From: EnviroStar, Inc.

290 NE 68 Street

Miami, FL 33138

Henry M. Nahmad (305) 754-8676

Rob Lazar (305) 754-8676

 

FOR RELEASE: at 5:00PM Friday June 2, 2017

 

EnviroStar, Inc. to Acquire Martin-Ray Laundry Systems, Inc.

 

Miami, FL – June 2, 2017 – EnviroStar, Inc. (NYSE MKT: EVI) today announced that it has executed a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Martin-Ray Laundry Systems, Inc. The purchase price to be paid is $4.0 million of which $2.0 million will be paid in cash and $2.0 million will be paid in EVI common stock.

 

Martin-Ray, a Denver, CO based distributor of commercial, industrial, and vended laundry products and provider of laundry installation and routine maintenance services, generated approximately $11.5 million in revenue for the twelve-months ended March 31, 2017. Martin-Ray distributes key brands, including Pellerin-Milnor, Chicago Dryer, and Speed Queen, across some of the fastest growing markets in the United States.

 

EVI said this acquisition will establish its presence in the Mountain states and provides a business unit from which to execute on future growth in the region. Martin-Ray serves over 1,500 customers in the healthcare, hospitality, commercial, and vended laundry markets. Led by Jim Hohnstein, Bill Mann, and Timm Mullen, Martin-Ray will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of EVI under its current name, from its present locations, with its existing employees, and with the added benefit of operating under EVI’s entrepreneurial and growth focused culture.

 

Jim Hohnstein, Bill Mann, and Timm Mullen jointly said: “We are excited about joining the EVI family! We have ambitious growth initiatives for our business and we are confident that with EVI’s capital and relationship resources, Martin-Ray will achieve its growth objectives and be a contributor to EVI’s success.”

 

Henry M. Nahmad, EVI’s Chairman and CEO added: “Our acquisition pipeline remains strong and our expected addition of Martin-Ray represents another step towards achieving EVI’s long-term growth strategy to buy-and-build the largest commercial laundry distribution and service company in North America.”

 

Closing of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and the parties intend to close the transaction within the next thirty days. The transaction is expected to be accretive to EVI’s earnings.

 

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