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ACQUISITION AND RELATED PARTY ITEMS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Business Combinations and Related Party Disclosures [Abstract]  
ACQUISITION AND RELATED PARTY ITEMS
ACQUISITION AND RELATED PARTY ITEMS
CVM
On December 5, 2019, Heska entered into a definitive agreement to purchase 100% of the outstanding shares of CVM Diagnostico Veternario S.L. and CVM Ecografia S.L. (“CVM”, collectively), primarily to expand international operations in Europe. CVM is headquartered in Tudela, outside of Madrid, Spain. CVM mainly operates in Spain. The terms of the agreement transferred administrative control of CVM upon signing, and the transfer of the purchase price of approximately $14.4 million and shares occurred subsequently in January 2020. The purchase price exceeded the fair value of the identifiable net assets and, accordingly, $8.8 million was allocated to goodwill based on the preliminary purchase price allocation, all of which is tax deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
The preliminary fair values allocated to CVM's assets and liabilities as of the acquisition date, as well as the purchase price, are reflected in the table below (in thousands):
Purchase Price
December 5, 2019
Consideration payable to former owners
$
14,420

Total
$
14,420

 
 
Net Assets Acquired
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
927

Accounts receivable
2,392

Inventories
1,494

Other current assets
10

Property and equipment
382

Other intangible assets
2,551

Other non-current assets
178

Accounts payable
(250
)
Current portion of deferred revenue, and other
(164
)
Deferred tax liability
(683
)
Other long-term borrowings
(1,109
)
Other liabilities
(157
)
Total fair value of net assets acquired
5,571

Goodwill
8,849

Total fair value of consideration transferred
$
14,420



The Company's preliminary estimates of fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed are based on the information that was available at the date of the acquisition, and the Company is continuing to evaluate the underlying inputs and assumptions used in its valuations. Accordingly, these preliminary estimates are subject to change during the measurement period, which is up to one year from the date of the acquisition.
Intangible assets acquired, amortization method and estimated useful life as of December 5, 2019, was as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
Useful Life
 
Amortization Method
 
Fair Value
Customer relationships
6 years
 
Straight-line
 
$2,440
Trade name
4 years
 
Straight-line
 
$111

The Company incurred acquisition related costs of approximately $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, which are included within general and administrative expenses on our Consolidated Statements of Income.
CVM generated net revenue of $0.8 million and net income of $0.1 million, for the period from December 6, 2019 to December 31, 2019.
Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

The following table presents unaudited supplemental pro forma financial information as if the CVM acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2018 (in thousands):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Total revenue, net
$
130,434

 
$
135,344

Net (loss) income attributable to Heska Corporation
(788
)
 
5,970



The pro forma financial information presented above has been prepared by combining our historical results and the historical results of CVM and further reflects the effect of purchase accounting adjustments. The unaudited pro forma results are presented for informational purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of what actual results of operations would have been if the acquisition had occurred as the beginning of the period presented, nor are they indicative of future results of operations.
Optomed
On February 22, 2019, Heska acquired 70% of the equity of Optomed, a French-based endoscopy company, in exchange for approximately $0.2 million in cash and the assumption of approximately $0.4 million in debt. As part of the purchase, Heska entered into put and call options on the remaining 30% minority interest. The written put options can be exercised based on the achievement of certain financial conditions over a specified period of time for a fixed amount. The options are not currently exercisable at the acquisition date or the reporting date. The estimated value of the non-controlling interest is inclusive of the probability weighted outcome of the options described herein. As of December 31, 2019, the purchase price allocation is final. As part of the purchase agreement, Heska also committed to purchase from the minority interest holder real estate in the amount of $1.2 million, which was paid in full as of December 31, 2019.
Cuattro Veterinary Acquisitions
In February 2013, the Company acquired a majority interest in Cuattro Veterinary USA, LLC, which was owned by Kevin S. Wilson, the CEO and President of the Company, among other members. The subsidiary was subsequently renamed Heska Imaging US, LLC ("US Imaging"). The remaining minority position in US Imaging was subject to purchase by Heska under a performance-based put option which was exercised in March 2017. In May 2017, we purchased the remaining minority interest position in US Imaging.

In May 2016, the Company closed a transaction to acquire Cuattro Veterinary, LLC ("International Imaging"), which was owned by Kevin S. Wilson, among other members. International Imaging is a provider to international markets of digital radiography technologies for veterinarians. As a leading provider of advanced veterinary diagnostic and specialty products, we made the acquisition in an effort to combine International Imaging's global reach with our domestic success in the imaging and laboratory markets in the United States.

In June 2017, the Company consolidated its assets and liabilities in the US Imaging and International Imaging companies into Heska Imaging, LLC ("Heska Imaging"). Cuattro, LLC ("Cuattro") is owned by Kevin S. Wilson, in addition to Mrs. Wilson and trusts for the benefit of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson's children and family. Steven M. Asakowicz and Rodney A. Lippincott, members of Cuattro Veterinary USA, LLC and Cuattro International prior to the acquisitions, and as of December 31, 2019, serve as Executive Vice President, Companion Animal Health Sales for the Company.
Purchase Agreement for Certain Assets
On December 21, 2018, the Company closed a transaction (the "Asset Acquisition") to acquire certain assets from Cuattro, LLC ("Cuattro"), all related to the CCA segment. Cuattro is owned by Kevin S. Wilson, the CEO and President of Heska Corporation. Pursuant to the Asset Acquisition, dated November 26, 2018, the Company issued 54,763 shares of the Company's common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), to Cuattro on the Closing Date, at an aggregate value equal to approximately $5.4 million based on the adjusted closing price per share of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market on the Asset Acquisition agreement date. These shares were issued to Cuattro in a private placement in reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof and the safe harbor provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. In addition to the Common Stock, the Company paid cash in the amount of $2.8 million to Cuattro as part of the transaction. The total purchase price was determined based on a valuation report from an independent third party. Part of the Asset Acquisition was an agreement to terminate the supply and license agreement that Heska had been operating under since the acquisition of Cuattro Veterinary USA, LLC.
The Company evaluated the acquisition of the purchased assets under ASC 805, Business Combinations and ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805) and concluded that as substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in an identifiable group of similar assets, the transaction did not meet the requirements to be accounted for as a business combination and therefore was accounted for as an asset acquisition. Accordingly, the $8.2 million purchase price of the purchased assets was allocated entirely to an identifiable intangible asset amortizing on a straight-line basis over a 10-year useful life. In addition to the software assets acquired, Cuattro is obligated, without further compensation, to assist the Company with the implementation of third-party image hosting platform and necessary data migration.
Related Party Activities
Cuattro, LLC charged Heska Imaging $6.0 thousand, $4.6 million and $17.7 million during 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, primarily related to digital imaging products, pursuant to an underlying supply contract that contains minimum purchase obligations, software and services as well as other operating expenses. The Company charged Cuattro, LLC $0, $3.0 thousand and $0.1 million in the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, for facility usage and other services.
The Company had no receivables from Cuattro, LLC as of December 31, 2019 and 2018. Heska Imaging owed Cuattro $0 and $0.2 million as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, which is included in "Due to - related parties" on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Heska Corporation charged U.S. Imaging $2.9 million from January 1, 2017 to May 31, 2017, prior to the acquisition of the minority interest.