written consent.
Sincerely yours,
/s/ Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP
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Exhibit 8.1
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. 4646 E. Van Buren Street, Suite 400 Phoenix, Arizona 85008 |
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 |
Tel | +1 212 610 6300 | |
Fax | +1 212 610 6399 |
May 20, 2024
RE: | WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-4 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special United States tax counsel for WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. in connection with the preparation of the registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) on the date hereof, of which the joint proxy statement/prospectus (the “Prospectus”) forms a part. The Registration Statement and Prospectus relate to the proposed merger of Brunello Merger Sub I, Inc. into McGrath RentCorp with McGrath RentCorp surviving (the “First-Step Merger”) immediately followed by the merger of McGrath RentCorp into Brunello Merger Sub II, LLC with Brunello Merger Sub II, LLC surviving (the “Second-Step Merger” and, together with the First-Step Merger, the “Mergers”) pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger entered into between WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp., Brunello Merger Sub I, Inc., Brunello Merger Sub II, LLC and McGrath RentCorp dated January 28, 2024 (the “Merger Agreement”).
As United States tax counsel, we have advised WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. with respect to the discussion set forth under the heading “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Integrated Mergers” (the “Discussion”) in the Prospectus. We are of the opinion that the statements set forth in the Discussion, to the extent that they constitute matters of U.S. federal income tax law or legal conclusions with respect thereto (subject to the qualifications set forth therein), are fair summaries of such matters in all material respects.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and to the references therein to us. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP is a limited liability partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP is affiliated with Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC306763 and with its registered office at One Bishops Square, London E1 6AD. It is authorized and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales (SRA number 401323). The term partner is used to refer to a member of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications. A list of the members of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP and of the non-members who are designated as partners is open to inspection at its registered office at One Bishops Square, London E1 6AD. |
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP is an affiliate of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP. Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP or an affiliated undertaking has an office in each of: Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Austin, Bangkok, Beijing, Belfast, Boston, Bratislava, Brussels, Budapest, Casablanca, Dallas, Dubai, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Houston, Istanbul, Jakarta (associated office), Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, Madrid, Menlo Park, Milan, Munich, New York, Paris, Perth, Prague, Riyadh, Rome, San Francisco, São Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Warsaw, Washington, D.C. |
The statements set forth in the Discussion are not binding on the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) or the courts and, accordingly, there can be no assurances that the IRS will not contend, and that a court will not ultimately hold, that any of the conclusions set forth therein are incorrect. Such opinions are based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as amended, Treasury regulations, case law and IRS rulings or pronouncements, in each case as currently in effect as of the date hereof. These authorities are all subject to change and such change may be made with retroactive effect. We can give no assurance that after any such change, our opinion would remain unchanged. We undertake no responsibility to update or supplement this opinion.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP
Exhibit 8.2
12531 High Bluff Drive
TELEPHONE: 858.720.5100 FACSIMILE: 858.720.5125
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morrison & foerster llp
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beijing, berlin, boston, brussels, denver, hong kong, london, los angeles, miami, |
May 20, 2024
McGrath RentCorp
5700 Las Positas Road
Livermore, CA 94551
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel to McGrath RentCorp, a California Corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-278544), as amended or supplemented through the date hereof (the “Registration Statement”), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2024, and which includes the Proxy Statement, Prospectus and Information Statement describing the Merger Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2024, by and among WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Brunello Merger Sub I, Inc., a California corporation and a direct wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub I”), Brunello Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub II” and together with Merger Sub I, “Merger Subs”), and the Company (the “Agreement”). The Agreement and the ancillary documents provide that (i) Merger Sub I will merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the merger as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “First-Step Merger”); and (ii) immediately thereafter, the Company, as the surviving corporation in the First-Step Merger, will merge (the “Second-Step Merger”, and together with the First-Step Merger, the “Integrated Mergers”) with and into Merger Sub II, with Merger Sub II surviving the Second-Step Merger as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, all on the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Registration Statement.
