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ACQUISITIONS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
ACQUISITIONS  
ACQUISITIONS

NOTE 3— ACQUISITIONS

 

Homeward Fee-Based Businesses

 

On March 29, 2013, we acquired certain fee-based businesses associated with Ocwen’s acquisition of Homeward.  As part of the acquisition, Ocwen agreed not to develop similar fee-based businesses that would directly or indirectly compete with services provided by Altisource relative to the Homeward servicing portfolio.  Additionally, the terms of our Service Agreements with Ocwen were amended to extend the term from 2020 to 2025 (see Note 2).  We paid $75.8 million, after a working capital and pre-acquisition net income adjustment payment by Ocwen of $11.1 million, which we received in September 2013.

 

Since the acquisition date, management adjusted the purchase price allocation and assigned associated asset lives based upon information that has become available.  In addition to the working capital adjustment, we also reduced premises and equipment by $1.2 million based on a post-acquisition detailed analysis of software licenses received and increased current liabilities by $2.0 million based on a subsequent detailed analysis of obligations payable as of the closing date.  Consequently, the Company retrospectively adjusted the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013 as well as disclosed the corresponding amount of non-cash investing and financing activities in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2013.

 

The final adjusted allocation of the purchase price is as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premises and equipment

 

$

1,559

 

Customer relationship

 

75,609

 

Goodwill

 

2,039

 

 

 

79,207

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

(3,390

)

Purchase price

 

$

75,817

 

 

 

 

Estimated life
(in years)

 

 

 

 

 

Premises and equipment

 

3 - 5

 

Customer relationship

 

7

 

 

ResCap Fee-Based Businesses

 

On April 12, 2013, we entered into an agreement with Ocwen to establish additional terms related to the existing servicing arrangements between Altisource and Ocwen in connection with certain mortgage servicing platform assets of ResCap (the “ResCap Business”).  The agreement provides that (i) Altisource will be a provider to Ocwen of certain services related to the ResCap Business, (ii) Ocwen will not establish similar fee-based businesses that would directly or indirectly compete with Altisource’s services as they relate to the ResCap Business and (iii) Ocwen will market and promote the utilization of Altisource’s services to their various third party relationships.  Additionally, the parties agreed to use commercially reasonable best efforts to ensure that the loans associated with the ResCap Business are boarded onto Altisource’s mortgage servicing platform.  We paid $128.8 million to Ocwen in connection with the ResCap fee-based businesses agreement.

 

We acquired no tangible assets and assumed no liabilities in connection with the ResCap transaction.  However, certain employees as well as practices and processes developed to support the ResCap servicing portfolio were components of the transaction.  We accounted for this transaction as a business combination in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations.

 

Management prepared a final purchase price allocation and assigned associated asset lives based upon available information at the time of the agreement and until finalized as of December 31, 2013.  The agreement consideration of $128.8 million was fully allocated to the customer relationship intangible asset with an estimated average useful life of 7 years.

 

Equator® Acquisition

 

On November 15, 2013, we completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding limited liability company interests of Equator, LLC (“Equator”) pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of August 19, 2013 (the “Purchase Agreement”).  Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, we paid $63.4 million at closing in cash (net of closing working capital adjustments), subject to certain post-closing adjustments based on current assets and current liabilities of Equator at closing.  After the acquisition date, management adjusted the purchase price allocation based upon information that has subsequently become available relating to acquisition date working capital, resulting in an obligation of the Company to pay the sellers an additional $3.7 million.  Consequently, the Company retrospectively adjusted the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013 as well as disclosed the corresponding amount of non-cash investing and financing activities in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2014.

 

The Purchase Agreement also provides for the payment of up to $80 million in potential additional consideration (the “Earn Out”). The Earn Out is determined based on Equator’s Adjusted EBITA (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) in the three consecutive 12-month periods following closing. Up to $22.5 million of the Earn Out can be earned in each of the first two 12-month periods, and up to $35.0 million can be earned in the third 12-month period.  Any amounts earned upon the achievement of Adjusted EBITA thresholds are payable through 2017.  We may, in our discretion, pay up to 20% of each payment of any Earn Out in shares of Company restricted stock, with the balance to be paid in cash.  As of the closing date, we estimated the fair value of the Earn Out to be $46.0 million, determined based on the present value of future estimated Earn Out payments at such date, which has subsequently been adjusted as further described below.  The acquisition date fair value of the Earn Out is included as a component of the purchase price of Equator.

