Colfax (CFX) To Divest Air And Gas Handling Business To KPS
Zacks Investment Research | May 16, 2019 11:23PM ET
Colfax Corporation (NYSE:CFX) recently announced that it entered into an agreement to divest its Air and Gas Handling business to KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”).
Based in New York, KPS serves as a global private equity firm and has a strong presence in industrial economy with an investor base across 18 countries.
Per Colfax, the enterprise value of its Air and Gas Handling business for the deal comes in at about $1.8 billion. Notably, this amount comprises $1.66 billion in cash consideration as well as $0.14 billion in assumed liabilities and minority interest. The deal is subject to regulatory clearance and projected to close by the second half of 2019.
On completion, Colfax observed that the deal will enable the company to attain its leverage target and increase profitability. In addition, the divestment of the Air and Gas Handling business will help Colfax focus more on its core businesses besides supporting strategic buyouts in its Fabrication Technology and Medical Technology segments.
Existing Business Scenario
Colfax is poised to benefit from a solid product portfolio, growing business opportunities in the emerging markets and its inorganic initiatives. Also, the company acquired Sandvik Materials Technology's welding-wire operations for its Fabrication Technology and added Europe-based Gas Control Equipment to the Fabrication Technology segment in 2018. In February 2019, it closed the transaction of DJO Global. In the first half of the ongoing year, the company predicts that DJO Global and other consolidations to boost its results.
Moreover, the company follows a sound capital-allocation strategy. It focuses on investing in innovation, business expansion in attractive markets, acquisitions and in growing its digital base. In the past six months, the company has gained 13.7%, compared with Zacks Investment Research
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