secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP (CMCO)
CIK:        0001005229
Form:       8-K/A
Filed at:   2026-03-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-091489
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Columbus McKinnon closes $2.7B Kito Crosby acquisition; pro forma net loss of $105M for 9 months
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- Acquired Kito Crosby for $2.7B cash-free, debt-free on Feb 3, 2026 via stock purchase agreement.
- Financing: $1.65B term loan B, $500M revolver, $900M of 7.125% senior secured notes due 2033, $800M preferred shares (7% dividend, convertible at $37.68).
- Pro forma combined net loss attributable to common shareholders of $105.4M for nine months ended Dec 31, 2025; diluted EPS loss of $5.12.
- Divested U.S. power chain hoist and chain manufacturing operations for ~$210M; proceeds used to repay term loan B.
- Pro forma combined net loss attributable to common shareholders of $233.2M for twelve months ended March 31, 2025; diluted EPS loss of $10.11.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000119312526091489/0001193125-26-091489-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000119312526091489/d121525d8ka.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-091489

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