News / rac to Acquire Generator Business from Baldor Electric Company, a Subsidiary of ABB Group
Date: 2013-10-12
rac to Acquire Generator Business from Baldor Electric Company, a Subsidiary of ABB Group
WAUKESHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 07, 2013-- Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE: GNRC) (the "Company" or "Generac"), a leading designer and manufacturer of generators and other engine powered products, announced today the signing of a purchase agreement with Baldor Electric Company ("Baldor"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABB Group, to acquire substantially all of the assets of Baldor's generator products division ("Baldor Generators").
Located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Baldor Generators offers a complete line of portable, mobile, standby and prime power generators ranging from 3kW to 2.5MW throughout North America. For almost 50 years, Baldor Generators and its predecessors have served the power generation market with a comprehensive, reliable product offering and flexible operating environment.
"Acquiring Baldor Generators is a great strategic fit for Generac's business, providing us immediate access to a larger industrial product line to better support the North American and global power generation markets," said Aaron Jagdfeld, President and Chief Executive Officer of Generac. "By offering additional power solutions up to 2.5MW, this acquisition improves our competitive position in the marketplace by increasing the addressable market that our distribution partners can serve."
Jagdfeld continued, "Investing in the Baldor Generator business accelerates our organic efforts to increase our share of the commercial and industrial power generation market while also adding significant production and test capacity for future growth. With our enhanced scale and focus, we believe we can execute on the meaningful revenue and cost synergies that we have identified to date."
Following the close of the transaction, the employees of Baldor Generators will become employees of Generac and the Oshkosh, WI facility will become part of Generac's manufacturing footprint. Although the Baldor brand name is not included past a transitionary period, Generac will continue to support Baldor Generator's existing customers and distribution network going forward. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2013, pending standard closing conditions. The terms of the transaction were not announced.
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About Generac (NYSE: GNRC)
Since 1959, Generac has been a leading designer and manufacturer of a wide range of generators and other engine powered products. As a leader in power equipment serving residential, light commercial, industrial and construction markets, Generac's power products are available internationally through a broad network of independent dealers, retailers, wholesalers and equipment rental companies.
About Baldor Electric Company
Baldor Electric Company markets, designs and manufactures industrial electric motors, mechanical power transmission products and drives. Baldor, a member of the ABB Group, is headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
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Any such forward looking statements are not guarantees of performance or results, and involve risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond the Company's control) and assumptions. Although Generac believes any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could affect Generac's actual financial results and cause them to differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements, including:
-- demand for Generac products;
-- frequency and duration of major power outages;
-- availability, cost and quality of raw materials and key components used
in producing Generac products;
-- the impact on our results of the substantial increases in our outstanding
indebtedness and related interest expense due to the dividend
recapitalization transactions completed in May 2012 and 2013;
-- the possibility that the expected synergies, efficiencies and cost
savings of our completed acquisitions will not be realized, or will not
be realized within the expected time period;
-- the risk that our completed acquisitions will not be integrated
successfully;
-- difficulties Generac may encounter as its business expands globally;
-- competitive factors in the industry in which Generac operates;
-- Generac's dependence on its distribution network;
-- Generac's ability to invest in, develop or adapt to changing technologies
and manufacturing techniques;
-- loss of key management and employees;
-- increase in product and other liability claims; and
-- changes in environmental, health and safety laws and regulations.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, Generac's actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in any forward-looking statements. A detailed discussion of these and other factors that may affect future results is contained in Generac's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Any forward-looking statement made by Generac in this press release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Generac undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
CONTACT: Generac Holdings Inc.
York A. Ragen
Chief Financial Officer
(262) 506-6064
InvestorRelations@generac.com
or
Michael W. Harris
Director -- Finance and Investor Relations
(262) 544-4811 x2675
Michael.Harris@generac.com
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