Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS:HYFM) will look for M&A opportunities. The Company also announced that it has entered into a new $125.0 million senior secured term loan facility (the ?Term Loan?). The Term Loan bears interest at a rate of either LIBOR (with a 1.00% floor) plus 5.50%, or an alternate base rate (with a 2.00% floor) plus 4.50% and matures on October 25, 2028. Hydrofarm intends to use the net proceeds from the Term Loan to fund the cash portion of the IGE purchase price and for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, repaying any outstanding balance under the Company?s existing revolving credit facility and funding future M&A opportunities.
Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. is an independent manufacturer and distributor of hydroponics equipment and supplies for controlled environment agriculture (CEA). The products offered by the Company include agricultural lighting devices, indoor climate control equipment, nutrients, and plant additives used to grow, farm, and cultivate cannabis, flowers, fruits, plants, vegetables, grains, and herbs in controlled environment settings that allow end users to control farming variables including temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide, light intensity and color, nutrient concentration, and the potential of hydrogen (pH). Its CEA product categories include lighting solutions, growing media (premium soils and soil alternatives), nutrients, equipment, and supplies. The Company's brands include Active Air, Active Aqua, Aurora Peat Products, HEAVY 16, House & Garden, Gaia Green, Grotek, Innovative Growers Equipment, Mad Farmer, Phantom, PHOTOBIO, Procision, Roots Organics, Soul, and SunBlaster.