Related-Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2014

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related-Party Transactions

(15) Related-Party Transactions

The Company incurred management fees paid to Blackstone Management Partners L.L.C. (“BMP”) totaling $4.4 million, $2.6 million and $2.1 million in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, under terms of an agreement dated July 30, 2009, between Summit Holdings and BMP. Under the terms of the agreement, BMP is permitted to, and has, assigned a portion of the fees to which it is entitled to receive to Silverhawk Summit, L.P. and to certain members of management. The fees were paid for consultancy services related to acquisition activities and are included in general and administrative expenses.

In addition to the management fee, in consideration of BMP undertaking financial and structural analysis, due diligence investigations, corporate strategy and other advice and negotiation assistance necessary to enable Summit Holdings and its subsidiaries to undertake acquisitions, Summit Holdings pays BMP a transaction fee equal to (x) 1.0% of the aggregate enterprise value of any acquired entity or (y) if such transaction is structured as an asset purchase or sale, 1.0% of the consideration paid for or received in respect of the assets acquired or disposed of. In addition, Summit Holdings has agreed to indemnify BMP and its affiliates against liabilities relating to the services contemplated by the transaction and management fee agreement and reimburse BMP and its affiliates for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with providing such services.

Under the transaction and management fee agreement, BMP is permitted to, and has, assigned a portion of the fees to which it is entitled to receive from Summit Holdings to Silverhawk Summit, L.P. and to certain members of management. Transaction fees paid for the year ended December 27, 2014 were $3.9 million and were immaterial in 2013 or 2012 and amounts paid to Silverhawk Summit, L.P. and to other equity holders were immaterial.

The Company earned revenue of $0.6 million and $7.9 million and incurred costs of $0.2 million and $0.2 million in connection with several transactions with unconsolidated affiliates for the years ended December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012, respectively. As of December 28, 2013, accounts receivable from affiliates was $0.4 million. Transactions with unconsolidated affiliates in 2014 were immaterial.

Cement sales to companies owned by certain noncontrolling members of Continental Cement were approximately $14.3 million, $12.7 million and $12.5 million for the years ended December 27, 2014, December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012, respectively, and accounts receivable due from these parties were approximately $1.2 million and $0.2 million as of December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013, respectively.

Blackstone Advisory Partners L.P., an affiliate of Blackstone, served as an initial purchaser of $13.0 million and $5.75 million principal amount of the senior notes issued in January 2014 and September 2014, respectively, and received compensation in connection therewith.