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Note 1 - Description of Business
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Nature of Operations [Text Block]
1.      DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

On October 25, 2011, Insituform Technologies, LLC (formerly known as Insituform Technologies, Inc. (“Insituform”)) reorganized by creating a new holding company structure (the “Corporate Reorganization”). The new parent company, Aegion Corporation (“Aegion”), includes Insituform as a wholly owned direct subsidiary. As part of the Corporate Reorganization, Insituform’s outstanding shares of common stock (and associated attached preferred stock rights) were automatically converted, on a share for share basis, into identical shares of Aegion common stock (and associated attached preferred stock rights).

Upon effectiveness of the Corporate Reorganization, Aegion’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws, executive officers and board of directors were identical to Insituform’s in effect immediately prior to the Corporate Reorganization, and the rights, privileges and interests of Insituform’s former stockholders remain the same with respect to the new holding company. Additionally, as a result of the Corporate Reorganization, Aegion is deemed the successor registrant to Insituform under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and shares of Aegion common stock are deemed registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.

Aegion Corporation is a global leader in infrastructure protection, providing proprietary technologies and services to protect against the corrosion of industrial pipelines and for the rehabilitation and strengthening of sewer, water, energy and mining piping systems and buildings, bridges, tunnels and waterfront structures. The Company offers one of the broadest portfolios of cost-effective solutions for rehabilitating aging or deteriorating infrastructure and protecting new infrastructure from corrosion. The Company’s business activities include research and development, manufacturing, distribution, installation, coating and insulation, cathodic protection and licensing. The Company’s products and services are currently utilized and performed in more than 100 countries across six continents. The Company believes that the depth and breadth of its products and services platform make it a leading comprehensive provider for the world’s infrastructure rehabilitation and protection needs.

Acquisitions/Strategic Initiatives

Energy and Mining Segment Expansion

In early 2009, the Company expanded its operations in the energy and mining sector to include pipe coating and cathodic protection services. In February 2009, the Company acquired the business of The Bayou Companies, LLC and its related entities (“Bayou”). The Company’s Bayou business provides cost-effective solutions to energy and infrastructure companies primarily in the Gulf of Mexico and North America. Bayou’s products and services include internal and external pipeline coating, lining, weighting and insulation. Bayou also provides specialty fabrication and services for offshore deep-water installations, including project management and logistics.


In March 2009, the Company acquired Corrpro Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Corrpro”). The Company’s Corrpro business offers a comprehensive line of fully-integrated corrosion protection products and services including: (i) engineering; (ii) product and material sales; (iii) construction and installation; (iv) inspection, monitoring and maintenance; and (v) coatings. Corrpro’s specialty in the corrosion control market is cathodic protection, an electrochemical process that prevents corrosion in new structures and stops the corrosion process for existing structures.

In October 2009, the Company expanded its coating and insulation services in Canada with its acquisition of the pipe coating and insulation facility and related assets of Garneau, Inc., through its joint venture Bayou Perma-Pipe Canada, Ltd. (“BPPC”). The Company holds a fifty-one percent (51%) majority interest in BPPC, while Perma-Pipe Canada, Inc. owns the remaining interest. BPPC serves as the Company’s pipe coating and insulation operations in Canada.

In February 2010, the Company expanded its pipe coating services through the formation of Delta Double Jointing L.L.C. (“Bayou Delta”) through which the Company offers pipe jointing and other services for the steel-coated pipe industry. The Company, through its Bayou subsidiary, owns a fifty-nine percent (59%) ownership interest in Bayou Delta with the remaining forty-one percent (41%) ownership belonging to Bayou Coating, L.L.C. (“Bayou Coating”), which the Company, through its Bayou subsidiary, holds a forty-nine percent (49%) equity interest.

In April 2011, the Company organized a joint venture, Bayou Wasco Insulation, LLC (“Bayou Wasco”) to provide insulation services primarily for projects located in the United States, Central America, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. The Company holds a fifty-one percent (51%) majority interest in Bayou Wasco, while Wasco Energy Ltd., a subsidiary of Wah Seong Corporation Berhad (“Wasco Energy”), owns the remaining interest. Bayou Wasco is expected to commence providing insulation services by late 2012.

In April 2011, the Company also expanded its Corrpro and United Pipeline Systems (“UPS”) operations in Asia and Australia through its joint venture, WCU Corrosion Technologies Pte. Ltd., located in Singapore (“WCU”). WCU will offer the Company’s Tite Liner® process in the oil and gas sector and onshore corrosion services, in each of Asia and Australia. The Company holds a forty-nine percent (49%) ownership interest in WCU, while Wasco Energy owns the remaining interest. WCU immediately began marketing its products and services.

