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Business Combinations
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Business Combinations Business Combinations On May 13, 2019, the Company completed the 2019 Transaction. Jersey began operations in 2016 as a provider of proprietary and comprehensive content, analytics, professional services and workflow solutions that enables users across
government and academic institutions, life science companies and R&D intensive corporations to discover, protect and commercialize their innovations. Churchill was a special purpose acquisition company whose business was to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase reorganization or similar business combination. The shares and earnings per share available to holders of the Company’s ordinary shares, prior to the 2019 Transaction, have been recasted as shares reflecting the exchange ratio established in the 2019 Transaction (1.0 Jersey share to 132.13667 Clarivate shares).
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the aggregate stock consideration issued by the Company in the 2019 Transaction was $3,052,500, consisting of 305,250,000 newly issued ordinary shares of the Company valued at $10.00 per share, subject to certain adjustments described below. Of the $3,052,500, the shareholders of Jersey prior to the closing of the 2019 Transaction (the “Company Owners”) received $2,175,000 in the form of 217,500,000 newly issued ordinary shares of the Company. In addition, of the $3,052,500, Churchill public shareholders received $690,000 in the form of 68,999,999 newly issued ordinary shares of the Company. In addition, Churchill Sponsor LLC (the “sponsor”) received $187,500 in the form of 17,250,000 ordinary shares of the Company issued to the sponsor, and 1,500,000 additional ordinary shares of the Company were issued to certain investors. See Note 16 - Shareholders’ Equity for further information.
Upon consummation of the 2019 Transaction, each outstanding share of common stock of Churchill was converted into one ordinary share of the Company. At the closing of the 2019 Transaction, the Company Owners held approximately 74% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of the Company and stockholders of Churchill held approximately 26% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company excluding the impact of (i) 52,800,000 warrants, (ii) approximately 24,806,793 compensatory options issued to the Company's management (based on number of options to purchase Jersey ordinary shares outstanding immediately prior to the 2019 Transaction, after giving effect to the exchange ratio described above) and (iii) 10,600,000 ordinary shares of Clarivate owned of record by the sponsor and available for distribution to certain individuals following the applicable lock-up and vesting restrictions.
Certain restrictions were removed following the Secondary Offering on August 14, 2019. See Note 17 - Employment and Compensation Arrangements for further information. After giving effect to the satisfaction of the vesting restrictions the Company Owners held approximately 60% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company at the close of the 2019 Transaction. See Note 16 - Shareholders’ Equity for further information on equity instruments.
Acquisition of Decision Resources Group
On February 28, 2020, we acquired 100% of the assets, liabilities and equity interests of Decision Resources Group ("DRG"), a premier provider of high-value data, analytics and insights products and services to the healthcare industry, from Piramal Enterprises Limited ("PEL"), which is a part of global business conglomerate Piramal Group. The acquisition helps us expand our core businesses and provides us with the potential to grow in the Life Sciences Product Line.
 
The aggregate consideration paid in connection with the closing of the DRG acquisition was $964,997, comprised of $900,000 of base cash plus $6,100 of adjusted closing cash paid on the closing date and up to 2,895,638 of the Company's ordinary shares to be issued to PEL following the one-year anniversary of closing. The contingent stock consideration was valued at $58,897 on the closing date and will be revalued at each period end. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the fair value of the contingent stock consideration increased by $27,132, which was recorded to selling, general and administrative costs in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The corresponding liability increased to $86,029 as of December 31, 2020 which was recorded to Accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 23 - Commitments and Contingencies for more information. The DRG acquisition was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. The excess of the purchase price over the net tangible and intangible assets is recorded to Goodwill and primarily reflects the assembled workforce and expected synergies. Goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Total transaction costs incurred in connection with the acquisition of DRG was $47,068 for the year ended December 31, 2020.