McGrath RentCorp
May 20, 2024
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In connection with this opinion, we have examined the Agreement, the Registration Statement, the representation letter of the Company, dated as of the date hereof, and the representation letter of Parent, dated as of the date hereof (collectively, the “Representation Letters”) and such other documents, records and papers as we have deemed necessary or appropriate in order to render the opinion set forth herein. In addition, we have assumed that: (i) the Integrated Mergers and related transactions will be consummated pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement and as described in the Registration Statement (and no transaction, covenant or condition described therein and affecting this opinion will be waived or modified), (ii) the statements concerning the Integrated Mergers and the parties thereto set forth in the Agreement and the Registration Statement are true, complete and correct and the Registration Statement is true, complete and correct and will remain true, complete and correct at all times up to and including the effective time of the Integrated Mergers, (iii) all such statements qualified by knowledge, intention, belief or materiality or any comparable qualification are and will be true, complete and correct as if made without such qualification, (iv) the parties to the Agreement have complied with, and if applicable, will continue to comply with, their respective covenants and agreements contained in the Agreement, (v) the Company, the Parent, and their respective subsidiaries will treat the Integrated Mergers for U.S. federal income tax purposes in a manner consistent with the opinion set forth below, (vi) each of the representations made in each of the Representation Letters is true, accurate and complete as of the date hereof and will be true, accurate and complete as of the Effective Time, as if made as of such time, (vii) any representation in the Representation Letters made “to the knowledge” or similarly qualified is true, accurate and complete without such qualification, (viii) all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic, all documents submitted to us as copies conform to the originals, all relevant documents have been or will be duly executed in the form presented to us and all natural persons who have executed such documents had the requisite legal capacity to execute such documents, and (ix) all applicable reporting requirements have been or will be satisfied. If any of the above described assumptions is untrue or invalid for any reason, or if the Integrated Mergers are consummated in a manner that differs from the manner described in the Agreement and the Registration Statement, our opinion as expressed below may be adversely affected.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing and the assumptions and qualifications set forth herein, it is our opinion that the First-Step Merger and the Second-Step Merger, taken together, will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
We express no opinion on any issue or matter relating to the tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement or the Registration Statement other than the opinion set forth above. Our opinion is based on current provisions of the Code, Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, published pronouncements of the Internal Revenue Service and case law, any of which may be changed at any time, including with retroactive effect. Any change in applicable laws or the facts and circumstances surrounding the Integrated Mergers and related transactions, or any inaccuracy in the statements, facts, or assumptions upon which we have relied, may affect the continuing validity of our opinion as set forth herein. We assume no responsibility to inform the Company of any such change or inaccuracy that may occur or come to our attention.
McGrath RentCorp
May 20, 2024
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We are furnishing this opinion solely in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement and this opinion is not to be relied upon for any other purpose without our prior written consent. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and to the references made therein to us insofar as they relate to statements of law or legal conclusions under the federal income tax laws of the United States or pertain to matters of U.S. federal income tax law. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s Morrison & Foerster LLP
Exhibit 15.1
GRANT THORNTON LLP
101 California St., Suite 2700 San Francisco, CA 94111-5830
D +1 415 986 3900 F +1 415 986 3916 |
May 3, 2024
McGrath RentCorp 5700 Las Positas Road Livermore, California 94551
We have reviewed, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the unaudited interim financial information of McGrath RentCorp for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, as indicated in our report dated April 25, 2024; because we did not perform an audit, we expressed no opinion on that information.
We are aware that our report referred to above, which is included in your Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
We also are aware that the aforementioned report, pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, is not considered a part of the Registration Statement prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.
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McGrath RentCorp Usinga blatt n Pfn. mart yoll" wtts 'Mth an X as slxlwn in this ,x�lf. Please do oot wr�e outside the deSM)nated .nM. Form of 2024 Special Meeting Proxy Card '@TE [K] T IF VOTING BY MAIL SIGN, D£TACH All) RETURN THE BOTTilM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. T II Proposals - The Board of Directors recommends a vote fi!H Proposals 1, 2 and 3. + D Authorized SIQnatll'es - This section must be completed for yOII' vote to count. Please date and sign below. Please sign exactly as name(s) appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, corporate officer, trustee, guardian, or custodian, please give full lrtle. Date (mm/dd/yyyy) - Please print date below. Signature t - Please keep signature within the box. Signature 2 - Please keep signature within the box. ■ 1UPX QlSU2D + 1. To approve and adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 28, 2024 (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among McGrath RentCorp, WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp., Brunello Merger Sub I, Inc. and Brunello Merger Sub II, LLC, and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Merger Proposal”). 2. To approve a non-binding advisory proposal to approve compensation that will or may become payable by McGrath RentCorp to its named executive officers in connection with the Merger Proposal (the “Merger-Related Compensation Proposal”). 3. To approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting from time to time to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in favor of the Merger Proposal if there are insufficient votes at the time of such adjournment to approve the Merger Proposal (the “Adjournment Proposal”). For AQalnst Abstain |
T IF VOTING BY MAIL SIGN, D£TACH All) RETURN THE BOTTilM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. T McGrath RentCorp The Board of Directors solicits this Proxy for the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on [ ] at [ ], virtually only at [ ]. The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Joseph F. Hanna, Keith E. Pratt and Gilda Malek, or each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, attorneys and proxies of the undersigned at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of McGrath RentCorp or any adjournments thereof, and to vote the shares of Common Stock of McGrath RentCorp registered in the name of the undersigned on the Record Date for the Special Meeting. The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR Proposals No. 1, 2 and No. 3. The shares represented by this Proxy will be voted as directed on the reverse side; if no specification is made, the shares will be voted FOR said proposals. The proxies are authorized to vote in their discretion upon such other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting to the extent authorized by Rule 14a-4(c) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders and the Proxy Statement for the Special Meeting of Shareholders prior to the signing of this Proxy. PLEASE RETURN THIS SIGNED AND DATED PROXY IN THE ACCOMPANYING ADDRESSED ENVELOPE. (Items to be voted appear on reverse side) Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Special Meeting: The Proxy Statement is available at [ ] |