Note 21:

Related Party

Affiliates of KKR participated as (i) a lender in the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facilities discussed in Note 10, “Debt,” (ii) an underwriter in the Company’s initial public offering, and (iii) a provider of services for the debt refinancing transaction. KKR exited its position in the Original Dollar Term Loan Facility during 2015 and did not hold a position in the Original Dollar Term Loan Facility or the Original Euro Term Loan Facility until their extinguishment on August 17, 2017. KKR held a position in the Euro Term Loan Facility of €49.9 million as of December 31, 2017. KKR Capital Markets LLC, an affiliate of our Sponsor, acted as an underwriter in connection with the initial public offering of the Company’s stock and received underwriter discounts and commissions of approximately $8.9 million. In August 2017, KKR Capital Markets LLC received $1.5 million for services rendered in connection with the debt refinancing transaction.

The Company entered into a monitoring agreement, dated July 30, 2013, with KKR pursuant to which KKR will provide management, consulting and financial advisory services to the Company and its divisions, subsidiaries, parent entities and controlled affiliates. Under the terms of the monitoring agreement the Company was, among other things, obligated to pay KKR (or such affiliate(s) as KKR designates) an aggregate annual management fee in the initial annual amount of $3.5 million, payable in arrears at the end of each fiscal quarter, plus upon request all reasonable out of pocket expenses ($0.0 million, $0.7 million, and $0.7 million of expenses were incurred in the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015) incurred in connection with the provision of services under the agreement. The management fee increases at a rate of 5% per year effective on January 1, 2014. The Company incurred management fees to KKR of $17.3 million, $4.1 million, and $3.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015. In connection with the Company’s initial public offering, the monitoring agreement was terminated in accordance with its terms and the Company paid a termination fee of $16.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2017 which is included in the “Selling and administrative expenses” line of the Consolidated Statements of Operations.