The amount of Revenues, net and Net loss resulting from the acquisition that are attributable to the Company's stockholders and included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss were as follows:
Year ended
December 31, 2020
Revenues, net (1)
$186,428 
Net income attributable to the Company's stockholders$4,999 
  (1) Includes $7,157 of a deferred revenue haircut recognized during the year ended December 31, 2020.
The purchase price allocation for the DRG acquisition as of the close date of February 28, 2020 is final. The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase price allocation for this acquisition:
Total
Accounts receivable$52,193 
Prepaid expenses4,295 
Other current assets68,001 
Property and equipment, net4,136 
Other intangible assets(1)
491,366 
Other non-current assets2,960 
Operating lease right-of-use assets 25,099 
Total assets$648,050 
Accounts payable3,474 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities88,561 
Current portion of deferred revenue35,126 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities 5,188 
Deferred income taxes47,467 
Non-current portion of deferred revenue936 
Operating lease liabilities 20,341 
Total liabilities201,093 
Fair value of acquired identifiable assets and liabilities$446,957 
Purchase price, net of cash(2)
944,220 
Less: Fair value of acquired identifiable assets and liabilities 446,957 
Goodwill$497,263 
(1) Includes $3,966 of internally developed software in progress acquired.
(2) The Company acquired cash of $20,777.
The identifiable intangible assets acquired are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of DRG’s identifiable intangible assets acquired and their remaining amortization period (in years):
Fair Value as of February 28, 2020Remaining
Range of Years
Customer relationships$381,000 
10-21
Database and content50,200 
2-7
Trade names5,200 
4-7
Purchased software23,000 
3-8
Backlog28,000 4
Total identifiable intangible assets$487,400 
During the year ended December 31, 2020, there were additional purchase accounting adjustments of $314 related to fixed assets, deferred revenue and legal accrual with a corresponding increase to goodwill and $1,804 related to the aforementioned items and a reduction in the valuation of assumed lease liabilities and a corresponding reduction in goodwill, respectively.
Unaudited pro forma information for the Company for the periods presented as if the acquisition had occurred January 1, 2019 is as follows:
Year ended December 31,
20202019
Pro forma revenues, net$1,284,419 $1,174,295 
Pro forma net loss attributable to the Company's stockholders(97,898)(257,190)
The unaudited pro forma financial information has been presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of results of operations that would have been achieved had the acquisition taken place on the date indicated, or the future consolidated results of operations of the Company. The pro forma financial information presented above has been derived from the historical consolidated financial statements of the Company and from the historical accounting records of DRG.
The unaudited pro forma results include certain pro forma adjustments to revenue and net loss that were directly attributable to the acquisition, assuming the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2019, including the following: (i) additional amortization expense that would have been recognized relating to the acquired intangible assets, (ii) adjustments to interest expense to reflect the removal of DRG debt and the additional Company borrowings in conjunction with the acquisition, (iii) acquisition-related transaction costs and other one-time non-recurring costs which reduced expenses by $26,348 for the year ended December 31, 2020 and reduced expenses by $439 for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Acquisition of CPA Global

