Acquisitions & Disposals

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

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

Acquisitions

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 twelve months ended March 31, 2025, the Company paid the contingent payment of $6,711,000 to montratec's prior 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 on 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, the Company borrowed $75,000,000 and another $45,000,000 was borrowed through a new credit agreement secured by the Company's U.S. accounts receivable balances. Refer to Note 12 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 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 results have been included in the Company's results of operations from the acquisition date and the Company incurred $3,211,000 of acquisition and deal related costs classified as part of General and administrative expenses in the year ended March 31, 2024.

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

In February of fiscal 2025, the Company announced it entered into a definitive purchase agreement under which the Company will acquire Kito Crosby Limited (“Kito”) from 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 is a global leader in lifting solutions with multiple manufacturing assembly plants and nearly 4,000 employees serving over 50 countries. In 2024, Kito generated approximately $1,100,000,000 in revenue through its 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 innovation and products to customers. The Company incurred $10,310,000 of acquisition and deal related costs classified as part of General and administrative expenses in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.

Columbus McKinnon intends to fund the acquisition through a combination of committed debt financing of $3,050,000,000 from J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC including a $500,000,000 revolving credit facility and $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 43% of the Company following completion of the transaction. CD&R has agreed to a customary lock-up on its shares. The Company expects the Kito Acquisition to close in fiscal 2026.

Disposals

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 twelve months ended March 31, 2025, 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.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, the Company announced that it would be relocating one of its Precision Conveyance factories in the U.S. into its manufacturing facility in Hartland, Wisconsin. Further, the Company will also be consolidating its Latin American Precision Conveyance Business into its manufacturing facilities in both Hartland, Wisconsin and Monterrey, Mexico. The Company recorded $2,115,000 in fixed asset impairment costs and inventory obsolescence, $643,000 in Right of Use lease asset impairment costs, $1,069,000 in employee related severance and retention costs, and $544,000 for a reserve on other current assets during the twelve months ended March 31, 2025, in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. In total, $3,534,000 of these costs were included in Cost of products sold, $213,000 were included in Selling expenses, and $624,000 were included in General and administrative expenses.