Over the last two years, the Company has been undergoing a strategic business transformation to pivot into an integrated business-to-business (“B2B”) distribution platform, with the objective of expanding its product offerings to include value-added services and capture greater market share. As part of this transformation, the Company acquired seven businesses during 2018. Six of these acquisitions consist of small independent regional office supply distribution businesses that expanded the reach of the Company’s distribution network in geographic areas that were previously underserved. Of these six acquisitions, one was completed in the first quarter of 2018, three were completed in the third quarter of 2018, and two were completed in the fourth quarter of 2018. In addition, the Company’s acquisition of an enterprise IT solutions integrator and managed services provider in the first quarter of 2018 provides the Company with a platform for selling or providing Internet of Things (“IoT”) related hardware and projects to the education market. IoT refers to the connection of intelligent systems and devices to allow them to automatically share information so that systems and devices work intelligently together to develop and enhance solutions and reduce human intervention.

The aggregate total purchase consideration, including contingent consideration, for the acquisitions completed in 2018 was approximately $114 million, subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments. The aggregate purchase price was primarily funded with cash on hand, with the remainder consisting of contingent consideration, originally estimated to be $15 million. During 2018, the Company recognized an incremental $13 million associated with its contingent consideration liability as the actual results of operations of the entity acquired exceeded the original estimate. The majority of the $28 million contingent consideration balance as of December 29, 2018 will be paid in the first quarter of 2019. The acquisitions were treated as purchases in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”) which requires allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair values of assets and liabilities acquired in the transaction including goodwill and other intangible assets. The Company has performed a preliminary purchase price allocation of the aggregate purchase price, excluding the incremental $13 million contingent consideration discussed above, to the estimated fair values of assets and liabilities acquired in the transactions, including $12 million of customer relationship intangible assets and $70 million of goodwill. The remaining aggregate purchase price was primarily allocated to working capital accounts. These assets and liabilities are included in the balance sheet as of December 29, 2018. As additional information is obtained about these assets and liabilities within the measurement period (not to exceed one year from the date of acquisition), the Company will refine its estimates of fair value to allocate the purchase price. Changes in fair value of the contingent consideration may result in additional transaction related expenses. The operating results of the office supply distribution businesses are combined with the Company’s operating results subsequent to their purchase dates, and are included in the Business Solutions Division. The operating results of the technology business is combined with the Company’s operating results subsequent to its purchase date and is included in the CompuCom Division. Certain disclosures set forth under ASC 805, including supplemental pro forma financial information, are not disclosed because the operating results of the acquired businesses, individually and in the aggregate, are not material to the Company.

In 2017, the Company acquired CompuCom, which is described below, three small independent regional office supply distribution businesses with similar market and product characteristics to the six acquisitions described in the preceding paragraph, and one small independent business focused on cleaning and breakroom supplies. The operating results of the regional office supply distribution businesses and the small independent business are combined with the Company’s operating results subsequent to their purchase dates, and are included in the Business Solutions Division. The operating results of CompuCom is combined with the Company’s operating results subsequent to its purchase date and is included in the CompuCom Division.

On November 8, 2017, the Company completed its acquisition of CompuCom. CompuCom sells information technology (“IT”) outsourcing services and products to enterprise organizations in the United States and Canada, and offers a broad range of solutions including end user computing support, managed IT services, data center monitoring and management, service desk, network infrastructure, IT workforce solutions, mobile device management and cloud services. Office Depot acquired CompuCom to accelerate its pursuit of topline growth by offering IT support services to all of its customers, including enterprise, small and medium sized businesses. The Company acquired all of the capital stock of CompuCom for approximately $937 million and performed the preliminary purchase price allocation as of the acquisition date.

As part of the purchase of CompuCom, the Company acquired a redeemable noncontrolling equity interest in Clearpath Holdings, LLC, a consolidated subsidiary of CompuCom. In April 2018, the Company acquired the remaining ownership interest in this subsidiary of CompuCom for cash consideration of $18 million. Clearpath Holdings, LLC controlled the redemption of the remaining ownership as it had the right to put or require CompuCom to purchase the remaining ownership interest. In December 2018, the Company sold Clearpath Holdings, LLC resulting in a nominal gain on disposal. However, the disposal of this former subsidiary resulted in a tax benefit of $4 million due to a book-to-tax basis difference. Refer to Note 6 for additional information about the tax implication of this transaction.

Based on new information received, the purchase price allocations of the companies acquired in 2017, including CompuCom, have been adjusted during the respective measurement periods. These adjustments were insignificant individually and in the aggregate to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. The measurement periods for acquisitions completed in 2017 closed within 2018.

The following table presents the preliminary and final allocation of purchase consideration for CompuCom to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date.

(In millions)	Preliminary			Final
Cash and cash equivalents	$	19		$	21
Receivables		244			239
Inventories		24			24
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		21			20
Property and equipment		75			75
Intangible assets ^(a)		386			386
Other assets		9			13
Accounts payable		(72	)		(77	)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		(139	)		(140	)
Debt		(6	)		(6	)
Deferred income taxes and other long-term liabilities and Noncontrolling interest		(66	)		(67	)
Total identifiable net assets		495			488
Goodwill		442			449
Total	$	937		$	937

^(a)	Intangible assets acquired consist of customer relationships of $297 million, developed technology of $19 million, and trade names of $70 million.

The adjustments to the CompuCom purchase price allocation recorded in 2018 were the result of additional information obtained within the measurement period, and include a decrease in Receivables of $5 million and increases in Other assets and Accounts payable of $4 million and $5 million, respectively. The allocation of purchase consideration was finalized in the fourth quarter of 2018.

In January 2019 the Company acquired two small independent regional office supply distribution businesses in the U.S. Certain disclosures set forth under ASC 805, including supplemental pro forma financial information, are not disclosed because the operating results of the acquired businesses, individually and in the aggregate, are not material to the Company.