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Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Acquisitions  
Acquisitions

2.    Acquisitions

2021

On August 9, 2021 we acquired the assets of Phenix Technologies, Inc. (Phenix), for a purchase price of approximately $47.2 million in cash. Phenix, based in Accident, Maryland, is a leading designer and manufacturer of high voltage, high current, high power test systems and components and solutions supporting the electric utility industry, high voltage test laboratories, and field service organizations worldwide. Since the date of acquisition, the operating results for the Phenix business have been included as part of the USG segment. The acquisition date fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed were as follows: approximately $2.6 million of accounts receivable, $5.8 million of inventory, $8.0 million of property, plant and equipment, $6.2 million of accounts payable and accrued expenses, $3.7 million for tradenames, $9.6 million of customer relationships and $0.5 million of miscellaneous items. The tradename was determined to have an indefinite useful life and the customer relationships were determined to have a useful life of 13 years. The acquired goodwill of $23.2 million relates to excess value associated with opportunities to expand the services and products that the Company can offer to its customers. The Company estimates approximately $20 million of the goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes. The allocation of the purchase price to acquired assets and assumed liabilities is preliminary as we are in the process of obtaining additional information necessary to identify and determine the fair value of all acquired assets and assumed liabilities and calculate a final residual.

On July 29, 2021 we acquired I.S.A. – Altanova Group S.r.l., (Altanova), headquartered in Taino, Italy, for a purchase price of approximately $115 million, net of cash acquired. Altanova is a supplier of diagnostic products, monitoring systems and services related to power generation, transmission and distribution networks, renewable energy and storage, and process industries to customers in more than 100 countries. Since the date of acquisition, the operating results for the Altanova business have been included as part of the USG segment. The acquisition date fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed were as follows: $9.7 million of accounts receivable, $5.6 million of inventory, $1.2 million of property, plant and equipment, $8.0 million of other assets, $12.8 million of accounts payable and accrued expenses, $6.9 million of other liabilities, $16.4 million of deferred tax liabilities, $50.5 million of customer relationships and $4.3 million of tradenames. The tradename was determined to have a useful life of ten years and the customer relationships were determined to have a useful life of twenty years. The acquired goodwill of $71.9 million relates to the excess value associated with opportunities to expand the services and products that the Company can offer to its customers, access to new markets, and synergies anticipated by combining Altanova with existing USG businesses. The Company does not expect the goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes. The allocation of the purchase price to acquired assets and assumed liabilities is preliminary as we are in the process of obtaining additional information necessary to identify and determine the fair value of all acquired assets and assumed liabilities and calculate a final residual.