On October 1, 2020, we acquired 100% of the assets, liabilities and equity interests of CPA Global, a global leader in intellectual property software and tech-enabled services from Redtop Holdings Limited ("Redtop"). The acquisition helps Clarivate create a true end-to-end platform supporting the full IP lifecycle from idea generation to commercialization and protection.
Clarivate acquired all of the outstanding shares of CPA Global in a cash and stock transaction. The aggregate consideration in connection with the closing of the CPA Global acquisition was $8,740,989, net of $98,610 cash acquired and including an equity holdback consideration of $46,485. The aggregate consideration was composed of (i) $6,761,515 from the issuance of up to 218,183,778 ordinary shares to Redtop Holdings Limited, a portfolio company of Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., representing approximately 35% pro forma fully diluted ownership of Clarivate and (ii) approximately $2,078,084 in cash to fund the repayment of CPA Global's parent company outstanding debt of $2,055,822 and related interest swap termination fee of $22,262. Of the 218,306,663 ordinary shares issuable in the acquisition, Clarivate issued 216,683,778 ordinary shares as of October 1, 2020.
Issuance of 218,183,778 shares
$6,761,515 
Cash paid for repayment of CPA Global's parent company debt and related interest rate swap termination charge2,078,084 
Total purchase price8,839,599 
Cash acquired(98,610)
Total purchase price, net of cash acquired$8,740,989 
The excess of the purchase price over the net tangible and intangible assets is recorded to Goodwill and primarily reflects the assembled workforce and expected synergies. Goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Total transaction costs incurred in connection with the acquisition of CPA was $35,377 for the year ended December 31, 2020.
The amount of Revenues, net and Net loss resulting from the acquisition that are attributable to the Company's stockholders and included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss since October 1, 2020 were as follows:
Year ended
December 31, 2020
Revenues, net (1)
$157,504 
Net loss attributable to the Company's stockholders$(1,229)
  (1) Includes $15,297 of a deferred revenue haircut recognized during the year ended December 31, 2020.
The purchase price allocation for the CPA Global acquisition as of the close date of October 1, 2020 is preliminary and may change upon completion of the determination of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase price allocation for this acquisition:
Total
Accounts receivable$373,124 
Prepaid expenses27,595 
Other current assets215,364 
Property and equipment, net12,288 
Other intangible assets4,920,317 
Deferred income taxes19,310 
Other non-current assets24,613 
Operating lease right-of-use assets 30,649 
Total assets$5,623,260 
Accounts payable53,501 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities414,063 
Current portion of deferred revenue180,376 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities 7,738 
Non-current portion of deferred revenue16,786 
Deferred income taxes301,946 
Other non-current liabilities43,785 
Operating lease liabilities 23,615 
Total liabilities1,041,810 
Fair value of acquired identifiable assets and liabilities$4,581,450 
Purchase price, net of cash(1)
$8,740,989 
Less: Fair value of acquired identifiable assets and liabilities 4,581,450 
Goodwill$4,159,539 
  (1) The Company acquired cash of $98,610.
The identifiable intangible assets acquired are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of CPA Global’s identifiable intangible assets acquired and their remaining amortization period (in years):

Fair Value as of October 1, 2020Remaining
Range of Years
Customer relationships$4,643,306 
17-23
Technology266,224 
6-14
Trademarks10,787 
2-17
Total identifiable intangible assets$4,920,317 

Unaudited pro forma information for the Company for the periods presented as if the acquisition had occurred January 1, 2019 is as follows:
Year ended December 31,
20202019
Pro forma revenues, net$1,709,312 $1,498,485 
Pro forma net loss attributable to the Company's stockholders(144,354)(355,997)
The unaudited pro forma financial information has been presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of results of operations that would have been achieved had the acquisition taken place on the date indicated, or the future consolidated results of operations of the Company. The pro forma financial information presented above has been derived from the historical consolidated financial statements of the Company and from the historical accounting records of CPA Global.
The unaudited pro forma results include certain pro forma adjustments to revenue and net loss that were directly attributable to the acquisition, assuming the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2019, including the following: (i) additional amortization expense that would have been recognized relating to the acquired intangible assets, (ii) adjustments to interest expense to reflect the removal of CPA Global debt and the additional Company borrowings in conjunction with the acquisition, (iii) acquisition-related transaction costs and other one-time non-recurring costs which increased expenses by $70,531 for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Acquisition of Beijing IncoPat
On October 26, 2020, the Company acquired 100% of the equity voting interest in Beijing IncoPat Technology Co., Ltd. (“IncoPat”). IncoPat is a leading patent information service provider in China via cash on hand. IncoPat is complementary to Clarivate’s intellectual property portfolio. The Company paid $52,133 in cash to acquire IncoPat. As of December 31, 2020, $6,313 of the consideration is held in escrow and will be paid in a future period. Until this balance is paid it will be held in restricted cash with the offsetting liability within accrued expenses and other current liabilities. The excess of the purchase price over the net tangible and intangible assets is recorded to Goodwill and primarily reflects the assembled workforce and expected synergies. Goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Total transaction costs incurred in connection with the acquisition of IncoPat was $1,706 for the year ended December 31, 2020. These costs are included in selling general and administrative expense. IncoPat contributed revenues of $1,408 and a net loss of $455 to the Company's 2020 results.
In connection with this acquisition, a legal entity was created in which the Company has a variable interest. See Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for consideration of accounting treatment for the variable interest entity.