In June 2011, the Company created a joint venture in Saudi Arabia between Corrpro and Saudi Trading & Research Co., Ltd. (“STARC”). Based in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia since 1992, STARC delivers a wide range of products and services for its clients in the oil, gas, power and desalination industries. The joint venture, Corrpower International Limited (“Corrpower”), which is seventy percent (70%) owned by Corrpro and thirty percent (30%) owned by STARC, will provide a fully integrated corrosion protection product and service offering to government and private sector clients throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including engineering, product and material sales, construction, installation, inspection, monitoring and maintenance. The joint venture will serve as a platform for the continued expansion of the Company’s Energy and Mining group in the Middle East. Corrpower commenced providing corrosion protections services in early 2012.

In June 2011, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of CRTS, Inc., an Oklahoma company (“CRTS”). CRTS delivers patented and proprietary internal and external coating services and equipment for new pipeline construction projects from offices in North America, the Middle East and Brazil. The purchase price was $24.0 million in cash at closing with CRTS shareholders able to earn up to an additional $15.0 million upon the achievement of certain performance targets over the three-year period ending December 31, 2013 (the “CRTS earnout”). The purchase price paid at closing was funded by borrowings against the Company’s prior line of credit, as discussed in Note 5.

In August 2011, the Company purchased the assets of Hockway Limited and the capital stock of Hockway Middle East FZE, based in the United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates, respectively (collectively, “Hockway”). Hockway was established in the United Kingdom in 1975 to service the cathodic protection requirements of British engineers working in the Middle East. In 2009, Hockway established operations in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Hockway provides both onshore and offshore cathodic protection services in addition to manufacturing a wide array of cathodic protection components and is included in the Company’s Energy and Mining reportable segment. The purchase price was $4.6 million in cash at closing with Hockway shareholders able to earn up to an additional $1.5 million upon the achievement of certain performance targets over the three-year period ending December 31, 2013 (the “Hockway earnout”). The purchase price was funded out of the Company’s cash balances.

In October 2011, the Company organized UPS-Aptec Limited, a joint venture in the United Kingdom between United Pipeline Systems International, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company (“UPS-International”), and Allied Pipeline Technologies, SA (“APTec”). UPS-International owns fifty-one percent (51%) of the joint venture and APTec owns the remaining forty-nine percent (49%).  On October 21, 2011, the joint venture was awarded a $67.3 million contract for the installation of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) liners in approximately 135 miles of slurry pipelines located in Morocco. The project began in the fourth quarter of 2011 and is expected to be completed by early 2013.

In December 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with Special Technical Services LLC (“STS”), based in the Sultanate of Oman (“STS”), to form a joint venture, United Special Technical Services LLC (“USTS”), located in the Sultanate of Oman, for the purpose of executing pipeline, piping and flowline high-density polyethylene lining services throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa.  Pursuant to the agreement, the Company will hold a fifty-one percent (51%) equity interest in USTS and STS will hold the other forty-nine percent (49%) equity interest.  The Company expects STS to be operational by the second quarter of 2012.

The Company believes its recent acquisitions of CRTS and Hockway and the Bayou Wasco, WCU, Corrpower, UPS-APTec Limited and USTS joint ventures will accelerate the Company’s Energy and Mining group’s growth throughout the Middle East and strengthen the technical resources of the Energy and Mining platform.

Sewer and Water Rehabilitation Acquisitions

In June 2009, the Company acquired the shares of its joint venture partner, VSL International Limited, in Insituform Pacific Pty Limited (“Insituform-Australia”) and Insituform Asia Limited (“Insituform-Hong Kong”), its former Australian and Hong Kong joint ventures, respectively, in order to expand its operations in both Australia and Hong Kong. These entities perform sewer and water pipeline rehabilitation services.

In December 2009, the Company acquired the twenty-five percent (25%) noncontrolling interest in its European CIPP tube manufacturing operation, now known as Insituform Linings Limited (“Insituform Linings”) that had been owned by Per Aarsleff A/S, a Danish company. Insituform Linings manufactures CIPP tube for its European sewer rehabilitation operation and third-party sales.

In January 2010, the Company acquired its Singaporean CIPP licensee, Insitu Envirotech (S.E. Asia) Pte Ltd (“Insituform-Singapore”). Insituform-Singapore performs sewer rehabilitation services in Southeast Asia.

