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Sep. 30, 2013
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Fiscal 2013:
Acquisition spending, net of cash acquired, during the year ended September 30, 2013 totaled $73,959. The acquisitions were not individually material to the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations, and primarily included the following:
In April 2013, the Company completed the purchase of the remaining 20% interest in Tact Group Limited (“Tact”). The Company had acquired an 80% interest in Tact in July 2009.
In March 2013, the Company completed the purchase of the remaining 38.5% interest in Kroma Pre-Press Preparation Systems Industry & Trade, Inc. (“Kroma”), completing the option arrangement in connection with the July 2011 acquisition of a 61.5% interest in Kroma.
In March 2013, the Company completed the purchase of the remaining 20% interest in Furnace Construction Cremators Limited (“FCC”). The Company had acquired an 80% interest in FCC in March 2010.
In December 2012, the Company acquired Pyramid Controls, Inc. and its affiliate, Pyramid Control Systems (collectively, “Pyramid”). Pyramid is a provider of warehouse control systems and conveyor control solutions for distribution centers. The acquisition is designed to expand Matthews' fulfillment products and services in the warehouse management market. The initial purchase price for the transaction was $26,178, plus potential additional consideration up to $3,700 based on future operating results.
In November 2012, the Company acquired Wetzel Holding AG, Wetzel GmbH and certain related affiliates (collectively, “Wetzel”). Wetzel is a leading European provider of pre-press services and gravure printing forms, with manufacturing operations in Germany and Poland. Wetzel’s products and services are sold primary within Europe, and the acquisition is designed to expand Matthews' products and services in the global graphics imaging market. The purchase price for Wetzel was 42.6 million Euros ($54,748) on a cash-free, debt-free basis.
The Company has completed the allocation of purchase price for all acquisitions.
Fiscal 2012:
Acquisition spending, net of cash acquired, during the year ended September 30, 2012 totaled $12,541. The acquisitions were not individually material to the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations, and primarily included the following:
In May 2012, the Company acquired Everlasting Granite Memorial Co., Inc. (“Everlasting Granite”), a supplier of granite memorials, columbariums and private mausoleum estates. The transaction was structured as an asset purchase and was designed to expand the Company’s presence and product breadth in the granite memorial business.
Fiscal 2011:
Acquisition spending, net of cash acquired, during the year ended September 30, 2011 totaled $84,369. The acquisitions were not individually material to the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations, and primarily included the following:
In August 2011, the Company acquired Lightning Pick Technologies, Inc. (“LPT”), a manufacturer that develops, installs and supports paperless order fulfillment solutions. The transaction is intended to expand the Company’s presence and product breadth in the fulfillment systems industry.
In July 2011, the Company purchased a 61.5% interest in Kroma, a leading provider of pre-press services and roto-gravure printing cylinders in Turkey. The acquisition is designed to further extend Matthews' presence as the leading provider of reprographic pre-press products and services to the European packaging and tobacco markets. The Company also had an arrangement to acquire an additional 8.5% interest and an option agreement related to the remaining 30% interest in Kroma. At September 30, 2012, the Company recorded an estimate of $10,481 in “Arrangement with noncontrolling interest” on the Consolidated Balance Sheet related to the option agreement.
In April 2011, the Company completed the purchase of the remaining 22% interest in Saueressig for 19.3 million Euros ($27,390), completing the option agreement in connection with the May 2008 acquisition of a 78% interest in Saueressig.
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