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Briggs & Stratton acquisitions, on the record

The businesses Briggs & Stratton bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.

Deals its annual reports describe

BusinessDealWhenValue
Allmand Bros., Inc. (Allmand)
Word for word“On August 29, 2014, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Allmand Bros., Inc. ("Allmand") of Holdrege, Nebraska for total cash consideration of $59.9 million , net of cash acquired.” 10-K for 2017
acquisitionAugust 29, 2014$59.9 million
Billy Goat Industries, Inc. (Billy Goat)
Word for word“On May 20, 2015, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Billy Goat Industries, Inc. ("Billy Goat") of Lee's Summit, Missouri for total cash consideration of $28.3 million , net of cash acquired.” 10-K for 2017
acquisitionMay 20, 2015$28.3 million
Power Distributors, LLC (the venture)
Word for word“During fiscal 2016, the Company contributed $19.1 million in cash as well as non-cash assets in exchange for receiving an additional ownership interest in the venture.” 10-K for 2017
acquisitionDuring fiscal 2016$19.1 million
Allmand
Word for word“For example, in fiscal 2015, the Company acquired Allmand, a leading designer and manufacturer of high quality towable light towers, industrial heaters and solar LED arrow boards, for approximately $59.9 million in cash.” 10-K for 2018
acquisitionin fiscal 2015approximately $59.9 million in cash
Billy Goat
Word for word“Also, in fiscal 2015, the Company acquired Billy Goat, a leading manufacturer of specialty turf equipment, which includes aerators, sod cutters, overseeders, power rakes, brush cutters, walk behind blowers, lawn vacuums, and debris loaders, for total cash consideration of $28.3 million.” 10-K for 2018
acquisitionin fiscal 2015total cash consideration of $28.3 million
Hurricane Inc.
Word for word“On July 31, 2018 the Company completed a cash acquisition of certain assets of Hurricane Inc., a designer and manufacturer of commercial stand-on leaf and debris blowers.” 10-K for 2018
acquisitionJuly 31, 2018—
As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year endedCash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired)Goodwill from acquisitions
2016-07-03$3.1 million$4.1 million
2017-07-02$0—
2018-07-01$1.8 million$2.6 million
2019-06-30$8.9 million$6.8 million

Deal filings since 2016

Read from Briggs & Stratton’s annual reports (10-K for 2019, 10-K for 2018, 10-K for 2017) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2019-08-27. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.