M&A
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CSW INDUSTRIALS, INC. (CSW): M&A transaction — CSW completes acquisition of MARS Parts for ~$650M cash, funded with new $600M term loan
CSW INDUSTRIALS, INC.
- Base purchase price $650M cash plus up to $20M earn-out based on gross sales targets.
- Price equals 10.4x pro-forma TTM EBITDA adjusted for synergies; MARS Parts adj. TTM EBITDA $52.3M.
- Financed with new $600M 5-year Term Loan A and extended $700M revolving credit facility.
- $300M 3-year SOFR interest rate hedge implemented to mitigate floating-rate exposure.
- Adds ~200 employees; expands HVAC/R product mix toward repair/replacement versus installations.