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Acquisitions and Divestitures
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Acquisitions and Divestitures  
Acquisitions and Divestitures

(2) Acquisitions and Divestitures

Natural Gas Fueling Compressors

        On September 7, 2010, the Company, acting through certain of its subsidiaries, completed its purchase of the advanced natural gas fueling compressor and related equipment manufacturing and servicing business of IMW. IMW manufactures and services advanced, non-lubricated natural gas fueling compressors and related equipment for the global natural gas fueling market. IMW is headquartered near Vancouver, British Columbia, and has other manufacturing facilities near Shanghai, China and in Ferndale, Washington, and has sales and service offices in Bangladesh, Colombia, Peru and the United States.

        In connection with the closing of the Company's acquisition of IMW, a subsidiary of the Company (the "Acquisition Subsidiary") paid an upfront cash payment of $15,034 and issued 4,017,408 shares of the Company's common stock to IMW's shareholder. The issued shares were registered and available for immediate resale by the IMW shareholder. An additional $288 was paid by the Acquisition Subsidiary when the Chinese regulatory authorities subsequently approved the transfer of IMW Compressors (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. to the Acquisition Subsidiary. The Acquisition Subsidiary also issued the following promissory notes, as amended on February 1, 2011, to the IMW shareholder (collectively, the "IMW Notes"): (i) a promissory note with a principal amount of $12,500 that was paid on January 31, 2011, (ii) a promissory note with a principal amount of CAD$5,000 and $7,500 that was paid in 2012, (iii) a promissory note with a principal amount of CAD$5,000 and $7,500 that was paid on February 7, 2013, and (iv) a promissory note with a principal amount of CAD$5,000 and $7,500 that was paid on February 6, 2014. The Company had the option to pay $7,500 of each IMW Note in cash and/or shares of the Company's common stock (the exact combination of cash and/or stock to be determined at the Company's option). In addition, pursuant to a security agreement executed at closing, the IMW Notes are secured by a subordinate security interest in IMW.

        IMW's former shareholder may also receive additional contingent consideration based on future gross profits earned by IMW over the four year period following the acquisition. The additional contingent consideration is subject to achieving minimum gross profit targets and is determined based on a sliding scale that increases at certain gross profit levels. During the four-year period during which these earn-out payments may be made, the former shareholder of IMW will receive between zero and 23% of the gross profit of IMW as additional consideration, up to a maximum of $40,000 in the aggregate (which maximum would be payable if IMW achieves approximately $174,000 in gross profit over the four-year period during which these earn-out payments may be made). The IMW shareholder earned $235 for the first contingent consideration payment in 2011, $350 for the second contingent consideration payment in 2012 and $0 for the third contingent consideration payment in 2013.

        The Company accounted for this acquisition in accordance with FASB authoritative guidance for business combinations, which requires the Company to recognize the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed, measured at their fair values, as of the date of acquisition. The following table summarizes the allocation of the aggregate purchase price to the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

Current assets

  $ 27,149  

Property, plant and equipment

    2,559  

Identifiable intangible assets

    81,400  

Goodwill

    45,049  
       

Total assets acquired

    156,157  

Liabilities assumed

    (25,986 )
       

Total purchase price

  $ 130,171  
       
       

        Management allocated approximately $81,400 of the purchase price to the identifiable intangible assets related to technology, customer relationships, non-compete agreements, and trademarks that were acquired with the acquisition. The fair value of the identifiable intangible assets will be amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives ranging from three to twenty years. In addition, management allocated $45,049 to goodwill as part of the acquisition and recorded a contingent liability of $9,300 related to the additional contingent consideration described above. Under FASB authoritative guidance, the Company is required to adjust the value of the contingent consideration for this acquisition in the statement of operations as the value of the obligation changes each reporting period. As of December 31, 2013, the fair value of the contingent consideration was approximately $384.

        The results of operations of IMW have been included in the Company's consolidated financial statements since September 7, 2010.

ServoTech

        On February 25, 2011, the Company paid $1,200 for a 19.9% interest in ServoTech Engineering, Inc. ("ServoTech"), a company that provides, among other services, design and engineering services for natural gas engine systems. In connection with the investment, the Company was granted an option to purchase the remaining 80.1% of ServoTech for $2,800 (the "Exercise Price") during the 15 month period following February 25, 2011 (the "Purchase Option"). On April 30, 2012, the Company exercised the Purchase Option, paid 50% of the Exercise Price, or $1,400, in cash on that date, and paid the remaining $1,400 of the Exercise Price in cash on October 31, 2012. The Company held its interest in ServoTech through its wholly owned subsidiary BAF Technologies, Inc. ("BAF"). Through April 30, 2012, the Company accounted for its interest in ServoTech using the equity method of accounting as the Company had the ability to exercise significant influence over ServoTech's operations.

        The Company accounted for this acquisition in accordance with the authoritative guidance for business combinations in stages. The Company re-measured its previously held equity interest in ServoTech at fair value as of April 30, 2012 (the acquisition date) resulting in no gain or loss, and recognized the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed, measured at their fair values, as of the date of acquisition.

        The results of ServoTech's operations have been included in the Company's consolidated financial statements from April 30, 2012 through June 28, 2013, the date on which the Company sold its interest in ServoTech (see the following paragraphs regarding the sale of BAF). The historical results of ServoTech's operations were not material to the Company's financial position or historical results of operations.

