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Acquisition
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
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Acquisition

3.

ACQUISITION

On October 1, 2018, we completed the acquisition of Georgia-Pacific’s European nonwovens business based in Steinfurt, Germany (“Steinfurt”) for $188 million including a working capital and post-closing purchase price adjustments.  The post-closing purchase price amount was recorded as an adjustment to goodwill.

The acquisition consisted of Georgia-Pacific’s operations located in Steinfurt along with sales offices located in France and Italy. The Steinfurt facility produces high-quality airlaid products for the table-top, wipes, hygiene, food pad, and other nonwoven materials markets, competing in the marketplace with nonwoven technologies and substrates, as well as other materials focused primarily on consumer based end-use applications. The facility is a state-of-the-art, 32,000-metric-ton-capacity manufacturing facility that employs approximately 220 people. Steinfurt’s results are reported prospectively from the acquisition date as part of our Airlaid Materials operating segment.

We financed the transaction through a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

The allocation of the purchase price to assets acquired and liabilities assumed is as follows:

 

In thousands

 

 

 

Allocation

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

$

7,540

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

 

 

13,277

 

Inventory

 

 

 

 

11,133

 

Prepaid and other current assets

 

 

 

 

869

 

Plant, equipment and timberlands

 

 

 

 

66,167

 

Intangible assets

 

 

 

 

43,573

 

Goodwill

 

 

 

 

74,770

 

Total assets

 

 

 

 

217,329

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

 

 

 

8,577

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

 

 

19,119

 

Other long term liabilities

 

 

 

 

1,162

 

Total liabilities

 

 

 

 

28,858

 

Total

 

 

 

 

188,471

 

less cash acquired

 

 

 

 

(7,540

)

Total purchase price

 

 

 

$

180,931

 

 

For purposes of allocating the total purchase price, assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at their estimated fair market value. The allocation set forth above is based on management’s estimate of the fair value using valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow models, appraisals and similar methodologies. The amount allocated to intangible assets represents the estimated value of customer relationships, technological know-how and trade name.

In connection with the Steinfurt acquisition we recorded $74.8 million of goodwill and $43.6 million of intangible assets. The goodwill arising from the acquisition largely relates to strategic benefits, product and market diversification, assembled workforce, and similar factors. For tax purposes, none of the goodwill is deductible. Intangible assets consist of technology, customer relationships and tradename.

Acquired property, plant and equipment are being depreciated on a straight-line basis with estimated remaining lives ranging from 5 years to 25 years. Intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over an average estimated remaining life of 13 years reflecting the expected future value.

Revenue and operating income of Steinfurt included in our consolidated results of operations for 2018 totaled $23.1 million and $2.4 million, respectively. The following table summarizes annual unaudited pro forma financial information as if the acquisition occurred as of January 1, 2017:

 

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

2017

 

In thousands, except per share

 

(unaudited)

 

Pro forma

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

937,043

 

 

$

904,430

 

Income from continuing operations

 

 

1,585

 

 

 

1,396

 

Income per share from continuing operations

 

 

0.04

 

 

 

0.03

 

 

During 2018, we incurred legal, professional and advisory costs directly related to the Steinfurt acquisition totaling $5.1 million. For purposes of presenting the above pro forma financial information, such costs have been eliminated. All such costs are presented under the caption “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in the accompanying consolidated statements of income (loss).

This unaudited pro forma financial information presented in this section is not necessarily indicative of what the operating results would have been had the acquisition been completed at the beginning of the respective period nor is it indicative of future results.