XML 69 R19.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.0.8
Business Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Business Acquisitions
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
We completed several acquisitions in recent years that we describe below. Generally, we acquire businesses that we believe will provide a strategic fit for our existing operations, cost savings and revenue synergies, or enable us to expand our capabilities in our New Services segment.
We allocate the total purchase price in a business acquisition to the fair value of identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the fair values at the acquisition date, and record amounts exceeding the fair values as goodwill. If the fair value of the assets acquired exceeds the purchase price, we record this excess as a gain on bargain purchase. We determine the estimated fair values of intangible assets acquired using our estimates of future discounted cash flows to be generated by the acquired business over the estimated duration of those cash flows. We base the estimated cash flows on our projections of future revenue, cost of revenue, capital expenditures, working capital needs and tax rates. We estimate the duration of the cash flows based on the projected useful life of the assets and business acquired. We determine the discount rate based on specific business risk, cost of capital and other factors.
Etesius Limited
In February 2010, the Company’s UK subsidiary acquired all the issued and outstanding capital stock of Etesius Limited (“Etesius”), a privately-held European provider of purchasing and payables technologies and spend analytics based in Chelmsford, United Kingdom. We have included the results of operations of Etesius in our New Services segment results of operations since the acquisition date. We acquired Etesius with the intention of expanding our capabilities in our Profit Optimization services business.
The financial terms of the Etesius share purchase agreement (“SPA”) required an initial payment to the Etesius shareholders of $2.8 million and a $0.3 million payment for obligations on behalf of Etesius shareholders which resulted in a total estimated purchase price value of approximately $3.1 million.
The SPA requires deferred payments of $1.2 million over four years from the date of the SPA to certain selling shareholders who are now our employees. The SPA also provides for potential additional variable payments (“earn-out”) to these selling shareholders/employees over the same four-year period based on the financial performance of certain of the Company’s services lines, up to a maximum of $3.8 million. Because we will not be obligated to make the deferred and earn-out payments upon the termination of employment of these employees under certain circumstances, we have recognized these payments as compensation expense as earned. From the acquisition date to December 31, 2013, we paid $0.5 million of the deferred payments. We paid the final $0.7 million in February 2014. We currently estimate that we will not pay any variable consideration relating to these provisions.
TJG Holdings LLC
In November 2010, we acquired the business and certain assets of TJG Holdings LLC (“TJG”), a privately-held provider of finance and procurement operations improvement services based in Chicago, Illinois. We have included the results of operations of TJG in our New Services segment results of operations since the acquisition date. We acquired TJG with the intention of expanding our Profit Optimization services business. We recorded goodwill in connection with this acquisition, representing the value of the assembled workforce, including a management team with deep industry knowledge. This goodwill is deductible for tax purposes.
The financial terms of the TJG Asset Purchase Agreement required an initial payment to the TJG owners of $2.3 million. Additional variable consideration (“earn-out”) could be earned based on the operating results generated by the acquired business over the two years subsequent to the acquisition, up to a maximum of $1.9 million. We recorded an additional $1.4 million payable based on management’s estimate of the fair value of the earn-out liability. We calculated the earn-out liability based on estimated future discounted cash flows to be generated by the acquired business over a two year period. We determined the discount rate based on specific business risk, cost of capital and other factors. The total estimated purchase price was valued at approximately $3.7 million. From the acquisition date to December 31, 2013, we paid $1.9 million of the earn-out and recorded accretion and other adjustments of the liability of $0.5 million, resulting in no remaining earn-out payable as of December 31, 2013.
Associate Migrations
During 2012, we acquired the assets of several third-party audit firms to which we had subcontracted a portion of our audit services in our Recovery Audit Services – Europe/Asia-Pacific segment. We refer to the subcontractors as associates, and to the acquisitions as associate migrations. In an associate migration, we generally transfer all of the employees of the associate entity to PRGX, and continue to service the related clients with the same personnel as were providing services prior to the associate migration. We completed the associate migrations with the intention of providing more standardization and centralization of our audit procedures, thereby increasing client service while also decreasing costs. Generally, revenue remains unchanged as a result of an associate migration, and expenses change from a fixed percentage of revenue to a variable amount based on actual employee and related costs. The 2012 associate migrations included CRC Management Consultants LLP (“CRC”) in January 2012 for a purchase price valued at $1.0 million; QFS Ltd (“QFS”) in June 2012 for a purchase price valued at $0.4 million; and Nordic Profit Provider AB (“NPP”) in November 2012 for a purchase price valued at $0.1 million.
 
