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Acquisitions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions
5.
Acquisitions

The Company has not presented pro forma financial information reflecting all acquisitions because the impact, individually and collectively, on revenues and net income is not material. The Company does not expect the amounts allocated to goodwill that are attributable to expected synergies to be deductible for tax purposes.

2023

Biognosys, AG

On January 3, 2023, the Company acquired 97.15% of the outstanding stock of Biognosys, AG (“Biognosys”), a privately held company, for a purchase price of CHF 75 million (approximately $80.1 million) less assumed liability for employee awards of CHF 5.9 million (approximately $6.3 million). Biognosys offers mass spectrometry based next-generation proteomics contract research services as well as proprietary proteomics software and laboratory consumables to support academic, pharma and biotech research and clinical development. Biognosys is domiciled in Zurich, Switzerland, and was integrated into the BSI CALID Segment.

Concurrent with the acquisition, the Company entered into an agreement with the noncontrolling interest holders that provides the Company with the right to purchase, and the noncontrolling interest holders with the right to sell, the remaining 2.85% of Biognosys for cash to the founders at a contractually defined redemption value exercisable beginning in 2028. The option price to acquire the remaining 2.85% equity interest will have a minimum redemption, or floor, value at each purchase or sell date, subject to post combination employment. The fair value at acquisition date of these put option rights has been bifurcated into two financial instruments to separately account for the amounts attributable to the put option rights to sell the non-controlling interests on exercise dates at (1) above the minimum redemption value and (2) the minimum redemption value or floor value that is subject to post combination employment (the hybrid instrument) services.

The rights (embedded derivative) to the option shares can be sold at a minimum redemption value provided certain post combination employment services are met or at fair value, if above the floor, on the purchase or sell date. Therefore, the portion assigned to the minimum redemption value of option value of the hybrid instrument, which is tied to continued employment of the noncontrolling interest holders, was classified as a long-term liability on the consolidated balance sheet. The hybrid instrument was initially measured at fair value on the acquisition date and shall be accreted over the post combination service period. The acquisition date fair value of the hybrid instrument which is an embedded derivative was not material.

The rights associated with the portion of the noncontrolling interest above the minimum redemption value are contingently redeemable at the option of the Company or the noncontrolling interest holders. As redemption of the rights is contingently redeemable at the option of the noncontrolling interest shareholders, the Company classifies the carrying amount of these rights in the mezzanine section on the consolidated balance sheet, which is presented above the equity section and below liabilities. The redeemable noncontrolling interest is initially measured at fair value on acquisition date and subsequently at the greater of the amount that would be paid if settlement occurred as of the balance sheet date based on fair value as defined in the purchase agreement and its carrying amount adjusted for net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Adjustments to the carrying value of the redeemable noncontrolling interest are recorded through retained earnings.

The amortization period for the intangible assets acquired is seven years for the technology and nine years for the customer relationships. The trade name was determined to have an indefinite life. The Company expects to amortize backlog through the end of 2025.

The components and fair value allocation of the consideration transferred in connection with the acquisition are as follows (in millions):

 

Consideration Transferred:

 

 

 

Cash paid

 

$

73.6

 

Cash acquired

 

 

(9.5

)

Holdback

 

 

0.2

 

Fair value of redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

 

2.5

 

Total consideration transferred

 

$

66.8

 

Allocation of Consideration Transferred:

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

$

3.6

 

Inventories

 

 

0.4

 

Other current assets

 

 

0.9

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

8.0

 

Other assets

 

 

4.3

 

Intangible assets:

 

 

 

Technology

 

 

10.2

 

Customer relationships

 

 

13.8

 

Trade name

 

 

2.7

 

Backlog

 

 

0.8

 

Goodwill

 

 

47.5

 

Liabilities assumed (a)

 

 

(25.4

)

Total consideration allocated

 

$

66.8

 

(a) This amount includes assumed liability for vested employee awards of $6.3 million on acquisition date and was settled in the post-closing period ended March 31, 2023.

Zontal, Inc.

On May 4, 2023, the Company acquired 60% of the outstanding share capital of OSTHUS Beteiligungs GmbH and its wholly owned subsidiaries: OSTHUS Group GmbH, Zontal Inc., Zontal GmbH, and Zontal Data Information Technology (Dalian) co., Ltd, (hereinafter, the “Zontal Companies”) for EUR 13.4 million (approximately $14.8 million) with the potential for additional consideration of up to $14.4 million if certain revenue and EBITDA targets are met through 2025. Zontal, Inc, is the main operating company. The Zontal Companies offer various software applications and integrations including data management (Informatics and SDMS), which enables customers to harmonize, preserve and reuse their data to generate efficiencies and automate workflows. The Zontal Companies are domiciled in Aachen, Germany, and are integrated into the BSI BioSpin Segment.

Concurrent with the acquisition, the Company entered into an agreement with the noncontrolling interest holders that provides the Company with the right to purchase, and the noncontrolling interest holders with the right to sell, the remaining 40% of the Zontal Companies at a contractually defined redemption value exercisable beginning in 2027 and in 2031. The rights (embedded derivative) to the option shares can be exercised at a discounted redemption value upon certain events related to post combination employment services. As the options are tied to continued employment, the Company classified the hybrid instrument (noncontrolling interest with an embedded derivative) as a long-term liability on the consolidated balance sheet. The hybrid instrument associated with the options is initially measured at fair value on the acquisition date. Subsequent to the acquisition, the carrying value of the hybrid instrument is remeasured to fair value with changes recorded to stock-based compensation expense in proportion to the requisite service period vested.