New Commercial and Structural Reportable Segment

On August 31, 2011, the Company purchased the North American business of Fyfe Group, LLC (“Fyfe NA”) for a purchase price at closing of $115.8 million (subject to working capital adjustments calculated from an agreed upon target), which was funded by borrowings under the Company’s new credit facility. The Company was also granted a one-year exclusive negotiating right to acquire Fyfe Group’s Asian, European and Latin American operations at a purchase price to be agreed upon by the parties at the time of exercise of the right. Fyfe NA, based in San Diego, California, is a pioneer and industry leader in the development, manufacture and installation of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) systems for the structural repair, strengthening and restoration of pipelines (water, wastewater, oil and gas), buildings (commercial, federal, municipal, residential and parking structures), bridges and tunnels, and waterfront structures. Fyfe NA has a comprehensive portfolio of patented and other proprietary technologies and products, including its Tyfo® Fibrwrap® System, the first and most comprehensive carbon fiber solution on the market that complies with 2009 International Building Code requirements. Fyfe NA’s product and service offering also includes pipeline rehabilitation, concrete repair, epoxy injection, corrosion mitigation and specialty coatings services. This purchase resulted in a new reportable segment for the Company, the Commercial and Structural segment.

On January 4, 2012, the Company purchased Fyfe Group’s Latin American operations (“Fyfe LA”), which included all of the equity interests of Fyfe Latin America S.A., a Panamanian entity (and its interest in various joint ventures located in Peru, Costa Rica, Chile and Colombia), Fyfe – Latin America S.A. de C.V., an El Salvador entity, and Fibrwrap Construction Latin America S.A., a Panamanian entity. The purchase price was $2.3 million in cash at closing with the sellers able to earn an additional payout both annually upon achievement of certain performance targets over the three-year period ending December 31, 2014 (the “Fyfe LA earnout”) and upon completion of 2011 and 2012 audited financials based upon a multiple of EBITDA calculation. Fyfe LA provides Fibrwrap installation services throughout Latin America, as well as provides product and engineering support to installers and applicators of the FRP systems in Latin America. The purchase price was funded out of the Company’s cash balances. Fyfe LA will be included in the Company’s Commercial and Structural reportable segment. The Company has not completed its initial assessment of purchase price accounting for this entity due to the timing of the acquisition.

The Company is in current negotiations, pursuant to the one-year exclusive negotiating right provided as part of the Fyfe NA transaction, to acquire Fyfe Group’s Asian operations (“Fyfe Asia”) and Fyfe Group’s European operations (“Fyfe Europe”). The Company currently expects these transactions to close during the first and second quarters of 2012, respectively.

Purchase Price Accounting

The Company has substantially completed its preliminary accounting for the CRTS, Hockway and Fyfe NA acquisitions in accordance with the guidance included in FASB ASC 805, Business Combinations (“FASB ASC 805”). The Company has recorded finite-lived intangible assets at their preliminarily determined fair value related to non-compete agreements, customer relationships, backlog, trade names and trademarks and patents and other acquired technologies. The acquisitions resulted in goodwill related to, among other things, growth opportunities. The goodwill associated with the CRTS acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes. The $0.4 million of goodwill associated with the purchase of the assets of Hockway Limited is deductible for tax purposes. The goodwill associated with the Fyfe NA acquisition is deductible for tax purposes. Additionally, the Company recorded expenses of $6.4 million for costs incurred related to the acquisitions of CRTS, Hockway and Fyfe NA and other current and former identified acquisition targets that were either abandoned or not completed during 2011.

The contingent consideration arrangements discussed above require the Company to pay the former shareholders of CRTS and Hockway, respectively, additional payouts based on the achievement of certain performance targets over their respective three-year periods. The potential undiscounted amount of all future payments that the Company could be required to make under the contingent consideration arrangements is between $0 and $16.5 million. As of December 31, 2011, the Company calculated the fair value of the contingent consideration arrangement to be $14.8 million for CRTS and $1.5 million for Hockway. In accordance with FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements (“FASB ASC 820”), the Company determined that the CRTS earnout and Hockway earnout are derived from significant unobservable inputs (“Level 3 inputs”). Key assumptions include the use of a discount rate and a probability-adjusted level of profit derived from each entity.

