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Acquisitions, Goodwill and Intangible Assets
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
Acquisitions, Goodwill and Intangible Assets Acquisitions, Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Paperspace Co.
On July 5, 2023 (“Acquisition Date”), the Company consummated a business combination acquiring 100% of Paperspace Co. (“Paperspace”) for total consideration of $100,399, which consists of consideration paid of $100,716, offset by amounts due from seller of $317 related to the estimated purchase price adjustment. Included in the consideration paid is a contribution of $11,100 to an escrow account held by a third party on the Acquisition Date to support certain post-closing indemnification obligations.
This acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination and the results of Paperspace’s operations have been included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements since the Acquisition Date. The acquisition and integration of Paperspace’s advanced technology into the Company’s platform will extend the Company’s offerings, enabling customers to more easily test, develop and deploy artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI/ML”) applications, and augment and enhance existing AI/ML applications.
The initial accounting for the business combination is incomplete at the time of this filing due to the limited amount of time between the Acquisition Date and the date that these financial statements are issued. The Company has performed a preliminary valuation analysis of the fair market value of the assets and liabilities of the Paperspace business. The final purchase price allocation will be determined when the Company has completed its evaluation of the valuation analysis. The final allocation could differ materially from the preliminary allocation. The final allocation may include changes in allocations to acquired intangible assets as well as goodwill and other changes to assets and liabilities including deferred tax liabilities. The estimated useful lives of acquired intangible assets are also preliminary. Measurement period adjustments, if any, will be recognized in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined within twelve months from the Acquisition Date.
The following table sets forth the components and the preliminary allocation of the purchase price for the business combination and summarizes the preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the Acquisition Date:
Total consideration:
Consideration Paid$100,716 
Amount due from seller(317)
Total consideration transferred$100,399 
Cash and cash equivalents$1,376 
Accounts receivable1,042 
Prepayments and other current assets193 
Property and equipment4,515 
Operating lease right-of-use asset, net4,398 
Finance lease right-of-use asset, net11,958 
Other Long Term Assets367 
Intangible assets37,690 
 Accounts payable and accrued expenses(1,445)
Deferred revenue(105)
Operating lease liabilities- Current(1,475)
Operating lease liabilities- Non-Current(2,923)
Finance lease liabilities- Current(5,707)
Finance lease liabilities- Non-Current(6,251)
Deferred tax liabilities(1,074)
Net identifiable assets acquired42,559 
Goodwill57,840 
Total fair value of net assets acquired$100,399 
The Company amortizes its intangible assets assuming no residual value over periods in which the economic benefit of these assets is consumed (the useful life). The preliminary fair values allocated to the identifiable intangible assets and their estimated useful lives are as follows:
Intangible assetsPreliminary fair valueWeighted Av. Useful Life (yrs)
Trademark/Trade Name$300 1
Developed Technology24,120 5
Customer Relationships13,270 5
Total identifiable intangible assets$37,690 
Paperspace’s assets and liabilities were measured at estimated fair values on July 5, 2023. Estimates of fair value represent management’s best estimate and require a complex series of judgments about future events and uncertainties. Third-party valuation specialists were engaged to assist in the valuation of these assets and liabilities.
The goodwill is attributable primarily to the integration of Paperspace’s advanced technology into the Company’s platform which will extend the Company’s offerings, resulting in incremental revenue from new and existing customers, and to a lesser extent intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, including the existing workforce acquired through the acquisition. None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
Acquisition and integration related costs consist of miscellaneous professional service fees and expenses for acquisition related activities. The Company recognized approximately $5,774 of acquisition related costs that were expensed in the nine months ended September 30, 2023. These costs are shown primarily as part of general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
The amount of Paperspace’s revenue and net loss included in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations from the Acquisition Date through September 30, 2023, was $2,760 and $9,526, respectively.
Contingent compensation
Contingent compensation costs relate to payments due to certain Paperspace sellers for $10,120, of which $5,060 will be earned on July 5, 2024, and $1,265 will be earned quarterly thereafter through July 5, 2025. Contingent compensation represents compensation for post-combination services because the payments are contingent on continuing employment of the Paperspace founders, at each payment date. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded an acquisition related compensation expense of $2,068 related to estimated compensation earned by the Paperspace founders to date included in General and administrative in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information
The unaudited pro forma information below summarizes the combined results of the Company and Paperspace as if the Company’s acquisition of Paperspace closed on January 1, 2022 but does not necessarily reflect the combined actual results of operations of the Company and Paperspace that would have been achieved, nor are they necessarily indicative of future results of operations. The unaudited pro forma information reflects certain adjustments that were directly attributable to the acquisition of Paperspace, including additional amortization of acquired assets and the timing of nonrecurring acquisition and integration related costs, and other adjustments the Company believes are reasonable for the pro forma presentation. If Paperspace had been acquired on January 1, 2022 and included in the Company’s results for 2022 and 2023, it would not have had a material impact to revenue.
