WINNIPEG, Manitoba, November 13, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Exchange Income Corporation (TSX: EIF) ("EIC" or the "Corporation"), a diversified, acquisition-oriented company focused on opportunities in the Aerospace & Aviation and Manufacturing segments, announced today it has successfully closed its acquisition of Spartan Mat, LLC ("Spartan Mat") and its subsidiary Spartan Composites, LLC ("Spartan Composites" and, together with Spartan Mat, "Spartan"). The acquisition was first announced on November 7, 2024 and EIC has obtained all necessary approvals to close the acquisition on November 13, 2024.
EIC paid a purchase price of US$120 million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments, of which US$18 million was paid through the issuance of common shares of EIC. The balance, US$102 million, was financed through the Corporation’s credit facility.
Spartan Composites, operating out of Rockledge, Florida, is the creator and manufacturer of the SYSTEM7TM and the newly launched SYSTEM7-XTTM industrial composite access mat (collectively "SYSTEM7"), one of three industrial composite access mats manufactured in the US. The SYSTEM7 is an 8’ x 14’ interconnectable composite mat that is fully recyclable at the end of its useful life, offering customers a sustainable alternative to traditional wood mats. At less than half the weight of a traditional wood mat, it also significantly reduces transportation costs and further reduces the carbon footprint. In addition to the SYSTEM7, Spartan Composites is the owner and manufacturer of the FODS Trackout Control System ("FODS Trackout"), an innovative reuseable construction entrance that is used as an alternative to traditional rock and gravel construction entrances. Spartan Mat also operates as a broker of access mats, offering wood and composite matting alternatives across the US market.
The acquisition of Spartan is highly strategic in expanding EIC’s Environmental Access Solutions business line into the United States matting market and is accretive to our key per share metrics based on its historical performance.
About Exchange Income Corporation
Exchange Income Corporation is a diversified acquisition-oriented company, focused in two segments: Aerospace & Aviation and Manufacturing. The Corporation uses a disciplined acquisition strategy to identify already profitable, well-established companies that have strong management teams, generate steady cash flow, operate in niche markets and have opportunities for organic growth. For more information on the Corporation, please visit www.ExchangeIncomeCorp.ca.
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About Spartan
Spartan is the manufacturer and marketer of the SYSTEM7TM and SYSTEM7-XTTM industrial composite access mat and the proprietary FODS Trackout Control System, as well as a broker of wood and composite mats across the United States. The SYSTEM7TM serves the access matting market, offering customers a more sustainable alternative to traditional wood mats. The FODS Trackout serves the construction market, offering contractors a more effective solution than traditional stone and gravel entrances. The SYSTEM7TM, SYSTEM7-XTTM and the FODS Trackout are manufactured in Spartan’s Florida facility.
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