United Rentals to buy Neff Corp for about $1.3 bln

Aug 16 (Reuters) - United Rentals Inc said on Wednesday that it would buy construction equipment rental chain Neff Corp for about $1.3 billion.

United Rentals cash offer of $25 per share represents a premium of 1.8 percent to Neff's Wednesday close.

The boards of United Rentals and Neff have approved the agreement, the companies said. (Reporting by Abinaya Vijayaraghavan in Bengaluru; Editing by Amrutha Gayathri)