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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS [Abstract]  
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
NOTE 4.
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS:

Acquisition of Ameri Georgia

On November 20, 2015, we completed the acquisition of Bellsoft, Inc., a consulting company based in Lawrenceville, Georgia with over 175 consultants specialized in the areas of SAP software, business intelligence, data warehousing and other enterprise resource planning services. Following the acquisition, the name of Bellsoft, Inc. was changed to Ameri100 Georgia Inc. (“Ameri Georgia”). Ameri Georgia has operations in the United States, Canada and India. For financial accounting purposes, we recognized September 1, 2015 as the effective date of the acquisition. The total consideration for the acquisition of Ameri Georgia was $9.9 million, consisting of:

(a)
A cash payment in the amount of $3 million, which was paid at closing;

(b)
235,295 shares of our common stock issued at closing, valued at approximately $1million based on the closing price of our common stock on the closing date of the acquisition;

(c)
$0.25 million quarterly cash payments to be paid on the last day of each calendar quarter of 2016;

(d)
A $1 million cash reimbursement to be paid 5 days following closing to compensate Ameri Georgia for a portion of its approximate cash balance as of September 1, 2015;

(e)
Approximately $2.9 million paid within 30 days of closing in connection with the excess of Ameri Georgia’s accounts receivable over its accounts payable as of September 1, 2015; and

(f)
Earn-out payments of approximately $0.5 million a year for 2016 and 2017, if earned through the achievement of annual revenue and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) targets specified in the purchase agreement, subject to downward or upward adjustment depending on actual results. We estimate the earn-out payments to be earned at 100% of the targets set forth in the purchase agreement.

The valuation of Ameri Georgia was made on the basis of its projected revenues. The accounting acquisition date for Ameri Georgia was determined on the basis of the date when the Company acquired control of Ameri Georgia, in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) codification Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 805-10-25-6 for business combinations. That ASU provides that the date on which the acquirer obtains control of the acquiree generally is the date on which the acquirer legally transfers the consideration, acquires the assets, and assumes the liabilities of the acquiree—the closing date. However, the acquirer might obtain control on a date that is either earlier or later than the closing date. For example, the acquisition date precedes the closing date if a written agreement provides that the acquirer obtains control of the acquiree on a date before the closing date. An acquirer shall consider all pertinent facts and circumstances in identifying the acquisition date.  The term sheet and the Share Purchase Agreement that were entered into by the Company and Ameri Georgia contained agreements by the parties that the Company acquired control of Ameri Georgia’s accounts payable, accounts receivable and business decisions as of September 1, 2015. In addition, on that date, the Company became responsible for performance of Ameri Georgia’s existing contracts. Accordingly, the Company has recognized September 1, 2015 as the accounting acquisition date.
 
The total purchase price of $9.9 million was allocated to net working capital of $4.6 million, intangibles of $1.8 million, taking into consideration projected revenue from the acquired list of Ameri Georgia customers over a period of three years, and goodwill. The excess of total purchase price over the net working capital and intangibles allocations has been allocated to goodwill.
 
On January 17, 2018, we completed all payment obligations to the former shareholders of Ameri Georgia in connection with the Ameri Georgia share purchase agreement, and we have no further payment obligations pursuant thereto.
 
Acquisition of Bigtech Software Private Limited

On June 23, 2016, we entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Bigtech Software Private Limited (“Bigtech”), a pure-play SAP services company providing a wide range of SAP services including turnkey implementations, application management, training and basis ABAP support. Based in Bangalore, India, Bigtech offers SAP services to improve business operations at companies of all sizes and verticals. The acquisition of Bigtech was effective as of July 1, 2016, and the total consideration for the acquisition of Bigtech was $0.85 million, consisting of:

(a)
A cash payment in the amount of $0.3 million which was due within 90 days of closing and was paid on September 22, 2016;

(b)
Warrants for the purchase of 51,000 shares of our common stock (valued at approximately $0.25 million based on the $6.51 closing price of our common stock on the closing date of the acquisition), with such warrants exercisable for two years; and

(c)
$0.25 million, which may become payable in cash earn-outs to the sellers of Bigtech, if Bigtech achieves certain pre-determined revenue and EBITDA targets in 2017 and 2018. We estimate the earn-out payments to be earned at 100% of the targets set forth in the purchase agreement.

Bigtech’s financial results are included in our condensed consolidated financial results starting July 1, 2016.  The Bigtech acquisition did not constitute a significant acquisition for the Company for purposes of Regulation S-X. The valuation of Bigtech was made on the basis of its projected revenues.

The total purchase price of $0.85 million was allocated to intangibles of $0.6 million, taking into consideration projected revenue from the acquired list of Bigtech customers over a period of three years, and goodwill. The excess of total purchase price over the intangibles allocation has been allocated to goodwill. The Bigtech acquisition did not constitute a significant acquisition for the Company.

