Acquisitions

2015 Acquisitions

During 2015, the Company completed two acquisitions for an aggregate amount of approximately $10.0 million, net of cash acquired. The largest acquisition was the November 2015 acquisition of certain business assets of Parker-Hannifin Corporation, located in Tolleson, AZ, within the Company's Aerospace reportable segment.

2014 Acquisitions

Allfast Fastening Systems

On October 17, 2014, the Company acquired 100% of the equity interest in Allfast Fastening Systems, Inc. ("Allfast") for the purchase price of approximately $351.2 million, net of cash acquired, with an additional $15.7 million of deferred purchase price in accordance with the purchase agreement. Allfast is a global manufacturer of solid and blind rivets, blind bolts, temporary fasteners and installation tools for the aerospace industry. The acquisition strengthened the Company's specialty product offerings and is strategically aligned with its aerospace businesses. Allfast is included in the Company's Aerospace segment.

The following table summarizes the fair value of consideration paid for Allfast, and the assets acquired and liabilities assumed (dollars in thousands):



	October 17, 2014
Consideration
Cash paid, net of cash acquired	$	351,220
Deferred purchase price^(a)	15,730
Total consideration	$	366,950
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Receivables	$	8,950
Inventories	19,850
Intangible assets other than goodwill^(b)	165,000
Prepaid expenses and other assets	340
Property and equipment, net	26,490
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(2,620		)
Total identifiable net assets	218,010
Goodwill^(c)	148,940
	$	366,950

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^(a)Of the deferred purchase price, approximately $8.7 million, represented the Company's best estimate of the underlying obligations for certain tax amounts the Company agreed to reimburse the previous owner in order to acquire additional tax attributes. During 2015, the Company paid $5.2 million of such amount and the remaining $3.5 million liability was removed, with a corresponding reduction to goodwill, due to the finalization of the Seller's tax liability. In addition, deferred purchase price included approximately $7.0 million of other liabilities, which the Company agreed to pay on behalf of the previous owner, all of which was paid out as of December 31, 2016.

^(b) Consisted of approximately $83.0 million of customer relationships with an estimated useful life of 18 years, $33.0 million of technology and other intangible assets with an estimated useful life of 15 years and $49.0 million of trademark/trade name with an indefinite useful life.

^(c)All of the goodwill was assigned to the Company's Aerospace reportable segment and was expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The results of operations of Allfast have been included in the Company's results beginning October 17, 2014. The actual amounts of net sales and operating profit of Allfast included in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2014 were $9.1 million and $1.3 million, respectively.

The following table summarizes the supplemental pro forma results of the combined entity as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2013. The supplemental pro forma information presented below is for informational purposes and is not necessarily indicative of either future results of operations or results that might have been achieved had the acquisition been consummated on January 1, 2013 (dollars in thousands):



	Pro forma Combined ^(a)
	Year ended December 31,
	2014		2013
Net sales	$	936,440	$	853,590
Net income attributable to TriMas Corporation	$	49,590	$	56,550

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^(a)The supplemental pro forma results reflect certain material adjustments, as follows:


1.	Pre-tax pro forma adjustments for amortization expense of $6.0 million and $6.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 on the intangible assets associated with the acquisition.


2.	Pre-tax pro forma adjustments of $4.9 million and $7.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, to reflect interest expense incurred on the incremental term loan A and revolver borrowings incurred in order to fund the acquisition.

Total acquisition costs incurred by the Company in connection with its purchase of Allfast, primarily related to third party legal, accounting and tax diligence fees, were approximately $2.2 million, all of which were incurred during 2014. These costs are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

Other Acquisitions

In July 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of Lion Holdings PVT. Ltd. ("Lion Holdings") within the Company's Packaging reportable segment for the amount of approximately $27.5 million, net of cash acquired. Located in both India and Vietnam, Lion Holdings specializes in the manufacture of highly engineered dispensing solutions and generated approximately $10 million in revenue for the twelve months ended June 30, 2014.

Arminak & Associates

During the first quarter of 2012, the Company acquired 70% of the membership interests of Arminak & Associates, LLC ("Arminak") for the purchase price of approximately $67.7 million, which is included in the Company's Packaging reportable segment. The original purchase agreement provided the Company an option to purchase, and Arminak's previous owners an option to sell, the remaining 30% noncontrolling interest at specified dates in the future based on a multiple of earnings, as defined in the purchase agreement. The original combination of a noncontrolling interest and a redemption feature resulted in a redeemable noncontrolling interest, which was classified outside of permanent equity on the Company's consolidated balance sheet. In order to estimate the fair value of the redeemable noncontrolling interest in Arminak upon acquisition, the Company utilized the Monte Carlo valuation method, using variations of estimated future discounted cash flows given certain significant assumptions including expected revenue growth, minimum and maximum estimated levels of gross profit margin, future expected cash flows, amounts transferred during each call and put exercise period and appropriate discount rates. As these assumptions are not observable in the market, the calculation represents a Level 3 fair value measurement. The Company recorded the redeemable noncontrolling interest at fair value at the date of acquisition.

On March 11, 2014, in lieu of the put call option in the original purchase agreement, the Company entered into a new agreement to purchase the entire 30% noncontrolling interest in Arminak for a cash purchase price of $51.0 million. The purchase agreement also included additional contingent consideration of up to $7.0 million, with the amount to be earned based on the achievement of certain levels of 2015 financial performance, however, no additional consideration was earned based on 2015 financial financial performance.

As part of purchasing the remaining membership interest, the Company finalized the calculation of the redeemable noncontrolling interest as of March 11, 2014. Changes in the carrying amount of redeemable noncontrolling interest are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):



	Redeemable Noncontrolling interest
Balance, December 31, 2013	$	29,480
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(580		)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	810
Balance, March 11, 2014	$	29,710

The difference between the cash purchase price and final redeemable noncontrolling interest as of March 11, 2014 was recorded as a reduction in paid in capital, net of tax, as included in the accompanying consolidated statement of shareholders' equity.