The purchase price allocation for the IncoPat acquisition as of the close date of October 26, 2020 is preliminary and may change upon completion of the determination of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase price allocation for the acquisition:
Total
Accounts receivable$1,132 
Prepaid expenses168 
Other current assets100 
Property and equipment, net354 
Other intangible assets21,957 
Other non-current assets283 
Total assets$23,994 
Accounts payable73 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities843 
Current portion of deferred revenue6,334 
Deferred income taxes4,802 
Other non-current liabilities283 
Total liabilities$12,335
Fair value of acquired identifiable assets and liabilities$11,659 
Purchase price, net of cash(1)
52,133 
Less: Fair value of acquired identifiable assets and liabilities 11,659 
Goodwill$40,474 
(1) The Company acquired cash of $844.
The identifiable intangible assets acquired are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of Beijing IncoPat’s identifiable intangible assets acquired and their remaining weighted-average amortization period (in years):
Fair Value as of October 26, 2020Remaining
Amortization
Period (in years)
Customer relationships$19,989 11
Existing technology$1,892 6
Trade names$76 2
Total identifiable intangible assets$21,957 
Acquisition of Hanlim IPS Co., LTC
On November 23, 2020, the Company acquired 100% of the equity voting interest in Hanlim IPS Co., LTC ("Hanlim IPS") Hanlim IPS is a patent research and consulting services provider in South Korea. The acquisitions purpose is to accelerate innovation in South Korea by offering a more comprehensive range of IP information and insights solutions. The Company paid $9,254 in cash to acquire Hanlim IPS. The excess of the purchase price over the net tangible and intangible assets is recorded to Goodwill and primarily reflects the assembled workforce and expected synergies. Goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Total transaction costs incurred in connection with the acquisition of Hanlim IPS was $473 for the year ended December 31, 2020. Hanlim IPS contributed revenue of $145 and net income of $90 to the Company's 2020 results.
The purchase price allocation for the Hanlim IPS acquisition as of the close date of November 23, 2020 is preliminary and may change upon completion of the determination of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase price allocation for this acquisition:
Total
Accounts receivable$44 
Prepaid expenses
Other current assets844 
Property and equipment, net75 
Other intangible assets8,805 
Other non-current assets94 
Total assets$9,869 
Accounts payable27 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities1,512 
Deferred income taxes1,937 
Total liabilities3,476 
Fair value of acquired identifiable assets and liabilities$6,393 
Purchase price, net of cash(1)
9,254 
Less: Fair value of acquired identifiable assets and liabilities 6,393 
Goodwill$2,861 
  (1)The Company acquired cash of $2,191.
The identifiable intangible assets acquired are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of Hanlim’s identifiable intangible assets acquired and their remaining amortization period (in years):

Fair Value as of November 23, 2020Remaining
Range of Years
Customer relationships$7,832 
11-13
Trade name15 2
Non-compete agreements958 5
Total identifiable intangible assets$8,805 

