Insituform Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: INSU)
("Insituform” or the "Company”) today announced the closing of its
acquisition by merger of Corrpro Companies, Inc. ("Corrpro”), a company
based in Houston, Texas and Medina, Ohio. The transaction purchase price
was approximately $92.0 million, which included cash payments to the
Corrpro security holders and Insituform’s repayment of certain Corrpro
indebtedness.
Corrpro is a premier provider of corrosion protection and pipeline
maintenance services in North America. Corrpro offers a comprehensive
line of fully-integrated products and services for the internal and
external corrosion protection of pipelines, predominantly to customers
in the energy and water industries. For the twelve months ended December
31, 2008, Corrpro reported net revenues of $188.1 million and income
from continuing operations of $8.2 million.
The acquisition was financed in part by a $50 million term loan under
the Company’s new $115 million credit facility.
Joe Burgess, President and Chief Executive Officer of Insituform, said
"Our acquisition of Corrpro, along with our recently completed
acquisition of The Bayou Companies, transforms our energy and mining
business into a full-service industrial pipe and corrosion protection
business. We believe that the combination of the products and services
offered by both Corrpro and Bayou with the Titeliner® products offered
by our United Pipeline Systems division will uniquely position us to
serve the energy, mining and water industries.”
Insituform Technologies, Inc. is a leading worldwide provider of
proprietary technologies and services for the rehabilitation of sewer,
water and other underground piping systems without digging or disruption
and the corrosion protection of industrial pipelines. More information
about Insituform is available on its website at www.insituform.com.
Insituform®, the Insituform® logo and Titeliner® are the registered and
unregistered trademarks of Insituform Technologies, Inc. and its
affiliates.
This news release contains various forward-looking statements (as such
term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995)
that are based on information currently available to the management of
Insituform Technologies, Inc. and on management’s beliefs and
assumptions. When used in this new release, the words "anticipate,”
"estimate,” "believes,” "plans,” and similar expressions are intended to
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identifying such statements. These statements are inherently subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected. The Company does not assume a duty to
update forward-looking statements. Please use caution and do not place
reliance on forward-looking statements.