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30,September 30,
2023202220232022
Pro-forma net income (loss)$17,708 $2,935 $(7,500)$(41,433)
Cloudways Ltd.
On September 1, 2022 (“Acquisition Date”), the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding equity interests of Cloudways, Ltd. (“Cloudways”) pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 19, 2022. This acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination. The results of Cloudways’ operations have been included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements since the Acquisition Date. The acquisition of Cloudways, a leading managed cloud hosting and software-as-a-service provider for SMBs, strengthens the Company’s ability to simplify cloud computing by enabling customers to launch a business and scale it effortlessly. Cloudways was a customer of the Company prior to the acquisition, and the Company recognized revenue of approximately $6,000 from Cloudways from January 1, 2022 through the Acquisition Date.
The acquisition purchase consideration, in accordance with ASC 805, totaled $311,237 and was paid in cash. The Share Purchase Agreement includes customary representations and warranties and covenants of the parties. The Company contributed $42,000 to an escrow account on the Acquisition Date to support certain post-closing indemnification obligations. The final accounting has been completed.
The following table sets forth the components and the allocation of the purchase price for the business combination and summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the Acquisition Date:
Total consideration:
Cash paid to Cloudways sellers$278,187 
Cash contributed to escrow accounts42,000 
Other expenses150 
Less: Cash pre-funded from contingent compensation(9,100)
Total consideration paid $311,237 
Cash and cash equivalents$5,827 
Accounts receivable 4,753 
Prepayments and other current assets 547 
Other long term assets
Identifiable intangible assets72,000 
Accounts payable(1,820)
Accrued expenses(957)
Deferred revenue(1,013)
Deferred tax liabilities(3,417)
Other current liabilities(23,243)
Net identifiable assets acquired52,686 
Goodwill 258,551 
Total fair value of net assets acquired$311,237 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded measurement period adjustments of $24,686 to decrease Goodwill and a corresponding $18,269 to decrease Deferred tax liabilities, and $6,417 to decrease Other current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Additionally, the change to the provisional amounts resulted in an increase to Income tax expense and Deferred tax liabilities of $1,635 and a decrease to General and administrative expenses and other current liabilities of $921, respectively. The measurement period adjustments are a result of new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date.
The Company amortizes its intangible assets assuming no residual value over periods in which the economic benefit of these assets is consumed (the useful life). The fair values allocated to the identifiable intangible assets and their estimated useful lives are as follows:
Intangible assetsFair ValueWeighted Average Useful Life in Years
Trade name$9,500 10
Developed technology31,500 5
Customer relationships31,000 7
Total identifiable intangible assets$72,000 
Cloudways’ assets and liabilities were measured at estimated fair values on September 1, 2022. Estimates of fair value represent management’s best estimate and require a complex series of judgments about future events and uncertainties. Third-party valuation specialists were engaged to assist in the valuation of these assets and liabilities. The Company used the relief from royalty method to fair value the developed technology and the trade name intangible assets, and the multi-period excess earnings method to fair value the customer relationship intangible assets. The significant assumptions used to estimate the value of the intangible assets included discount rates, projected revenue growth rates, EBITDA margins, technology obsolescence and royalty rates.
The goodwill is attributable primarily to the revenue synergies expected from combining the operations of both entities, and intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, including the existing workforce acquired through the acquisition. None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
Contingent compensation
Contingent compensation costs relate to payments due to a Cloudways seller for $38,830, of which $16,851 was earned and paid on September 1, 2023, and $7,326 will be earned on each of March 1, 2024, September 1, 2024 and March 1, 2025. Contingent compensation represents compensation for post-combination services because the payments are contingent on continuing employment of the Cloudways seller, with limited exceptions, at each payment date.
Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information
The unaudited pro forma information below summarizes the combined results of the Company and Cloudways as if the Company’s acquisition of Cloudways closed on January 1, 2021 but does not necessarily reflect the combined actual results of operations of the Company and Cloudways that would have been achieved, nor are they necessarily indicative of future results of operations. The unaudited pro forma information reflects certain adjustments that were directly attributable to the acquisition of Cloudways, including additional amortization adjustments for the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed and other adjustments the Company believes are reasonable for the pro forma presentation.
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30, 2022September 30, 2022
Pro-forma revenue$160,457 $444,193 
Pro-forma net income (loss)10,010 (24,837)
Other Asset Acquisitions
In January 2023, the Company acquired certain assets of SnapShooter Limited for $2,500, which was accounted for as an asset acquisition as substantially all of the fair value of the assets acquired was concentrated in a developed technology intangible asset and will be amortized over five years.
Additionally, the Company recognized a contingent compensation liability of $1,000 that is payable one year from the date of acquisition, contingent on continuing employment and will be recognized as compensation expense over the period that it is earned.
Goodwill
Movements in goodwill during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were as follows:
Balance at December 31, 2022$315,168 
Acquisition of Paperspace57,840 
Measurement period adjustments(24,686)
Balance at September 30, 2023$348,322