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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-091466"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CMCO"
cik: "0001005229"
company_name: "COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP"
filed_at: "2026-03-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T21:20:02.814236+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Columbus McKinnon completes sale of power chain hoist and chain manufacturing ops for $210M cash

## Summary
- Closed sale of U.S. power chain hoist and chain manufacturing business on March 4, 2026.
- Received $210M cash at closing; potential $25M earnout if net sales exceed threshold in FY2027/28.
- Net proceeds to repay a portion of Term Loan B Facility, reducing debt from Kito Crosby financing.
- Pro forma combined revenue for nine months ended Dec 2025: $1.49B; net loss attributable to common: $105M.
- Pro forma combined balance sheet shows total debt of $2.42B and preferred stock of $788M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-091466
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CMCO
- cik: 0001005229
- company_name: COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP
- filed_at: 2026-03-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000119312526091466/0001193125-26-091466-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000119312526091466/d119445d8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 765c6f13d3d6d381d26a4a00ceebec824c8236c4
  claim: COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP completed a disposition involving Star Hoist Intermediate, LLC for $210.0 million in cash (closed 2026-03-04).
  evidence_excerpt: On March 4, 2026, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Equity Purchase Agreement, the Company completed the Divestiture. The aggregate consideration paid to the Company at the closing of the Divestiture was $210.0 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments for a transaction of this type, including working capital, to the extent actual working capital exceeded the negotiated upper or lower thresholds, indebtedness and transaction expenses.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000119312526091466/0001193125-26-091466-index.htm

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