2. Acquisitions

Premier Farnell

On October 17, 2016, the Company completed its acquisition of Premier Farnell Plc (“PF”), a global distributor of electronic components and related products delivering engineering solutions to the electronic system design community utilizing multi-channel sales and marketing resources. Management believes that the combined business of Avnet’s continuing operations and PF will create a unique electronic components distribution value proposition, which will expand Avnet’s digital footprint worldwide and allow the Company to reach engineers and makers earlier in the design cycle.

The cash consideration paid for the acquisition was approximately $841 million, which consisted of £1.85 per share of PF common stock. Additionally, Avnet assumed $242.8 million of debt at fair value. The Company is integrating PF and the goodwill acquired into Avnet’s continuing operations.

In connection with the acquisition of PF, the Company incurred certain acquisition related costs during the first nine months of fiscal 2017, including approximately $19.0 million of acquisition related professional fees and closing costs included within restructuring, integration and other expenses, and approximately $45.0 million of expenses within other income (expense), net for acquisition financing related fees including foreign currency economic hedging costs and bridge financing commitment fees. PF contributed approximately $19.0 million of income from continuing operations in the first nine months of fiscal 2017 since the date of acquisition.

Preliminary allocation of purchase price

The Company has not yet completed its evaluation and determination of certain assets and liabilities acquired, primarily (i) the final valuation of customer, technology and tradename related amortizable intangible assets acquired, (ii) the final assessment and valuation of certain assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including working capital, accrued liabilities, other asset and liabilities and property, plant and equipment, and (iii) the final assessment and valuation of certain income tax accounts. During the third quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company updated its estimated acquisition method values for assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the most significant of which resulted in an increase in goodwill of $30.1 million, a decrease in property, plant and equipment of $39.0 million, a decrease in other long-term liabilities of $6.4 million, a net increase in intangible assets of $6.6 million, and an increase in accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other current liabilities of $4.3 million. The Company expects the final valuations and assessments will be completed by the end of fiscal 2017, which may result in adjustments to the preliminary values included in the following table:


	Preliminary Acquisition Method Values
	(Thousands)
Cash	$	46,354
Trade and other receivables, net		187,303
Inventories		334,681
Property, plant and equipment		56,265
Intangible assets		295,112
Total identifiable assets acquired	$	919,715

Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other current liabilities	$	181,921
Short-term debt		242,814
Other long-term liabilities		150,508
Total identifiable liabilities acquired	$	575,243
Net identifiable assets acquired		344,472
Goodwill		496,848
Net assets acquired	$	841,320

Trade receivables of $160.4 million were recorded at preliminary estimated fair value amounts; however, preliminary adjustments to acquired amounts were not significant as book value approximated fair value due to the short-term nature of trade receivables.

Approximately $10.0 million of goodwill associated with the PF acquisition is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

Pro forma and historical results

Unaudited pro forma information is presented as if the acquisition of PF occurred at the beginning of fiscal 2016. The pro forma information presented below does not purport to present what actual results would have been had the acquisition in fact occurred at the beginning of fiscal 2016, nor does the information project results for any future period.



	Third Quarters Ended				Nine Months Ended
	April 1,		April 2,		April 1,		April 2,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
	(Thousands, except per share data)
Pro forma sales (unaudited)	$	4,441,896	$	4,435,214	$	13,211,911	$	13,787,519
Pro forma net income (unaudited)		271,771		144,216		477,060		446,943

Pro forma results from continuing operations above exclude any benefits that may result from the acquisition due to synergies derived from sales opportunities, the elimination of any duplicative costs and from lower interest costs. Pro forma results exclude restructuring and acquisition/divestiture related expenses incurred by PF in their historical results of operations and include amortization expense associated with identifiable intangible assets related to the Company’s acquisition of PF. Pro forma results also exclude interest expense and other income (expense), net related to acquisition/divestiture costs as well as any discrete income tax related expenses. Since the date of acquisition through the first nine months of fiscal 2017, PF generated sales of $620.2 million.

During November 2016, the Company acquired Hackster, Inc. (“Hackster”), a start-up online community of engineers, makers and hobbyists. The purchase price of Hackster was not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.