BAF

        On June 28, 2013, the Company, entered into and closed a stock purchase agreement with Westport Innovations Inc. ("Westport") and Westport Innovations (U.S.) Holdings Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Westport (together with Westport, the "Westport Parties"). Under the terms of the agreement, on June 28, 2013, the Westport Parties purchased all of the outstanding capital stock of BAF, including BAF's 100% ownership interest of ServoTech, for 816,460 shares of Westport's common stock. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company was issued 718,485 shares of Westport's common stock on June 28, 2013 and shall be issued 97,975 shares of Westport's common stock (the "Holdback Shares") on the one year anniversary of such date (subject to potential offset for the Company's indemnification obligations under the agreement). Further, during August 2013, the Westport Parties repaid $2,478 of certain intercompany indebtedness of BAF to the Company following the conclusion of applicable post-closing adjustment procedures contemplated in the stock purchase agreement. The fair value of the 816,460 shares of Westport's common stock on June 28, 2013 was $27,221, and the Company recognized an initial gain of $15,498 on June 28, 2013. In July 2013, the Company sold the 718,485 shares it initially received for net proceeds of $23,722. In December 2013, the Company wrote down the value of the Holdback Shares by $1,383, which resulted in an adjusted gain of $14,115 on the transaction. The value of the shares received has been excluded from the Company's consolidated statements of cash flows as it is a non cash investing activity. The gain was recorded in the line item gain from sale of subsidiary in the Company's consolidated statement of operations.

        In addition, pursuant to the terms of the stock purchase agreement, the Company, Westport Power Inc. and Westport Fuel Systems Inc. (Westport Power, Inc. and Westport Fuel Systems, Inc. are collectively referred to as the "Westport Affiliates") entered into a marketing agreement, dated June 28, 2013, whereby the Westport Parties will pay the Company $5,000 in cash on or before March 1, 2014. Under the marketing agreement, the Company and the Westport Affiliates will collaborate during a two year period to encourage sales of all BAF products and certain vehicle products offered by the Westport Affiliates. As part of the marketing agreement, the Company agreed to provide 750,000 complimentary gasoline gallon equivalents of CNG to be used by the Westport Affiliates as marketing incentives.

        The Company and Westport also entered a registration rights agreement, dated as of June 28, 2013, pursuant to which Westport agreed to register for resale the shares it issued to the Company upon the closing of the sale and any Holdback Shares that are subsequently issued to the Company.

MGES

        On May 6, 2013, the Company entered into and closed a stock purchase agreement with Mansfield Energy Corp. ("Mansfield") and its wholly owned subsidiary Mansfield Gas Equipment Systems Corporation ("MGES"). MGES is primarily engaged in the business of providing CNG station design and construction and CNG equipment repair and maintenance services. Under the terms of the stock purchase agreement, the Company purchased from Mansfield all of the outstanding capital stock of MGES for $20,000, payable 50% in cash and 50% in shares of the Company's common stock. Upon closing, the Company delivered $9,000 in cash and 761,545 shares of the Company's common stock, and retained $1,000 as security for Mansfield's indemnification obligations under the stock purchase agreement, which, subject to certain limitations, requires Mansfield to indemnify the Company for damages and losses incurred or suffered by the Company as a result of, among other things, breaches of Mansfield's or MGES's representations, warranties or covenants contained in the stock purchase agreement. On the first anniversary of the closing date, the Company shall deliver the retained amount of $1,000, after any applicable adjustments, to Mansfield. In addition, in August 2013, the Company paid Mansfield an additional $563 following the conclusion of applicable post-closing adjustment procedures contemplated by the stock purchase agreement. The fair value of the Company's common stock delivered to Mansfield is excluded from the Company's consolidated statements of cash flows as it is a non-cash investing activity.

        Mansfield further agreed that, for a period beginning on the date of acquisition and ending on October 16, 2013, it would not sell, transfer or make any other disposition of all or any portion of the Company's common shares issued to it pursuant to the stock purchase agreement. The Company filed with the SEC a registration statement covering the resale of the shares, and the registration statement was declared effective by the SEC in August 2013.

        The Company accounted for this acquisition in accordance with FASB authoritative guidance for business combinations, which requires the Company to recognize the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed, measured at their fair values, as of the date of acquisition. The following table summarizes the allocation of the aggregate purchase price to the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

Current assets

  $ 4,475  

Property, plant and equipment

    1,369  

Identifiable intangible assets

    600  

Goodwill

    16,555  
       

Total assets acquired

    22,999  

Current liabilities assumed

    (1,984 )
       

Total purchase price

  $ 21,015  
       
       

        Management allocated approximately $600 of the purchase price to the identifiable intangible assets related to customer relationships and project backorders that were acquired with the acquisition. The fair value of the identifiable intangible assets will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of such assets ranging from one to six years. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired was allocated to goodwill, which primarily represents additional market share available to the Company as a result of the acquisition, and is fully deductible for income tax purposes.

        The results of operations of MGES have been included in the Company's consolidated financial statements since May 6, 2013. The historical results of MGES's operations were not material to the Company's financial position or historical results of operations.