CRTS contributed $6.4 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of revenue and losses during for the 184-day period ended December 31, 2011, as the acquisition was completed on June 30, 2011. Hockway contributed $2.1 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively, of revenue and losses for the 151-day period ended December 31, 2011, as the acquisition was completed on August 2, 2011. Fyfe NA contributed $17.1 million and $0.7 million, respectively, of revenue and losses for the 122-day period ended December 31, 2011, as the acquisition was completed on August 31, 2011. The following unaudited pro forma summary presents combined information of the Company as if these acquisitions had occurred on January 1, 2010 (in thousands, except share amounts):

   
Year Ended
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Revenues
  $ 976,621     $ 987,610  
Net income(1)
    29,531       69,923  

(1)   
Includes pro-forma adjustments for purchase price depreciation and amortization as if those intangibles were recorded as of January 1, 2010.

The following table summarizes the consideration recorded to acquire each business at its respective acquisition date (in thousands):

   
CRTS
   
Hockway
   
Fyfe NA(1)
   
Total
 
Cash
  $ 24,000     $ 4,606     $ 118,313     $ 146,919  
Estimated fair value of earnout payments to shareholders
    14,760       1,454             16,214  
Total consideration recorded
  $ 38,760     $ 6,060     $ 118,313     $ 163,133  

(1)   
Includes the cash purchase price at closing of $115.8 million plus a preliminary working capital adjustment to the sellers of $2.5 million, of which $1.8 million was paid in 2011.

The Company has completed an initial purchase price accounting of the CRTS, Hockway and Fyfe NA acquisitions. As the Company completes its final accounting for these acquisitions, there may be changes, some of which may be material, to this initial accounting. The following table summarizes the preliminary fair value of identified assets and liabilities of the acquisitions at their respective acquisition dates, based on the initial analyses (in thousands):

   
CRTS
   
Hockway
   
Fyfe NA
 
Cash
  $ 361     $ 536     $ 1,096  
Receivables and cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings
    2,365       1,993       16,019  
Inventories
    21       623       5,977  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    175       228       792  
Property, plant and equipment
    5,350       324       1,064  
Identified intangible assets
    26,220       2,200       53,768  
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings
    (2,830 )     (1,826 )     (3,642 )
Deferred tax liabilities
    (11,395 )            
Total identifiable net assets
  $ 20,267     $ 4,078     $ 75,074  
                         
Total consideration recorded
  $ 38,760     $ 6,060     $ 118,313  
Less: total identifiable net assets
    20,267       4,078       75,074  
Goodwill at December 31, 2011
  $ 18,493     $ 1,982     $ 43,239  


The following adjustments were made during 2011, after the transactions’ respective acquisition dates as the Company continued its purchase price accounting:

   
CRTS
   
Hockway
   
Fyfe NA
 
Total identifiable net assets at acquisition date
  $ 19,883     $ 4,551     $ 69,704  
Receivables and cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings
          (409 )      
Inventories
          (64 )      
Property, plant and equipment
    4,033             (85 )
Identifiable intangible assets
    (3,105 )           5,633  
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings
    (300 )           (916 )
Deferred tax liabilities
    (244 )            
Other adjustments
                738  
Total identifiable net assets at December 31, 2011
    20,267       4,078       75,074  
                         
Goodwill at acquisition dates
  $ 18,017     $ 1,524     $ 46,082  
Increase (decrease) in goodwill related to acquisitions
    476       458       (2,843 )
Goodwill at December 31, 2011
  $ 18,493     $ 1,982     $ 43,239  

During the second half of 2011, the fair value of the CRTS earnout liability was increased by $0.9 million due to a change in the preliminary valuation. The adjustments to the CRTS purchase price allocated to property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and changes to working capital resulted from a change in the preliminary valuation and purchase price allocation. The Company has substantially completed its purchase price accounting for the acquisition of CRTS with the exception of income taxes and other certain items, some of which may be material.

During the fourth quarter of 2011, the fair value of the Hockway earnout liability was decreased by $0.1 million due to a change in the preliminary valuation. The adjustments to the Hockway purchase price allocated to working capital resulted from the final working capital settlement that occurred during the fourth quarter of 2011. The Company has substantially completed its purchase price accounting for the acquisition of Hockway with the exception of income taxes and other certain items, some of which may be material.

The adjustments to the Fyfe NA purchase price allocated to intangible assets and changes to working capital resulted from a change in the preliminary valuation and purchase price allocation. During the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company identified an additional $2.5 million of consideration for the seller as a result of the preliminary closing working capital calculation exceeding the targeted closing working capital in the purchase agreement, of which $1.8 million was paid during 2011. The final working capital calculation will be completed in the first quarter of 2012 and may result in an additional adjustment to the purchase price. The Company has substantially completed its purchase price accounting for the acquisition of Fyfe NA with the exception of income taxes, the final working capital adjustments and other certain items, some of which may be material.