Acquisitions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Acquisitions

2. Acquisitions

2015 Activity

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company completed two tuck-in acquisitions that by nature were complementary to the Company’s core businesses and from an accounting standpoint were not significant.

2014 Activity

On August 29, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of Rexair Holdings, Inc. (“Rexair”), a global provider of premium vacuum cleaning systems sold primarily under the Rainbow^® brand name. Rexair is reported in the Company’s Consumer Solutions segment and is included in the Company’s results of operations from the date of acquisition.