Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

Note 20. Subsequent Events

On April 30, 2019, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with Ingersoll-Rand plc (“Ingersoll Rand”) pursuant to which Ingersoll Rand will separate its Industrial segment (“Ingersoll Rand Industrial”) and then combine it with the Company (the “Merger Agreement”). The transaction will be effected through a “Reverse Morris Trust” transaction pursuant to which Ingersoll Rand Industrial is expected to be spun-off to Ingersoll Rand’s shareholders and simultaneously merged with and surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gardner Denver (the “Merger”). Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, which has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of Ingersoll Rand and the Company, at the time of close, Ingersoll Rand will receive $1.9 billion in cash from Ingersoll Rand Industrial that will be funded by newly-issued debt assumed by the Company in the Merger. Upon close of the transaction, existing Ingersoll Rand shareholders will receive 50.1% of the shares of the Company on a fully diluted basis.

The Merger is expected to close by early 2020, subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders, regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.