Acquisitions and Divestitures

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2018

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Acquisitions and Divestitures

ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES

For the six months ended April 30, 2018, the Company completed no divestitures and no acquisitions. Proceeds from divestitures that were completed in fiscal year 2017 and collected during the six months ended April 30, 2018 were $0.5 million. Proceeds from divestitures that were completed in fiscal year 2015 and collected during the six months ended April 30, 2018 were $0.9 million. The Company has $2.9 million of notes receivable recorded from the sale of businesses.

For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Company completed no material divestitures or acquisitions, deconsolidated two nonstrategic businesses, and liquidated one non-U.S. nonstrategic business. The Company deconsolidated one nonstrategic business in the Flexible Products & Services segment during the first quarter of 2017, and one nonstrategic business in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment during the second quarter of 2017. The Company liquidated one non-U.S. nonstrategic business in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment during the second quarter of 2017. The gain on disposal of businesses was $1.4 million for the six months ended April 30, 2017. Proceeds from divestitures completed in fiscal year 2015 and collected during the six months ended April 30, 2017 were $0.8 million.