 

The preliminary adjusted allocation of the purchase price is as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

Initial purchase
price allocation

 

Adjustments

 

Adjusted purchase
price allocation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

 

$

105

 

$

105

 

Accounts receivable

 

9,293

 

3,490

 

12,783

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

954

 

(498

)

456

 

Premises and equipment

 

16,974

 

 

16,974

 

Customer relationships and trade names

 

43,393

 

 

43,393

 

Goodwill

 

82,460

 

 

82,460

 

Other non-current assets

 

242

 

78

 

320

 

Assets acquired

 

153,316

 

3,175

 

156,491

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

(7,232

)

536

 

(6,696

)

Deferred revenue

 

(36,689

)

 

(36,689

)

Liabilities assumed

 

(43,921

)

536

 

(43,385

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase price

 

$

109,395

 

$

3,711

 

$

113,106

 

 

 

 

Estimated life
(in years)

 

 

 

 

 

Premises and equipment (excluding internally developed software)

 

3 - 5

 

Internally developed software (included in premises and equipment)

 

7

 

Customer relationships

 

7 - 15

 

Trade names

 

4

 

 

In accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations, the liability for Earn Out payments is remeasured to fair value each period until the contingency is resolved with the change in fair value recognized in earnings.  As of the closing date, December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, we estimated the fair value of the Earn Out to be $46.0 million, determined based on the present value of future estimated Earn Out payments.  As of June 30, 2014, we estimate the fair value of the Earn Out to be $8.1 million, determined based on the present value of future estimated Earn Out payments.  The lower fair value of the Earn Out is based on management’s current estimates that expected earnings of Equator will be lower than projected at the time of acquisition.  The change in fair value of $37.9 million is reflected as a reduction of selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

As a result of the decline in fair value of the Earn Out, management evaluated and determined that Equator goodwill should be tested for impairment.  Consequently, we initiated a quantitative two-step goodwill impairment test by comparing the carrying value of the net assets of Equator to its fair value based on a discounted cash flow analysis.  We determined, based on a preliminary assessment, that the fair value of Equator was less than its carrying value.  Based on this preliminary assessment, management has estimated that the Equator goodwill impairment is approximately $37.5 million, which is reflected as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations (see Note 15).  This assessment is preliminary due to the timing of revisions to forecasted results of operations and cash flows and the volatility of the markets in which Equator’s customers operate.  The Company expects to complete its Equator goodwill impairment assessment in the third quarter of 2014.

 

The following table presents the impact of the change in the fair value of the Equator Earn Out and Equator goodwill impairment for the second quarter of 2014 and for the six months ended June 30, 2014, which are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations:

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in the fair value of Equator Earn Out

 

$

(37,924

)

Goodwill impairment

 

37,473

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(451

)

 

The final determination of any further post-closing purchase price adjustments is in process.

 

The following tables present the unaudited pro forma consolidated results of operations as if the Homeward, ResCap Business and Equator transactions had occurred at the beginning of the period presented:

 

 

 

Three months ended
June 30, 2013

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

As reported

 

Pro forma

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

186,110

 

$

201,039

 

Net income attributable to Altisource

 

30,931

 

29,064

 

Earnings per share - Diluted

 

1.25

 

1.17

 

 

 

 

Six months ended
June 30, 2013

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

As reported

 

Pro forma

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

334,937

 

$

398,285

 

Net income attributable to Altisource

 

58,449

 

61,708

 

Earnings per share - Diluted

 

2.34

 

2.47

 

 

The unaudited pro forma information presents the combined operating results of Altisource and the Homeward, ResCap Business and Equator transactions.  The Homeward, ResCap Business and Equator operating results were derived from their historical financial statements for the most comparable periods available.  The results prior to the acquisition dates have been adjusted to include the pro forma impact of the adjustment of amortization of the acquired intangible assets based on the purchase price allocations, the adjustment of interest expense reflecting the portion of our senior secured term loan used in the Homeward, ResCap Business and Equator transactions and to reflect the impact of income taxes on the pro forma adjustments utilizing Altisource’s effective income tax rate.

 

The unaudited pro forma results are presented for illustrative purposes only and do not reflect additional revenue opportunities, the realization of any potential cost savings and any related integration costs.  Certain revenue opportunities and cost savings may result from the transactions and the conversion to the Altisource model; however, there can be no assurance that these revenue opportunities and cost savings will be achieved.  These pro forma results do not purport to be indicative of the results that would have actually been obtained if the transactions occurred as of the beginning of the period presented, nor is the pro forma data intended to be a projection of results that may be obtained in the future.