September 2019: Origin Merchant Partners Provides Formal Valuation and Fairness Opinion on the Proposed Acquisition of Hydrogenics Corporation by Cummins Inc.

September 2019: Origin Merchant Partners Provides Formal Valuation and Fairness Opinion on the Proposed Acquisition of Hydrogenics Corporation by Cummins Inc.

By Charlie Osler

All Transactions, Financings & Capital Raisings, Merchant Banking

September 4, 2019

Origin Merchant Partners is pleased to provide a Formal Valuation and Fairness opinion to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Hydrogenics Corporation (“Hydrogenics”) with respect to a proposed acquisition by Cummins Inc. (“Cummins”) for all of the outstanding shares of Hydrogenics, other than the shares already owned by The Hydrogen Company.

Hydrogenics is a world leader in engineering and building the technologies required to enable the acceleration of a global power shift. Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Hydrogenics provides hydrogen generation, energy storage and hydrogen power modules to its customers and partners around the world. Hydrogenics has manufacturing sites in Germany, Belgium and Canada and service centers in Russia, Europe, the US and Canada.

Cummins, a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service a broad portfolio of power solutions. The company’s products range from diesel and natural gas engines to hybrid and electric platforms, as well as related technologies, including battery systems, fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. Cummins serves customers in approximately 190 countries and territories through a network of approximately 600 company-owned and independent distributor locations and over 7,600 dealer locations and generated sales of $23.8 billion in 2018.

Origin Senior Lead: Jim Osler