COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP 8-K

What Happened
Columbus McKinnon Corporation (CMCO) filed an 8-K on January 20, 2026 to furnish a preliminary offering memorandum and related materials in connection with a proposed senior secured notes offering and term loan financing tied to its pending acquisition of Kito Crosby Limited. The filing includes a Preliminary Offering Memorandum dated January 20, 2026 and unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information reflecting the acquisition and the company’s divestiture of certain U.S. power chain hoist and chain manufacturing operations.

Key Details

• Acquisition: Kito Crosby acquisition governed by the Stock Purchase Agreement dated February 10, 2025.
• Divestiture: Includes the planned divestiture of U.S. power chain hoist and chain manufacturing operations in Damascus, Virginia and Lexington, Tennessee.
• Offering/Financing materials: Furnished preliminary offering memorandum (Exhibit 99.1) and unaudited pro forma condensed combined financials (Exhibit 99.2) as of/for the six months ended Sept 30, 2025 and fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.
• Lender presentation: Corrected lender presentation first used January 20, 2026 (updated from the January 14 version) is furnished as Exhibit 99.3.
• Kito Crosby financials: Updated preliminary unaudited estimated results for the fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025 are disclosed but not yet complete; full results expected after completion of the proposed term loan or senior secured notes financing.

Why It Matters
The materials give investors and prospective lenders the company’s latest view of how the Kito Crosby acquisition and the related divestiture would affect Columbus McKinnon’s financials and capital structure. The filing signals active efforts to raise debt financing (term loan and/or senior secured notes) to fund the transaction and provides pro forma information investors can use to assess near-term balance sheet and cash-flow impacts. Because Kito Crosby’s full year financials are still preliminary and contingent on the financing timeline, investors should watch for subsequent filings with complete audited or final figures and definitive financing terms.