ACQUISITIONS

3 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2023

CPI Electron Device Business – On November 9, 2023, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Electron Device Business of Communications & Power Industries (“CPI”), a portfolio company of TJC, L.P., for approximately $1,385 million in cash. CPI’s Electron Device Business is a leading global manufacturer of electronic components and subsystems primarily serving the aerospace and defense market. Its products are highly engineered, proprietary components with significant aftermarket content and a strong presence across major aerospace and defense platforms. The acquisition is expected to close in fiscal 2024, subject to regulatory approvals in the United States (“U.S.”) and United Kingdom and customary closing conditions. The acquisition is expected to be financed through existing cash on hand, inclusive of a portion of the cash proceeds from the new long-term debt issued in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. Refer to Note 7, “Debt,” for further disclosure of the aforementioned debt issuances.

Calspan Corporation – On March 14, 2023, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all the outstanding stock of Calspan Corporation (“Calspan”) for a total purchase price of $730 million, which includes a $1 million working capital settlement paid in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. The acquisition was completed on May 8, 2023 and financed through existing cash on hand. Calspan operates from seven primary facilities within the U.S. and is a leading independent provider of proprietary highly engineered testing and technology development services and systems primarily for the aerospace and defense industry. Calspan’s state of the art transonic wind tunnel is used across a range of important aftermarket-focused development activities for both the commercial and defense aerospace end markets. The services and systems are primarily proprietary with significant aftermarket content. Calspan's operating results are included within TransDigm's Airframe segment as of the May 8, 2023 acquisition date.

As of December 30, 2023, the measurement period (not to exceed one year) is open; therefore, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed related to the Calspan acquisition are subject to adjustment until the end of the respective measurement period.

The Company is in the process of finalizing a third-party valuation of property, plant and equipment and certain intangible assets of Calspan. The allocation of the purchase price is preliminary and will likely change in future periods, perhaps materially, as fair value estimates of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are finalized, including those related to deferred taxes and income taxes. We utilized both the cost and market approaches to value property, plant and equipment, which consider external transactions and other comparable transactions, estimated replacement and reproduction costs, and estimated useful lives and consideration for physical, functional and economic obsolescence. The fair values of acquired intangibles are determined based on an income approach, using estimates and assumptions that are deemed reasonable by the Company. Significant assumptions include the discount rates and certain assumptions that form the basis of the forecasted results of the acquired business including revenue, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), growth rates, royalty rates and technology obsolescence rates. These assumptions are forward looking and could differ from future economic and market conditions.

Pro forma net sales and results of operations for the Calspan acquisition had it occurred at the beginning of the thirteen week period ended December 31, 2022 are not material and, accordingly, are not provided.

The allocation of the estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Calspan acquisition as of the May 8, 2023 acquisition date, as well as measurement period adjustments recorded within the permissible one year measurement period, are summarized in the table below (in millions):


	Preliminary		Measurement Period		Adjusted Preliminary
	Allocation		Adjustments (2)		Allocation
Assets acquired (excluding cash):
Trade accounts receivable	$	39	$	—	$	39
Inventories	2		—		2
Prepaid expenses and other	40		—		40
Property, plant and equipment	105		278		383
Goodwill	367		(122)		245		(1)
Other intangible assets	243		(151)		92		(1)
Other non-current assets	7		—		7
Total assets acquired (excluding cash)	803		5		808
Liabilities assumed:
Accounts payable	10		(1)		9
Accrued and other current liabilities	50		—		50
Deferred income taxes	8		5		13
Other non-current liabilities	6		—		6
Total liabilities assumed	74		4		78
Net assets acquired	$	729	$	1	$	730

(1)Of the approximately $245 million of goodwill recognized for the acquisition, the Company expects that approximately $218 million will be deductible for tax purposes. Of the approximately $92 million of other intangible assets recognized for the acquisition, the Company expects that approximately $86 million will be deductible for tax purposes. The goodwill and intangible assets are expected to be deductible over 15 years.

(2)Measurement period adjustments primarily related to the adjustments in the fair values of the acquired property, plant and equipment and other intangible assets from the third-party valuation. A substantial portion of the measurement period adjustments to property, plant and equipment relates to the fair value of the transonic wind tunnel. The offset to the measurement period adjustments was to goodwill.

Extant Aerospace Acquisitions – For the thirteen week period ended December 30, 2023, the Company's Extant Aerospace subsidiary, which is included within TransDigm’s Power & Control segment, completed an acquisition of substantially all of the assets and technical data rights of a certain product line, which met the definition of a business, for a total purchase price of $13 million. The allocation of the purchase price remains preliminary and will likely change, though not materially, in future periods up to the expiration of the respective one year measurement period as fair value estimates of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are finalized. The Company expects that all of the approximately $6 million of goodwill and $3 million of other intangible assets recognized for the acquisition will be deductible for tax purposes over 15 years.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, the Company's Extant Aerospace subsidiary, completed a series of acquisitions of substantially all of the assets and technical data rights of certain product lines, each meeting the definition of a business, for a total purchase price of $24 million. The allocation of the purchase price remains preliminary and will likely change, though not materially, in future periods up to the expiration of the respective one year measurement period as fair value estimates of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are finalized. The Company expects that all of the approximately $12 million of goodwill and $6 million of other intangible assets recognized for the acquisitions will be deductible for tax purposes over 15 years.

Pro forma net sales and results of operations for the Extant Aerospace product line acquisitions, had they occurred at the beginning of the thirteen week periods ended December 30, 2023 or December 31, 2022 are not material and, accordingly, are not provided.

The acquisitions completed by the Company strengthen and expand the Company’s position to design, produce and supply highly engineered proprietary aerospace components in niche markets with significant aftermarket content and provide opportunities to create value through the application of our three core value-driven operating strategy (obtaining profitable new business, continually improving our cost structure, and providing highly engineered value-added products to customers). The purchase prices paid reflect the current EBITDA and cash flows, as well as the future EBITDA and cash flows expected to be generated by the businesses, which are driven in most cases by the recurring aftermarket consumption over the life of a particular aircraft, estimated to be approximately 25 to 30 years.