Contingent Consideration Payable

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Contingent consideration payable and related activity are reported at fair value and consist of the following at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively:


			Activity during the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020
					Changes in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration Payable
	Balance, December 31, 2019		Payments		Operating Expense		Other Expense		Disposition of the Hospital Products		Balance, December 31, 2020

Acquisition-related contingent consideration:
Earn-out payments - Éclat Pharmaceuticals (a) (d)	$	15,472	$	(5,323)	$	3,327	$	—	$	(13,476)	$	—
Financing-related:
Royalty agreement - Deerfield (b) (d)	1,251		(587)		—		272		(936)		—
Royalty agreement - Broadfin (c) (d)	604		(279)		—		163		(488)		—
Total contingent consideration payable	17,327		$	(6,189)	$	3,327	$	435	$	(14,900)	—
Less: current portion	(5,554)										—
Total long-term contingent consideration payable	$	11,773									$	—

(a) In March 2012, the Company acquired all of the membership interests of Éclat from Breaking Stick Holdings, L.L.C. (“Breaking Stick”, formerly Éclat Holdings), an affiliate of Deerfield. Breaking Stick is majority owned by Deerfield, with a minority interest owned by the Company’s former CEO, and certain other current and former employees. As part of the consideration, the Company committed to provide quarterly earn-out payments equal to 20% of any gross profit generated by certain Éclat products. These payments will continue in perpetuity, to the extent gross profit of the related products also continue in perpetuity. In connection with the disposition of the Hospital Products on June 30, 2020 as discussed in Note 4: Disposition of the Hospital Products, the Deerfield MIPA (with respect to certain sections thereof) and the Royalty Agreement were assigned to the Exela Buyer. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Exela Buyer assumed and will pay, perform, satisfy and discharge the liabilities and obligations of Avadel Legacy and the Company under the Deerfield Royalty Agreement.

(b)As part of a February 2013 debt financing transaction conducted with Deerfield, the Company received cash of $2,600 in exchange for entering into a royalty agreement whereby the Company shall pay quarterly a 1.75% royalty on the net sales of certain Éclat products until December 31, 2024. In connection with such debt financing transaction, the Company granted Deerfield a security interest in the product registration rights of the Éclat Pharmaceuticals products. In connection with the disposition of the Hospital Products on June 30, 2020 as discussed in Note 4: Disposition of the Hospital Products, the Deerfield MIPA (with respect to certain sections thereof) and the Royalty Agreement were assigned to the Exela Buyer. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Exela Buyer assumed and will pay, perform, satisfy and discharge the liabilities and obligations of Avadel Legacy and the Company under the Deerfield Royalty Agreement.

(c)As part of a December 2013 debt financing transaction conducted with Broadfin Healthcare Master Fund, a former related party and shareholder, the Company received cash of $2,200 in exchange for entering into a royalty agreement whereby the Company shall pay quarterly a 0.834% royalty on the net sales of certain Éclat products until December 31, 2024. In connection with the disposition of the Hospital Products on June 30, 2020 as discussed in Note 4: Disposition of the Hospital Products, the Broadfin Royalty Agreement was assigned to the Exela Buyer and the Exela Buyer assumed and shall pay, perform, satisfy and discharge the liabilities and obligations of the Company under the Broadfin Royalty Agreement.

(d)Deerfield and Broadfin Healthcare Master Trust disposed of their 2023 Notes and ordinary shares in the Company during the year ended December 31, 2020 and are no longer considered related parties.

Prior to the sale of the Hospital Products on June 30, 2020, the fair value of each contingent consideration payable listed in (a), (b) and (c) above was estimated using a discounted cash flow model based on estimated and projected annual net revenues or gross profit, as appropriate, of each of the specified Éclat products using an appropriate risk-adjusted discount rate of 14%. These fair value measurements are based on significant inputs not observable in the market and thus represent a level 3 measurement as defined in ASC 820. Subsequent changes in the fair value of the acquisition-related contingent consideration payables, resulting primarily from management’s revision of key assumptions, will be recorded in the consolidated statements of income (loss) in the line items entitled “Changes in fair value of contingent consideration” for items noted in (b) above and in “Other (expense) income - changes in fair value of contingent consideration payable” for items (b) and (c) above. See Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies under the caption Acquisition-related Contingent Consideration and Financing-related Royalty Agreements for more information on key assumptions used to determine the fair value of these liabilities.

Prior to June 30, 2020, the Company chose to make a fair value election pursuant to ASC 825, “Financial Instruments” for its royalty agreements detailed in items (b) and (c) above. These financing-related liabilities were recorded at fair market value on the consolidated balance sheets and the periodic change in fair market value is recorded as a component of “Other expense – change in fair value of contingent consideration payable” on the consolidated statements of income (loss).

The following table summarizes changes to the contingent consideration payables, a recurring Level 3 measurement, for the twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:


Contingent Consideration Payable:	Balance

Balance at December 31, 2017	$	98,925
Payments of related party payable	(22,951)
Fair value adjustments (1)	(24,630)
Expiration of warrants	(2,167)
Disposition of the pediatrics assets	(20,337)
Balance at December 31, 2018	28,840
Payments of related party payable	(12,736)
Fair value adjustments (1)	1,223
Balance at December 31, 2019	17,327
Payments of contingent consideration payable	(6,189)
Fair value adjustments (1)	3,762
Disposition of the Hospital Products	(14,900)
Balance at December 31, 2020	$	—

(1) Fair value adjustments are reported as changes in fair value of contingent consideration and other expense - changes in fair value of contingent consideration payable in the consolidated statements of income (loss).