Acquisitions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Acquisitions

PROPOSED TRANSACTION WITH FAIVELEY TRANSPORT S.A.

On July 27, 2015, the Company announced plans to acquire Faiveley Transport S.A. ("Faiveley Transport"), a leading global provider of value-added, integrated systems and services for the railway industry with annual sales of about $1.2 billion and more than 5,700 employees in 24 countries.  Faiveley Transport supplies railway manufacturers, operators and maintenance providers with a range of valued-added, technology-based systems and services in Energy & Comfort (air conditioning, power collectors and converters, and passenger information), Access & Mobility (passenger access systems and platform doors), and Brakes & Safety (braking systems and couplers).

The transaction has been structured in three steps:

• Wabtec made an irrevocable offer to the owners of approximately 51% of Faiveley Transport’s shares for a purchase price of €100 per share, payable 25% in cash and 75% in Wabtec preferred stock.  The preferred stock will have a 1% annual dividend or, if greater, the annual dividend assuming full conversion into common shares, and must be converted after three years into Wabtec common shares at an implied ratio of one Faiveley Transport common share for 1.125 Wabtec common shares. Shareholders owning approximately 51% of Faiveley Transport have entered into exclusive discussions with Wabtec.

• Upon completion of required labor group consultations, on October 6, 2015 the 51% shareholders entered into a definitive share purchase agreement and Faiveley Transport entered into an acquisition agreement with Wabtec.

• Upon completing the share purchase, Wabtec will commence a tender offer for the remaining publicly traded Faiveley Transport shares. The public shareholders will have the option to elect to receive €100 per share in cash or Wabtec preferred stock. The preferred stock portion of the consideration is subject to a cap of 75% of Faiveley Transport’s common shares.  Wabtec intends to delist Faiveley Transport from Euronext after the tender offer if minority interests represent less than 5%.

The total purchase price offered is about $1.8 billion, including assumed debt.  Wabtec plans to fund the cash portion of the transaction with cash on hand, existing credit facilities and potentially other debt financing.  Prior to December 31, 2015, Wabtec set aside €186.9 million as an escrow deposit for the Faiveley Transport purchase. The combination of Wabtec and Faiveley Transport would create one of the world’s largest public rail equipment companies, with revenues of about $4.5 billion and a presence in all key freight rail and passenger transit geographies worldwide. 

Closing of the transaction is subject to various conditions, including completion of regulatory requirements. These steps are currently on-going and the timing of completion is unknown.

ACQUISITIONS

The Company has made the following acquisitions operating as a business unit or component of a business unit in the Freight Segment:

• On October 30, 2015, the Company acquired Relay Monitoring Systems PTY Ltd. ("RMS"), an Australian based manufacturer of electrical protection and control products for a purchase price of approximately $18.7 million, net of cash acquired, resulting in preliminary goodwill of $8.8 million, none of which will be deductible for tax purposes.

• On October 8, 2015, the Company acquired Track IQ, an Australian based manufacturer of wayside censor systems for the global rail industry for a purchase price of approximately $9.3 million, net of cash acquired, resulting in preliminary goodwill of $6.6 million, all of which will be deductible for tax purposes. 

• On February 4, 2015, the Company acquired Railroad Controls L.P. (“RCL”), a provider of railway signal construction services, for a purchase price of approximately $78.0 million, net of cash acquired, resulting in goodwill of $14.8 million, all of which will be deductible for tax purposes.

The Company has made the following acquisitions operating as a business unit or component of a business unit in the Transit Segment:

• On June 17, 2015, the Company acquired Metalocaucho (“MTC”), a manufacturer of transit products, primarily rubber components for suspension and vibration control systems, for a purchase price of approximately $23.4 million, net of cash acquired, resulting in preliminary goodwill of $12.1 million, none of which will be deductible for tax purposes.

The acquisitions listed above include escrow deposits of $35.4 million, which act as security for indemnity and other claims in accordance with the purchase and related escrow agreements.

For the RMS, Track IQ, and MTC acquisitions, the following table summarizes the preliminary estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition. For the RCL acquisition, the following table summarizes the final fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition.

	RMS			Track IQ			MTC			RCL
In thousands	October 30, 2015			October 8, 2015			June 17, 2015			February 4, 2015
Current assets	$	3,605		$	660		$	10,906		$	16,421
Property, plant & equipment	1,378			187			1,510			12,136
Goodwill	8,847			6,649			12,141			14,787
Other intangible assets	8,621			3,246			7,649			40,403
Other assets	—			—			114			—
Total assets acquired	22,451			10,742			32,320			83,747
Total liabilities assumed	(3,741		)	(1,430		)	(8,960		)	(5,736		)
Net assets acquired	$	18,710		$	9,312		$	23,360		$	78,011

Of the $60.0 million of total acquired other intangible assets, $52.6 million was assigned to customer relationships, $5.6 million was assigned to trade names, $0.3 million was assigned to non-compete agreements and $1.5 million was assigned to customer backlog. The trade names were determined to have an indefinite useful life, while the customer relationships’ average useful life is 20 years, and the non-compete useful life is five years.

The following unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information presents income statement results as if the acquisitions listed above had occurred on January 1, 2014:

In thousands	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016		Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
Net sales	$	772,031	$	837,467
Gross profit	255,180		261,919
Net income attributable to Wabtec shareholders	94,163		98,816
Diluted earnings per share
As Reported	$	1.02	$	0.99
Pro forma	$	1.02	$	1.01