Acquisition of SequenceBase

In September 2019, the Company purchased the key business assets of SequenceBase, an international patent sequence information provider. The SequenceBase acquisition was accounted for as an asset acquisition. As a result of the SequenceBase acquisition, SequenceBase’s identifiable assets were adjusted to their fair market values as of the closing date, which included customer relations intangibles of $1,000 and computer software intangibles of $2,500. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the results of the acquisition subsequent to the closing date.
Acquistion of Darts-ip
On November 27, 2019, the Company closed on the acquisition of Darts-ip, (“Darts”), a provider of global IP case law data and analytics headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. The Company acquired 100% of the voting equity interest of Darts for cash consideration. The Darts acquisition was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. As a result of the Darts acquisition and the application of purchase accounting, Darts' identifiable assets and liabilities were adjusted to their fair market values as of the closing date, which included database intangible assets of $22,012, computer software intangible assets of $9,025, customer relationships intangible assets of $2,641 and finite-lived trade names intangible assets of $1,541. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the results of the acquisition subsequent to the closing date. The excess of the purchase price over the net tangible and intangible assets is recorded to goodwill and primarily reflects the assembled
workforce and expected synergies. The weighted-average amortization period for total acquired finite-lived intangible assets is 11.5 years and the weighted-average amortization period by major class of intangible asset is 14.0 years for database and content, 6.0 years for computer software, 18.0 years for trade names, and 5.0 years for customer relationships.
Acquisition of TrademarkVision
On October 25, 2018, Clarivate closed on the acquisition of TrademarkVision USA, LLC (“TrademarkVision”), an artificial intelligence technology start-up organization headquartered in Brisbane, Australia. The total purchase price for the acquisition consisted of $20,042 in closing date net cash consideration, subject to subsequent working capital adjustments, plus potential earn-out cash payments dependent upon achievement of certain milestones and financial performance metrics. The fair market value of the liability associated with the earn-out was $4,115 on the date of acquisition. Additionally, the excess value of the total purchase price over the fair value of our identifiable assets and liabilities upon the closing of the acquisition of $19,205 was allocated to goodwill. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the results of the acquisition subsequent to the closing date. TrademarkVision and its revolutionary image recognition software search tool for trademarks joined the trademark clearance and protection partner CompuMark. The fair value of the earn-out liability was $8,000 and $4,115 at December 31, 2019 and 2018.
Acquistion of Kopernio
On March 15, 2018, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Kopernio (“Kopernio”), an artificial-intelligence technology startup, for $3,497. The Kopernio acquisition was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. As a result of the Kopernio acquisition and the application of purchase accounting, Kopernio’s identifiable assets and liabilities were adjusted to their fair market values as of the closing date, which included a finite life intangible of $1,258 relating to computer software. Additionally, the excess value of the total purchase price over the fair value of our identifiable assets and liabilities upon the closing of the acquisition of $2,322 was allocated to goodwill. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the results of the acquisition subsequent to the closing date. In conjunction with the acquisition of Kopernio, the Company agreed to pay former shareholders up to an additional $3,500 through 2021. Amounts payable are contingent upon Kopernio’s achievement of certain milestones and performance metrics and will be recognized over the concurrent service period.
Acquistion of Publons Limited
On June 1, 2017, the Company acquired all assets, liabilities and equity interests of Publons Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiary (“Publons”). Total net cash consideration for the acquisition was $7,401, plus potential future cash payments of up to $9,500 contingent upon Publons achieving certain milestones or financial and non-financial performance targets through 2020, including platform users and reviews. The fair market value of the liability associated with the earn-out was $5,900 on the date of acquisition. Publons is a researcher-facing peer-review data and recognition platform. The acquisition of Publons, its platform and data, is believed to increase the value of multiple existing Company products, while supporting researchers in the process. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the results of the acquisitions subsequent to the closing date. The fair value of the Publons earn-out liability was $0, $3,100, and $2,960 at December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively.    
The fair value of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed for all acquisitions at closing during 2020, 2019, and 2018 respectively, net of cash acquired, and contingent consideration liabilities incurred in relation to the acquisitions are summarized below:
2020
2019(1)
2018
Current assets$742,867 $2,137 $706 
Property and equipment, net16,853 86 — 
Finite-lived intangible assets5,442,445 38,719 7,928 
Goodwill4,700,137 44,779 21,527 
Other non-current assets103,008 38 
Total assets$11,005,310 $85,723 $30,199 
Current liabilities798,753 4,366 491 
Non-current liabilities459,961 8,920 2,054 
Total liabilities1,258,714 13,286 2,545 
Net assets acquired$9,746,596 $72,437 $27,654 
(1) Net assets acquired includes $3,500 related to the SequenceBase acquisition.

None of the goodwill associated with any of the business combinations above will be deductible for income tax purposes. Pro forma information is not presented for these acquisitions as the aggregate operations of the acquired acquisitions were not significant to the overall operations of the Company.