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ACQUISITIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
ACQUISITIONS

21.  ACQUISITIONS  

The Company completed two acquisition in 2020, one acquisition in 2019, and one acquisition in 2018, supporting the overall wealth management strategy.  The acquisitions were not considered significant to the Company’s financial statements and therefore pro forma financial data and related disclosures are not included.

On September 1, 2018, the Company acquired Lassus Wherley. The purchase price was comprised of cash and common stock. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the identifiable net assets was recorded as goodwill and is deductible for tax purposes.

On September 1, 2019, the Company acquired Point View. The purchase price was comprised of cash and common stock. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the identifiable net assets was recorded as goodwill, none of which is deductible for tax purposes.

On December 18, 2020, the Company acquired wealth management teams and the associated books of business from Noyes Capital Management and Lucas Capital Management.  The purchase price was comprised of cash in both transactions.  The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the identifiable net assets was recorded as goodwill and is deductible for tax purposes.

There was no equity included in the Company’s acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 2020. The fair value of the equity included as part of the consideration for the Company’s acquisitions was determined based on the closing price of the Company’s common shares on the acquisition date and totaled $5.0 million and $4.3 million in the aggregate for 2019 and 2018, respectively.

The two 2020 acquisitions resulted in goodwill of $2.9 million as well as identifiable intangible assets.  The 2019 acquisition resulted in goodwill of $5.8 million as well as identifiable intangible assets. The acquisition during 2018 resulted in goodwill of $7.3 million as well as identifiable intangible assets. Identifiable intangible assets include tradename, customer relationships and non-compete agreements. No liabilities were assumed at the acquisition date.

Goodwill on the Company’s consolidated statement of financial condition totaled $33.1 million, and $30.2 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.  Of the $33.1 million of goodwill, $563,000 relates to the Banking segment and $32.5 million relates to the Wealth Management segment.  

During 2020, the Company conducted its annual impairment analysis and concluded that there was no impairment of goodwill.

The table below presents a rollforward of goodwill and intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identifiable

 

(In thousands)

 

Goodwill

 

 

Intangible Assets

 

Balance as of January 1, 2018

 

$

17,107

 

 

$

6,680

 

Acquisitions during the period

 

 

7,310

 

 

 

2,440

 

Amortization during the period

 

 

 

 

 

1,187

 

Balance as of December 31, 2018

 

$

24,417

 

 

$

7,933

 

Acquisitions during the period

 

$

5,791

 

 

$

3,490

 

Amortization and impairment during the period

 

 

 

 

 

1,043

 

Balance as of December 31, 2019

 

$

30,208

 

 

$

10,380

 

Acquisitions during the period

 

$

2,895

 

 

$

1,695

 

Amortization during the period

 

 

 

 

 

1,287

 

Balance as of December 31, 2020

 

$

33,103

 

 

$

10,788

 

 

 

Amortization expense related to identifiable intangible assets was $1.3 million, $1.0 million, and $1.2 million for 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively.   The 2018 expense includes impairment expense of $405,000 resulting from the passing of the founder and managing principal of MCM.

Estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years is shown in the table below.

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

2021

 

$

1,472

 

2022

 

 

1,316

 

2023

 

 

1,066

 

2024

 

 

834

 

2025

 

 

834