The amortization period for the intangible assets acquired is eight years for technology, ten years for the trade name, and thirteen years for the customer relationships. The Company expects to amortize backlog through 2023.

The components and fair value allocation of the consideration transferred in connection with the acquisition are as follows (in millions):

 

Consideration Transferred:

 

 

 

Cash paid

 

$

14.8

 

Cash acquired

 

 

(0.2

)

Fair value of contingent consideration

 

 

0.5

 

Fair value of hybrid liability

 

 

18.5

 

Total consideration transferred

 

$

33.6

 

Allocation of Consideration Transferred:

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

$

0.7

 

Other current assets

 

 

0.3

 

Other assets

 

 

1.2

 

Intangible assets:

 

 

 

Technology

 

 

5.8

 

Customer relationships

 

 

4.0

 

Trade name

 

 

1.1

 

Backlog

 

 

0.2

 

Goodwill

 

 

27.4

 

Liabilities assumed

 

 

(7.1

)

Total consideration allocated

 

$

33.6

 

In the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company acquired various other businesses which were accounted for under the acquisition method that complemented the Company’s existing product offerings. The following table reflects the consideration transferred and the respective reporting segment for the acquisitions (in millions):

 

Name of Acquisition

 

Date Acquired

 

Segment

 

Total
Consideration

 

 

Cash
Consideration

 

 

Goodwill

 

Acquifer Imaging GmbH and Deltabyte GmbH

 

January 4, 2023

 

BSI NANO

 

$

7.6

 

 

$

7.6

 

 

$

4.5

 

Pinpoint Testing LLC

 

March 28, 2023

 

BSI CALID

 

 

8.6

 

 

 

3.6

 

 

 

4.8

 

Fasmatech Science SA

 

March 3, 2023

 

BSI CALID

 

 

10.3

 

 

 

8.4

 

 

 

8.0

 

Interherence GmbH

 

July 3, 2023

 

BSI CALID

 

 

17.3

 

 

 

3.9

 

 

 

12.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

43.8

 

 

$

23.5

 

 

$

30.1

 

In the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company also made several strategic investments. The following table reflects the consideration transferred and the respective reporting segment for the investments (in millions):

Name

 

Financial
Statement
Classification

 

Date Acquired

 

Segment

 

Total
Consideration

 

 

Cash
Consideration

 

Tome Biosciences

 

Other long-term assets

 

July 26, 2023

 

Corporate

 

$

10.0

 

 

$

10.0

 

Other Investments

 

Other long-term assets

 

Various

 

Various

 

 

9.2

 

 

 

9.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

19.2

 

 

$

19.2

 

 

Equity-method investments

The Company's investments in Tofwerk, AG and Eliptica Limited amount to an equity investment in common stock of 40% and 20%, respectively, and are accounted for using the equity-method of accounting. The Company accounts for the investments under the equity method if the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over an investee. Investments in equity-method investees are included within “Other long-term assets” in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company's proportional share of the earnings or losses as reported by equity-method investees are classified as “Equity in income of unconsolidated investees, net of tax” in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. The Company regularly evaluates these investments, which are not carried at fair value, for other-than-temporary impairment. The Company records investments, including incremental investments, of shares in equity-method investees at cost. In the event the Company no longer has the ability to exercise significant influence over an equity-method investee, the Company would discontinue accounting for the investment under the equity method.

In the three months ended September 30, 2023, and September 30, 2022, the Company did not record any realized gains or unrealized gains related to its strategic investments. In the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded a realized gain of $6.8 million from the sale of a strategic investment. In the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recorded an unrealized gain of $1.7 million from the remeasurement of a strategic investment upon the occurrence of an observable transaction. The realized and unrealized gain is included in “Interest and other income (expense), net” in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.

On a quarterly basis, the Company reviews its strategic investments and equity method investments to determine if there have been any events and conditions that could indicate an impairment or other-than temporary impairment. For the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company did not recognize any impairment charges related to its strategic investments. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recognized $18.3 million in impairment charges to write down the carrying value of certain strategic investments. The Company did not recognize any impairment charges related to its strategic investments for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.The impairment charges are included in “Interest and other income (expense), net” in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.

Subsequent Events - Acquisitions

On October 2, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of PhenomeX, Inc. (“PhenomeX”), a functional cell biology company that provides single-cell biology research tools to deliver deep insights into cellular function and new perspectives on phenomes and genotype-to-phenotype linkages. PhenomeX’s product platforms are highly complementary to the Company's existing spatial biology and single-cell research tools. The transaction was accounted for as a business combination. The acquisition was completed through a tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock as of the date of acquisition. The acquisition consideration consisted of an advance payment, an assumption of liability paid on acquisition date, and an offer of $1.00 per share, net to the holders of PhenomeX outstanding common shares and rights to receive PhenomeX common shares, in cash, without interest, for a total of approximately $121 million. The purchase consideration of $1.00 per share was funded into escrow as of September 30, 2023, and along with the advance payment, is included in other long-term assets of the Company's unaudited consolidated financial statements. Following the acquisition date, the Company announced a restructuring plan for PhenomeX and anticipates it will substantially complete this undertaking by the end of 2024.

As a result of the acquisition, PhenomeX common stock is no longer listed for trading on the Nasdaq Global Market and is deregistered under the Exchange Act. The Company renamed PhenomeX to Bruker Cellular Analytics following acquisition.