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Acquisitions and Disposals | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
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Acquisitions and Disposals | Acquisitions and Disposals Foodservice businesses On October 21, 2015, MFS acquired the remaining 50.0% of outstanding shares of a joint venture in Thailand. Welbilt Thailand is a manufacturer of kitchen equipment in South East Asia. The purchase price, net of cash acquired, was approximately $5.3 million. Allocation of the purchase price resulted in $1.4 million of goodwill and $4.2 million of intangible assets. The results of Welbilt Thailand were included in the results of MFS since the date of acquisition, and, thus, are now classified in discontinued operations. On December 7, 2015, Manitowoc announced the completion of the sale of a non-material MFS subsidiary, Kysor Panel Systems, a manufacturer of wood frame and high-density rail panel systems for walk-in freezers and coolers for the retail and convenience-store markets. The sale price for the transaction was approximately $85 million, with cash proceeds received of approximately $78 million, which were used to reduce outstanding debt. As a result of to the Spin-Off, the results of this business are classified in discontinued operations.

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