MILWAUKEE (Aug. 14, 2014) — Briggs & Stratton Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire U.S.-based Allmand Bros. Inc. Founded in 1938 and based in Holdrege, Nebraska, Allmand is a designer and manufacturer of high-quality towable light towers, industrial heaters and solar LED arrowboards. Allmand has sales of approximately $80 million. Briggs & Stratton will acquire all outstanding shares of Allmand for approximately $62 million in cash, subject to customary due diligence and working capital adjustments. The transaction is expected to close in the next 30 days. “This acquisition helps us to further our strategic initiative of focusing on attractive higher-margin, commercial end-use products,” commented Todd J. Teske, chairman, president and CEO of Briggs & Stratton Corporation. Teske continued, “The acquisition of Allmand augments our higher-margin commercial product portfolio, expands our market access to include the rental channel and helps diversify our business into industry segments that we do not meaningfully participate in today. In addition, we believe this acquisition will accelerate our sales growth in the U.S. and abroad. We look forward to welcoming the management team and the employees of Allmand to our team and building upon the strong foundation that has made Allmand a highly successful company.” Roger C. Allmand, chairman of Allmand Bros. Inc., said, “For over 75 years, Allmand has been producing innovative products that make customer worksites brighter, warmer, safer and more productive. The combination of Allmand with Briggs & Stratton will provide even more opportunities for our people and our customers. With a proven track record of operating successfully for over 100 years, we believe that Briggs & Stratton will be able to accelerate our presence globally.”
The acquisition will provide diversification into higher-margin industries and access to new distribution channels.