The allocation of the aggregate fair values of the assets acquired and purchase price for these associate migrations in 2012 is summarized as follows (in thousands):
 
Fair values of net assets acquired:
 
 
Equipment
 
$
10

Intangible assets, primarily non-compete agreements
 
171

Working capital, including work in progress
 
666

Goodwill
 
695

Fair value of net assets acquired
 
$
1,542

Fair value of purchase price
 
$
1,542


Business Strategy, Inc.
In December 2011, we acquired Business Strategy, Inc. and substantially all of the assets of an affiliated company (collectively “BSI”), based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for a purchase price valued at $11.9 million. BSI was a provider of recovery audit and related procure-to-pay process improvement services for commercial clients, and a provider of customized software solutions and outsourcing solutions to improve back office payment processes. We have included the results of operations of Business Strategy, Inc. in our Recovery Audit Services – Americas segment and the results of operations of the affiliated company in our New Services segment results of operations since the acquisition date. These amounts aggregated $0.8 million of revenue and $0.1 million of net earnings in 2011 and $10.9 million of revenue and $1.5 million of net earnings in 2012. We acquired BSI with the intention of expanding our commercial recovery audit capabilities and to expand the services we offer to our clients.
The purchase price included an initial cash payment of $2.8 million and 640,614 shares of our common stock having a value of $3.7 million. An additional payment of approximately $0.7 million was due and paid in the first half of 2012 for working capital received in excess of a specified minimum level. Additional variable consideration of up to $5.5 million, payable via a combination of cash and shares of our common stock, may be due based on the performance of the acquired businesses over a two-year period from the date of acquisition. We may also be required to pay additional consideration of up to $8.0 million, payable in cash over a period of two years, based on certain net cash fee receipts from a particular recovery audit claim at a specific client. We recorded an additional $4.9 million payable as of the acquisition date based on management’s estimate of the fair value of the variable consideration payable. We adjusted the $12.2 million initial estimates of the fair value of the assets and liabilities in 2012, resulting in reductions to goodwill of $0.2 million, and the fair value of the purchase price of $0.2 million, and recorded this change retroactively to 2011. The final goodwill amount of $7.6 million includes $1.5 million that is deductible for income tax purposes.
The final allocation of the fair values of the assets acquired and purchase price is summarized as follows (in thousands):
Fair values of net assets acquired:
 
Final Allocation
Equipment
 
$
70

Intangible assets, primarily customer relationships
 
4,041

Working capital, including work in progress
 
1,967

Deferred tax liabilities
 
(1,736
)
Goodwill
 
7,577

Fair value of net assets acquired
 
$
11,919

Fair value of purchase price
 
$
11,919


From the acquisition date to December 31, 2013, we paid $3.7 million of the earn-out liability consisting of cash payments of $2.3 million and 217,155 shares of our common stock having a value of $1.4 million. We also recorded accretion and other adjustments of the earn-out liability of $1.3 million, resulting in an earn-out payable of $2.5 million as of December 31, 2013.
The following unaudited pro forma condensed financial information presents the combined results of operations of the Company, BSI, CRC, QFS, and NPP as if the acquisitions had occurred as of January 1, 2011. The unaudited pro forma financial information is not indicative of, nor does it purport to project, the future financial position or operating results of the Company. Pro forma adjustments included in these amounts consist primarily of amortization expense associated with the intangible assets recorded in the allocation of the purchase price. The unaudited pro forma financial information excludes acquisition and integration costs and does not give effect to any estimated and potential cost savings or other operating efficiencies that could result from the acquisition. Unaudited pro forma condensed financial information is as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
 
2012
 
2011
Revenue
 
$
208,503

 
$
210,073

Net income (loss)
 
$
5,913

 
$
4,341