3.  BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

Acquisition of Faster

On April 5, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of Faster S.p.A, a worldwide leader in engineering, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of quick release hydraulic coupling solutions headquartered near Milan, Italy.  Pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement, the Company acquired all of the outstanding equity interests of Polyusus Lux IV S.a.r.l., a Luxembourg limited liability company and the owner of 100% of the share capital of Faster S.p.A. The acquisition was completed for cash consideration totaling $532,408 and was financed with cash on hand from the Company’s registered public stock offering and borrowings of $358,000 on its credit facility. Subsequent to the acquisition, the legal structure of Faster was changed to Faster S.r.l.

Faster adds adjacent hydraulics products to the Company’s portfolio of products and broadens end market reach, increasing the Company’s presence in the growing agriculture market. The results of Faster’s operations are reported in the Company’s Hydraulics segment and have been included in the Consolidated Financial Statements since the acquisition date.

The Share Purchase Agreement allows for future payments to the sellers for certain tax benefits realized within two years of the acquisition date. The estimated fair value of the contingent liability was determined to be $938 as of the acquisition date. See Note 4 for a summary of the change in estimated fair value of the contingent liability.    

The fair value of total purchase consideration consisted of the following:

The purchase price was allocated to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. The allocation of the total purchase price, net of cash acquired, is as follows:

Goodwill is primarily attributable to Faster’s assembled workforce and anticipated synergies and economies of scale expected from the operations of the combined company. The synergies include certain cost savings, operating efficiencies, and other strategic benefits projected to be achieved as a result of the acquisition.

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Transaction costs of $4,271 incurred in connection with the acquisition are included in Selling, engineering and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 29, 2018.

Net sales and income before income taxes of Faster included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the period from the acquisition date through December 29, 2018 totaled $106,519 and $3,058, respectively. Included in Faster’s income for the 2018 period are $4,115 of charges related to the purchase accounting effects of inventory step up to fair value and $14,297 of amortization of acquisition-related intangibles assets.

The fair value of identified intangible assets and their respective useful lives are as follows:

Acquisition of Custom Fluidpower

On August 1, 2018, the Company acquired all of the outstanding equity interests of Custom Fluidpower Pty Ltd, an Australian proprietary limited liability company. The acquisition was completed pursuant to a Share Sale Agreement among the Company and the shareholders of Custom Fluidpower. The fair value of consideration paid at closing totaled $26,655 and included 333,065 shares of the Company’s common stock and cash of $9,315; cash paid net of cash acquired totaled $7,518. The cash consideration was funded with borrowings on the Company’s credit facility.

Custom Fluidpower was acquired to further diversify the Company’s hydraulics product and service portfolio and broaden the Company’s global footprint. The results of Custom Fluidpower’s operations are reported in the Company’s Hydraulics segment and have been included in the Consolidated Financial Statements since the date of acquisition.

Transaction costs of $1,179 incurred in connection with the acquisition are included in Selling, engineering and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 29, 2018.

The Company recorded $6,316 in goodwill and $7,556 in other identifiable intangible assets in connection with the acquisition.