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Investment in Altira
12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2022
Investment in Altira [Abstract]  
INVESTMENT IN ALTIRA

NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT IN ALTIRA

 

The Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) on May 13, 2020 with a member (the “First Seller”) of Altira Capital & Consulting, LLC (“Altira”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, on May 13, 2020, the First Seller sold the economic rights related to a 33.333% membership interest in Altira to the Company and in effect the Company purchased the potential right to receive a 1% royalty on Net Sales (as defined in the Royalty Agreement between Altira and Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals) on sales of certain Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals products. The purchase consideration for the purchase of the membership interest consisted of 1) $1,000,000 that was payable monthly in four equal monthly installments of $250,000 each; 2) $3,000,000 payable on January 3, 2021; 3) $3,000,000 due within fifteen (15) days of interim data analysis in Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals’ Phase 3 pivotal trial (AVENGER 500®) of CPI-613® (devimistat); and 4) $3,000,000 which is due within one-hundred and twenty (120) days from the date that Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals files a new drug application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval of devimistat (CPI-613) as a first in-line therapy for pancreatic cancer, as defined in the Purchase Agreement. The post-closing payments are to be made to the First Seller, at the Company’s discretion, in cash or shares of the Company’s Class B common stock based on the ten-day average share price of the Company’s Class B common stock prior to the date of payment or any combination thereof.

 

The Company has accounted for the purchase of the initial 33.333% membership interest in Altira as an equity method investment in accordance with the guidance in ASC 323, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures. The Company determined that a 33.333% membership interest in Altira indicates that the Company is able to exercise significant influence over Altira, and the Company’s membership interest is considered to be “more than minor” in accordance with the guidance. The cost of the investment was determined to be $4,000,000 pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement. The contingent consideration, as described within the Purchase Agreement, in the amount of $6,000,000, will be recognized when the payments are considered probable.

 

For the fiscal 2020, the Company determined that the investment in Altira was fully impaired as of the acquisition date as there were no probable cash flows, and accordingly, the investment had no value. The Company recorded an impairment charge of $4,000,000, which was the total amount of the Company’s investment recognized for the Purchase Agreement as of July 31, 2020.

 

On December 7, 2020, the Company purchased an additional 33.333% of membership interests in Altira, pursuant to a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Second Altira Agreement”) between the Company and another Altira member, (the “Second Seller”). With this transaction, the Company now owns a right to an aggregate 66.666% of the membership interests in Altira. Pursuant to the Second Altira Agreement, on December 7, 2020, the Second Seller sold his economic rights related to a 33.333% membership interest in Altira to the Company and in effect the Company purchased the potential right to receive an additional 1% royalty on Net Sales (as defined in the Royalty Agreement between Altira and Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals) on sales of certain Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals products. The consideration for the purchase of the Membership Interest consists of 1) $1,000,000 that was payable monthly in four equal monthly installments of $250,000 each, commencing on January 4, 2021; 2) $3,000,000 payable on January 4, 2021; 3) $3,000,000 due within fifteen (15) days of the earlier to occur of either the completion of Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals’ Phase III pivotal trial (AVENGER 500®) of CPI-613® (devimistat) or May 31, 2021 and not before January 4, 2021; and 4) $3,000,000 which is due within one-hundred and twenty (120) days from the date that Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals files a new drug application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval of devimistat (CPI-613) as a first in-line therapy for pancreatic cancer, as defined in the Purchase Agreement.

 

Certain of the post-closing payments may be made, at the Company’s discretion, in cash or shares of the Company’s Class B common stock based on the ten-day average share price of the Company’s Class B common stock prior to the date of payment or any combination thereof.

 

The purchase of the additional membership interests was accounted for as an asset acquisition, as Altira is not considered a business in accordance with the guidance in ASC 805, Business Combinations. The membership interests acquired do not consist of inputs, processes, and are not generating outputs, as required in ASC 805 to qualify as a business, and are therefore accounted for as an asset acquisition. Although this transaction is considered an asset acquisition, there are no assets or liabilities to be recorded as of the acquisition date as Altira does not have any business operations. The cost of the investment was determined to be $7,000,000 pursuant to the terms of the Second Altira Agreement.

 

For the year ended July 31, 2021, the Company determined that the investment in Altira was fully impaired as of the acquisition date as there were no probable cash flows, and accordingly, had no value. The Company recorded an impairment charge of $7,000,000, which was the total amount of the Company’s investment recognized for the Second Altira Agreement.

 

During fiscal 2021, the Company issued 129,620 shares of Class B Common Stock with a value of $3.5 million to the First Seller under the Purchase Agreement.

 

Additionally, the Company issued 150,703 shares of Class B Common Stock with a value of $5 million to the Altira Second Seller, and cash payments totaling $2 million to satisfy the remaining non-contingent obligation due to the Altira Second Seller during fiscal 2021.

 

Upon the December 2020 acquisition of the additional 33% membership interest, the Company had a majority interest in Altira, which would require consolidation. However, the assets and operations of Altira are not significant to the Company as a whole. The Company has identified the investment in Altira as a related party transaction (see Note 13).