Subsequent Events

6 Months Ended

Jun. 29, 2018

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events [Text Block]

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On July 2, 2018, subsequent to the second quarter, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Waterfall Holdings, Inc., the holding company of Viewpoint, Inc., in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.2 billion. The Company incurred an additional $897.5 million of debt, including $500.0 million under the Term Loan, $131.0 million under the Uncommitted Facilities and $266.5 million under the Revolving Credit Facility to consummate the transaction. As of the end of the second quarter after giving effect to the Viewpoint acquisition, our total debt outstanding, on a pro forma basis, would have been $2,184.1 million.

Viewpoint is a leading provider of construction management software, which integrates a contractor’s financial and resource management to their project operations in the field. The integration across the office, team and field workflows enables contractors to employ Viewpoint to effectively manage and gain visibility over data and workflows that span the construction lifecycle from pre-production planning, to product operations and supply chain management, through project hand over and asset operation and maintenance.

The acquisition is highly complementary to Trimble’s construction technology portfolio and positions Trimble to further its strategy to lead the industry’s transformation. With Viewpoint, Trimble will be able to offer customers a central workflow platform for delivering integrated, end-to-end construction management, while further enabling connectivity across the complete construction lifecycle. In addition, Viewpoint will complement Trimble’s recent acquisition of e-Builder, a leading SaaS-based construction program management solution for capital program owners and program management firms. Viewpoint will further extend these capabilities with focus on general, specialty and heavy civil contractors and linking project data into the owner-facing e-Builder suite for end-to-end project transparency.

The Viewpoint business will be reported as part of Trimble’s Buildings and Infrastructure Segment.