Acquisitions & Disposals

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Business Combination, Asset Acquisition, and Joint Venture Formation [Abstract]

On May 31, 2023, the Company completed its acquisition of montratec GmbH ("montratec") for $115,721,000 including $7,576,000 in cash acquired, a $540,000 working capital settlement, and a contingent payment of $6,680,000 that was earned based on montratec achieving a certain EBITDA level for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2023. During the nine months ended December 31, 2024, the Company paid the contingent payment of $6,711,000 to montratec's previous owners. The difference between the originally recorded liability of $6,680,000 and the amount paid is the result of a change in the foreign currency rate at the time of payment as compared to the opening balance sheet rate. The Company initially financed the acquisition by borrowing $117,000,000 on its Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility, but later repaid the amount borrowed under the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility by borrowing an additional $120,000,000. Utilizing the Accordion feature under the Company's existing Term Loan B facility ("Term Loan B"), the Company borrowed $75,000,000 and another $45,000,000 was borrowed through a new credit agreement secured by its U.S. accounts receivable balances. Refer to Note 9 for additional details on the Company's debt agreements.

montratec is a leading automation solutions company that designs and develops intelligent automation and transport systems for interlinking industrial production and logistics processes. montratec's product offerings complement the Company's previous acquisitions of both Dorner Mfg. Corp. ("Dorner") and Garvey Corporation ("Garvey"), and furthers the Company's shift to intelligent motion and serves as a platform to expand capabilities in advanced, higher technology automation solutions. As the Company determined that the acquisition is not material to its existing operations, certain disclosures, including pro forma financial information, have not been included. montratec's results have been included in the Company's results of operations from the acquisition date and the Company incurred $113,000 and $3,208,000 of acquisition and deal related costs classified as part of General and administrative expenses in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023, respectively.

The purchase price has been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition. The excess consideration of $66,566,000 has been recorded as goodwill. The identifiable intangible assets acquired include customer relationships valued at $33,470,000, a trade name valued at $2,915,000, and technology valued at $16,196,000. The weighted average life of the acquired identifiable intangible assets subject to amortization was estimated at 14 years at the time of acquisition. Of the $66,566,000 goodwill recorded from the acquisition, $7,531,000 is deductible for tax purposes.

The assignment of purchase consideration to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is as follows (in thousands):


Cash	$	7,576
Working capital	4,523
Property, plant, and equipment, net	2,157
Intangible assets	52,581
Contingent liability (see above)	(6,680)
Other assets	7,239
Other non current liabilities	(18,241)
Goodwill	66,566
Total	$	115,721

On July 31, 2024 the Company announced that it would relocate its North American linear motion operations from Charlotte, North Carolina ("Charlotte Manufacturing Operations") to its manufacturing facility in Monterrey, Mexico. The Company recorded $3,567,000 in fixed asset impairment costs and inventory obsolescence, $3,268,000 in Right of Use lease asset impairment costs and $1,093,000 in employee related severance and retention costs during the nine months ended December 31, 2024, and immaterial costs were incurred during the three months ended December 31, 2024 in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. In total, $7,855,000 of these costs were included in Cost of products sold, $22,000 were included in Selling expenses, and $51,000 were included in General and administrative expenses.

On February 5, 2025, the Company announced that it would be relocating one of its Precision Conveyance businesses in the U.S. into a sole manufacturing facility in Hartland, Wisconsin. Further, the Company will also be consolidating its LATAM Precision Conveyance Business into to its manufacturing facilities in both Hartland, Wisconsin and Monterrey, Mexico. The Company expects to incur approximately $1,500,000 to $2,500,000 in asset related impairment costs, $700,000 to $1,000,000 in employee related severance and retention costs, and up to $1,000,000 in other costs.

On February 10, 2025, the Company announced entry into a definitive purchase agreement under which the Company will acquire Kito Crosby Limited (“Kito Crosby”) from leading global investment firm KKR in an all-cash transaction valued at $2,700,000,000 subject to customary post-closing purchase price adjustments and regulatory approval. Kito Crosby is a global leader in lifting solutions with multiple manufacturing assembly plants and nearly 4,000 employees serving over 50 countries. In 2024, Kito Crosby generated approximately $1,100,000,000 in revenue through its extensive global channel partner network. Together the combined company will be a leader in material handling solutions with greater scale and a strong presence in attractive verticals and target geographies, delivering exceptional innovation and products to customers.

The transaction has been approved by the Board of Directors of Columbus McKinnon. Columbus McKinnon intends to fund the acquisition through a combination of committed debt financing of $2,600,000,000 from J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC and a $800,000,000 of perpetual convertible preferred equity investment from Clayton, Dubliner & Rice (“CD&R”). Terms of the CD&R investment include a 7% coupon, payable in cash or payment-in-kind at Columbus McKinnon’s option, and a conversion price of $37.68, resulting in CD&R as-converted ownership of approximately 40% of the Company following completion of the transaction. CD&R has agreed to a customary lock-up on its shares.