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Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions

Note 16 — Acquisitions

Inmarsat Transaction

 

On November 8, 2021, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement to combine Viasat with Connect Topco Limited, a private company limited by shares and incorporated in Guernsey (Inmarsat), with the shareholders of Inmarsat and certain management and employees who hold options and shares of a subsidiary of Inmarsat whose options and shares will be exchanged for shares of Inmarsat prior to closing (collectively, the Sellers). Pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement, the Company will purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of Inmarsat from the Sellers upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (the Inmarsat Transaction). The total consideration payable by the Company under the Share Purchase Agreement consists of $850.0 million in cash, subject to adjustments (including a reduction of $299.3 million as a result of the dividend paid by Inmarsat in April 2022), and approximately 46.36 million unregistered shares of the Company’s common stock.

The closing of the Inmarsat Transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of regulatory approvals and clearances, and approval by the stockholders of the Company of the issuance of shares in the transaction and an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance. The Share Purchase Agreement contains certain termination rights for both the Company and certain of the Sellers and further provides that, upon termination of the Share Purchase Agreement under certain circumstances, the Company may be obligated to pay a termination fee of up to $200.0 million or to reimburse certain out-of-pocket expenses of certain Sellers up to $40.0 million.

The Company has obtained financing commitments for an additional $1.6 billion of new debt facilities in connection with the Inmarsat Transaction (which may be secured and/or unsecured), which amount excludes the commitments that were obtained with respect to the $700.0 million Term Loan Facility that the Company entered into on March 4, 2022 to fund the Company’s standalone growth expenditures. In light of the $299.3 million reduction in the cash purchase price payable in the Inmarsat Transaction, the Company currently expects to incur $1.3 billion of additional indebtedness under these commitments. However, the total amount of indebtedness incurred under these commitments may change, including in the event that available cash from other sources is higher than expected. The Company also plans to assume $2.1 billion in principal amount of Inmarsat senior secured bonds and the outstanding indebtedness under Inmarsat’s $2.4 billion senior secured credit facilities. The Company had also obtained commitments of $3.2 billion to backstop certain amendments required under the Revolving Credit Facility and Ex-Im Credit Facility and Inmarsat’s $2.4 billion senior secured credit facilities, which amendments have been obtained under the Revolving Credit Facility and Inmarsat’s $2.4 billion senior secured credit facilities.

Euro Broadband Infrastructure Sàrl

On April 30, 2021, the Company acquired the remaining 51% interest in EBI, a broadband services provider, from Eutelsat. By completing the acquisition, the Company gained 100% ownership and control of EBI and the KA-SAT satellite over EMEA and related ground infrastructure, which is expected to facilitate the diversification of the Company’s business portfolio in Europe, while establishing operations, distribution and sales of satellite-based broadband services, ahead of the anticipated ViaSat-3 (EMEA) satellite launch. The benefits and additional opportunities of the acquisition were among the factors that contributed to a purchase price resulting in the recognition of goodwill, which was recorded within the Company’s satellite services segment. The goodwill recognized is not deductible for U.S. and foreign income tax purposes.

Prior to the acquisition date, the Company owned a 49% interest in EBI and accounted for the investment using the equity method of accounting (see Note 10 — Equity Method Investments and Related-Party Transactions for more information). The acquisition of the remaining equity interest in EBI was accounted for as a step acquisition in accordance with the authoritative guidance for business combinations (ASC 805). Accordingly, the Company allocated the purchase price of the acquired company to the net tangible assets and intangible assets acquired based upon their estimated fair values. The Company remeasured the previously held equity method investment to its fair value based upon a valuation of the acquired business, as of the date of acquisition. The Company considered multiple factors in determining the fair value of the previously held equity method investment, including, (i) the price negotiated with the selling shareholder for

the remaining 51% interest in EBI and (ii) an income valuation model (discounted cash flow). As a result of the equity method investment remeasurement, recognition of previously unrecognized foreign currency gain and settlement of insignificant preexisting relationships, the Company recognized an insignificant total net gain included in other income, net, in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022.

The purchase price of $327.4 million was primarily comprised of $167.0 million of cash, net of what is currently estimated to be an immaterial amount of estimated purchase price consideration to be settled among the parties over the next 24 months (up to plus or minus €20.0 million, or approximately $22.3 million, see Note 3 — Fair Value Measurements for more information) from the closing date (which after consideration of approximately $121.7 million of EBI’s cash on hand, resulted in a net cash outlay of approximately $51.0 million) and the fair value of previously held equity method investment of approximately $160.4 million.

