Investment in Non-consolidated Affiliate

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Investment in Non-Consolidated Affiliate

Investment in Non-Consolidated Affiliate

On May 22, 2020, the Company formed a strategic alliance with Inivata Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales (“Inivata”), and entered into a Strategic Alliance Agreement and Laboratory Services Agreement whereas Inivata will render and perform certain laboratory testing which the Company will make available to customers. The terms and conditions of the Laboratory Services Agreement are consistent with those that would be negotiated between willing parties on an arm's length basis. Related party amounts related to Inivata for the third quarter were immaterial.

In addition to the Laboratory Services Agreement, the Company also entered into an Investment Agreement with Inivata (the “Investment Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company acquired Series C1 Preference Shares (the “Preference Shares”) for $25 million in cash (the “Investment”) resulting in a minority interest in Inivata’s outstanding equity and an Option Deed which provides the Company with an option to purchase Inivata (the “Purchase Option”). The Investment was made in two equal installments, with the initial installment made in May 2020 and the second installment in August 2020.

Inivata is a VIE and the Company's investment is under 20% of the total equity outstanding. The Company considers qualitative factors in assessing the primary beneficiary of the VIE which include understanding the purpose and design of the VIE, associated risks that the VIE creates, activities that could be directed by the Company, and the expected relative impact of those activities on the economic performance of the VIE. Based on an evaluation of these factors, the Company concluded that it is not the primary beneficiary of Inivata.

The power to control the activities that most significantly impact Inivata’s economic performance are the sole responsibility of Inivata's management, however the Company does have significant influence over Inivata. As the Preference Shares were determined to not be in-substance common stock, and because the Preference Shares and the Purchase Option do not have readily determinable fair values, the Company has elected to measure the Preference Shares and the Purchase Option at cost, minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer. There were no such events and the Company determined no adjustments to the carrying amounts of the Preference Shares and the Purchase Option were necessary at September 30, 2020.

Upon acquisition, the Investment was allocated between the Preference Shares and the Purchase Option based on the relative fair value of each and is recorded, along with associated transaction costs, as “Investment in non-consolidated affiliate” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of September 30, 2020, the investment is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy as its equity is not traded on a public exchange. At September 30, 2020, the carrying amount of the investment in non-consolidated affiliate is $25.6 million. The value is comprised of $19.2 million in Preference Shares, a $5.8 million Purchase Option and $0.6 million of associated transaction costs.

The Company and Inivata also entered into a line of credit agreement in the amount of $15 million (the “Line of Credit”). The Line of Credit will be available to be drawn by Inivata beginning on January 1, 2021 and has a maturity date of December 1, 2025. The Line of Credit bears interest at 0% per annum and the unpaid principal balance is payable on January 1, 2026. The Line of Credit is subject to evaluation for current expected credit losses. The impact of such losses were determined to be immaterial for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.

At September 30, 2020, the maximum exposure to losses does not exceed the carrying amount of the investment combined with the contractual obligation to fund to Line of Credit.