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Acquisitions
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
Acquisitions Acquisitions
Pond5, Inc.
On May 11, 2022, the Company completed its acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Pond5, for approximately $218.0 million. The total purchase price was paid with existing cash on hand as well as a $50 million drawdown on a newly established revolving credit facility (See Note 7). In connection with the acquisition, the Company incurred approximately $4.0 million of transaction costs, which is included in general and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Pond5 is a New York based company that operates a video-first content marketplace for royalty-free and editorial video. The Company believes its acquisition of this video-first content marketplace provides expanded offerings across footage, image and music.
The identifiable intangible assets, which include customer relationships, developed technology and trade names have weighted average useful lives of approximately 14.2 years, 5 years and 10 years, respectively. The goodwill arising from the transaction is primarily attributable to expected operational synergies and is not deductible for income tax purposes.
Splash News
On May 28, 2022, the Company completed its acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Splash News, for approximately $6.3 million. The total purchase price was paid with existing cash on hand. In connection with the acquisition, the Company incurred approximately $0.3 million of transaction costs, which is included in general and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Splash News is a United Kingdom based entertainment news network and is a source for image and video content across celebrity, red carpet and live events. The Company believes this acquisition expands Shutterstock Editorial’s Newsroom offering for access to premium exclusive content.
The identifiable intangible asset, developed technology, has a useful life of approximately 4 years. The goodwill arising from the transaction is primarily attributable to expected operational synergies and is not deductible for income tax purposes.
The Pond5 and Splash News transactions were accounted for using the acquisition method and, accordingly, the results of the acquired businesses have been included in the Company’s results of operations from the respective acquisition dates. The fair value of consideration transferred in these business combinations has been allocated to the intangible and tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date, with the remaining unallocated amount recorded as goodwill. The identifiable intangible assets of these acquisitions are being amortized on a straight-line basis. The fair value of the customer relationships was determined using a variation of the income approach known as the multiple-period excess earnings method. The fair value of the trade name was determined using the relief-from-royalty method, and the fair value of the developed technology was determined using the relief-from-royalty and the cost to recreate methods.
The aggregate purchase price for these acquisitions has been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as follows (in thousands):
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Pond51
Splash NewsTotal
Cash and cash equivalents$11,675 $180 $11,855 
Accounts receivable1,273 500 $1,773 
Other assets1,102 525 1,627 
Right of use asset1,674 — 1,674 
Intangible assets:
Customer relationships34,900 — 34,900 
Trade name5,300 — 5,300 
Developed technology27,600 1,263 28,863 
Intangible assets67,800 1,263 69,063 
Goodwill158,957 5,565 164,522 
Total assets acquired$242,481 $8,033 $250,514 
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Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities(9,304)(1,528)(10,832)
Contributor royalties payable(3,039)(3,039)
Deferred revenue(3,705)— (3,705)
Deferred tax liability(6,381)(189)(6,570)
Lease liability(2,038)— (2,038)
Total liabilities assumed(24,467)(1,717)(26,184)
Net assets acquired$218,014 $6,316 $224,330 
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1 During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Company updated its preliminary allocation of the Pond5 purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. This resulted in a (i) $4.0 million increase to goodwill, (ii) a $4.1 million decrease to intangible assets, including a $7.0 million decrease to the value of customer relationships, partially offset by a $2.3 million increase to the value of the developed technology, and (iii) other immaterial adjustments.
Pro-Forma Financial Information (unaudited)
The following unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information (in thousands) reflects the results of operations of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2022, as if the Pond5 and Splash News acquisitions had been completed on January 1, 2021, after giving effect to certain purchase accounting adjustments, primarily related to intangible assets and transaction costs. These pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of what the Company’s operating results would have been, had the acquisitions actually taken place at the beginning of the previous annual period.
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022
Revenue
As Reported$199,132 
Pro Forma212,835 
Income before income taxes
As Reported$32,676 
Pro Forma32,412