The purchase price allocation of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities based on the estimated fair values as of April 30, 2021, slightly adjusted since the close of the acquisition, primarily between goodwill, identifiable intangible assets and property, equipment and satellites, is as follows:

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Current assets

 

$

154,207

 

Property, equipment and satellites

 

 

109,028

 

Identifiable intangible assets

 

 

26,574

 

Other assets

 

 

795

 

Total assets acquired

 

$

290,604

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

$

(5,914

)

Goodwill

 

 

42,662

 

Total consideration transferred

 

$

327,352

 

 

Amounts assigned to identifiable intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their determined useful lives (which approximates the economic pattern of benefit) and are as follows as of April 30, 2021:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Average Useful Life

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In years)

 

Customer relationships

 

$

17,877

 

 

 

8

 

Other

 

 

7,851

 

 

 

7

 

Trade name

 

 

846

 

 

 

2

 

Total identifiable intangible assets

 

$

26,574

 

 

 

8

 

 

At the closing of the acquisition, EBI became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and EBI’s operations have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements in the Company’s satellite services segment (with an insignificant amount included in its commercial networks segment) commencing on the acquisition date.

 

As EBI’s results of operations are not material to the Company’s consolidated results of operations, pro forma results of operations for this acquisition have not been presented.

 

RigNet, Inc.

 

On April 30, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of all outstanding shares of RigNet, a publicly held leading provider of ultra-secure, intelligent networking solutions and specialized applications. The acquisition of RigNet is beneficial to the Company as it enables the Company to expand into new and adjacent industries, including renewable energy, transportation, maritime, mining and other enterprise markets. These benefits and additional opportunities were among the factors that contributed to a purchase price resulting in the recognition of goodwill, which was recorded within the Company’s satellite services segment. The goodwill recognized is not deductible for U.S. and foreign income tax purposes.

 

The consideration transferred of approximately $317.9 million was primarily comprised of $207.2 million of the fair value of approximately 4.0 million shares of the Company’s common stock issued at the closing date, $107.3 million related to the pay down of outstanding borrowings of RigNet’s revolving credit facility, a de minimis amount in cash consideration in respect of fractional shares to the former shareholders of RigNet and an insignificant amount of other

consideration. In connection with the RigNet acquisition, the Company recorded merger-related transaction costs of approximately $7.2 million, respectively, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, included in selling, general and administrative expenses.

 

The purchase price allocation of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities based on the estimated fair values as of April 30, 2021 is as follows:

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Current assets

 

$

88,166

 

Property, equipment and satellites

 

 

63,191

 

Identifiable intangible assets

 

 

221,540

 

Other assets

 

 

13,350

 

Total assets acquired

 

$

386,247

 

Current liabilities

 

 

(66,006

)

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

(31,433

)

Total liabilities assumed

 

$

(97,439

)

Goodwill

 

 

29,132

 

Total consideration transferred

 

$

317,940

 

 

Amounts assigned to identifiable intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their determined useful lives (which approximates the economic pattern of benefit) and are as follows as of April 30, 2021:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Average Useful Life

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In years)

 

Technology

 

$

85,440

 

 

 

8

 

Customer relationships

 

 

101,920

 

 

 

12

 

Trade name

 

 

25,540

 

 

 

8

 

Other

 

 

8,640

 

 

 

12

 

Total identifiable intangible assets

 

$

221,540

 

 

 

10

 

 

Management determined the fair value of acquired customer relationships intangible asset by applying the multi-period excess earnings method, which involved the use of significant estimates and assumptions related to forecasted revenue growth rate, gross margin, contributory asset charges, customer attrition rate and discount rate. In connection with the acquisition, the Company assumed a contingent liability associated with a RigNet predecessor subsidiary of approximately $13.8 million, which represented the maximum amount payable under the terms of the agreement. As of March 31, 2022, no amount remains payable as the maximum amount payable was paid during the first and second quarters of fiscal year 2022.

The consolidated financial statements include the operating results of RigNet from the date of acquisition. Since the acquisition date, the Company recorded approximately $180.2 million in revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, and $31.2 million of net losses for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, with respect to the RigNet business primarily in the Company’s satellite services segment (with a portion included in its commercial networks segment) in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

The unaudited financial information in the table below summarizes the combined results of operations for the Company and RigNet on a pro forma basis, as though the companies had been combined as of the beginning of fiscal year 2021, April 1, 2020. The pro forma information is presented for informational purposes only and may not be indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the related fiscal periods. The pro forma financial information for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 include the

business combination accounting effects primarily related to the amortization and depreciation changes from acquired intangible and tangible assets, acquisition-related transaction costs and related tax effects.

 

 

 

Fiscal Years Ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Total revenues

 

$

2,799,252

 

 

$

2,449,881

 

Net (loss) income attributable to Viasat, Inc.

 

$

(19,957

)

 

$

(43,866

)