secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP (CMCO)
CIK:        0001005229
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-037694
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.95
Item codes: 1.01, 1.02, 2.01, 2.03, 3.02, 3.03, 5.03, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Columbus McKinnon closes $2.7B cash acquisition of Kito Crosby on Feb 3, 2026
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- Acquired Kito Crosby for $2.7B in cash; financed via $1.65B term loan, $500M revolver, $900M 7.125% notes due 2033, and $800M preferred equity from CD&R.
- Entered new credit agreement: $1.65B Term Loan B (SOFR+3.50%) maturing 2033 and $500M revolver (SOFR+2.25%-3.25%) maturing 2031.
- Issued 800,000 Series A cumulative convertible participating preferred shares ($1,000/share) to CD&R; conversion price $37.68, 7% dividend plus participation.
- Appointed Michael Lamach, Nathan Sleeper, and Andrew Campelli (CD&R partners) to Board of Directors effective Feb 3, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000119312526037694/0001193125-26-037694-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000119312526037694/d54396d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-037694

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