Acquisition of Virtuoso

On July 22, 2016, we, through wholly-owned acquisition subsidiaries, acquired all of the outstanding membership interests of Virtuoso, L.L.C. (“Virtuoso”), a Kansas limited liability company, pursuant to the terms of an Agreement of Merger and Plan of Reorganization, by and among us, Virtuoso Acquisition Inc., Ameri100 Virtuoso Inc., Virtuoso and the sole member of Virtuoso (the “Sole Member”). Virtuoso is an SAP consulting firm specialized in providing services on SAP S/4 HANA finance, enterprise mobility and cloud migration and is based in Leawood, Kansas. In connection with the merger, Virtuoso’s name was changed to Ameri100 Virtuoso Inc. The Virtuoso acquisition did not constitute a significant acquisition for the Company for purposes of Regulation S-X.

The total purchase price paid to the Sole Member for the acquisition of Virtuoso was $1.8 million, consisting of:

(a)
A cash payment in the amount of $0.68 million which was due within 90 days of closing and was paid on October 21, 2016;

(b)
101,250 shares of our common stock at closing, valued at approximately $0.7 million based on the $6.51 closing price of our common stock on the closing date of the acquisition; and

(c)
Earn-out payments in cash and stock of $0.5 million and approximately $0.6, respectively, to be paid, if earned, through the achievement of annual revenue and gross margin targets in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Out of the total contingent consideration of approximately $1million, we only considered 50% of the earn-out in the purchase price, mainly due to the reorganization of Virtuoso. The Virtuoso earn-out payments for 2017 amounted to $0.06 million in cash and 12,408 shares of common stock as compared to the potential earn-out of $0.2 million under the terms of the purchase agreement.
 
The total purchase price of $1.8 million was allocated to intangibles of $0.9 million, taking into consideration projected revenue from the acquired list of Virtuoso customers over a period of three years, and the balance was allocated to goodwill. The Virtuoso earn-out payments for 2016 amounted to $0.06 million in cash and 12,408 shares of common stock, which were delivered to the Sole Member during the twelve months ended December 31, 2017. As of January 23, 2018, we had resolved all remaining payments under the Virtuoso merger agreement with the Sole-Member and we have no further payment obligations pursuant thereto.

Acquisition of Ameri Arizona

On July 29, 2016, we acquired 100% of the membership interests of DC&M Partners, L.L.C. (“Ameri Arizona”), an Arizona limited liability company, pursuant to the terms of a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement by and among us, Ameri Arizona, all of the members of Ameri Arizona, Giri Devanur and Srinidhi “Dev” Devanur, our President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice Chairman, respectively. In July 2017, the name of DC&M Partners, L.L.C. was changed to Ameri100 Arizona LLC. Ameri Arizona is an SAP consulting company headquartered in Chandler, Arizona. Ameri Arizona provides its clients with a wide range of information technology development, consultancy and management services with an emphasis on the design, build and rollout of SAP implementations and related products. Ameri Arizona is also an SAP-certified software partner, having launched its SAP reporting, extraction and distribution tool called “IRIS”. Ameri Arizona services clients in diverse industries, including retail, apparel/footwear, third-party logistics providers, chemicals, consumer goods, energy, high-tech electronics, media/entertainment and aerospace.

The aggregate purchase price for the acquisition of Ameri Arizona was $15.8 million, consisting of:

(a)
A cash payment in the amount of $3 million at closing;

(b)
1,600,000 shares of our common stock (valued at approximately $10.4 million based on the $6.51 closing price of our common stock on the closing date of the acquisition), which are to be issued on July 29, 2018 or upon a change of control of our company (whichever occurs earlier); and

(c)
Earn-out payments of $1.5 million payable in cash each year to be paid, if earned, through the achievement of annual revenue and gross margin targets in 2017 and 2018.
 
The total purchase price of $15.8 million was allocated to intangibles of $5.4 million, taking into consideration projected revenue from the acquired list of Ameri Arizona customers over a period of three years, and the balance was allocated to goodwill. Ameri Arizona did not fully achieve its earn-out targets for 2017, and the Company reduced its consideration payable estimates by $1.14 million in its income statement for the year ended December 31, 2017. The Company paid $0.3 million in earn-out payments to the former members of Ameri Arizona during the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 for earn-out amounts earned prior to such date. In December 2017 the Company settled its 2016 earn-out obligations with two of the owners of DC&M Partners. In January 17, 2018, the Company resolved the payment of all earn-out payments to the former members of Ameri Arizona with respect to the 2016 earn-out period in connection with the Ameri Arizona membership interest purchase agreement, and the Company has no further payment obligations with respect to the 2016 earn-out period.

Acquisition of Ameri California

On March 10, 2017, we acquired 100% of the shares of ATCG Technology Solutions, Inc. (“Ameri California”), a Delaware corporation, pursuant to the terms of a Share Purchase Agreement among the Company, Ameri California, all of the stockholders of Ameri California (the “Stockholders”), and the Stockholders’ representative. In July 2017, the name of ATCG Technology Solutions, Inc. was changed to Ameri100 California Inc. Ameri California provides U.S. domestic, offshore and onsite SAP consulting services and has its main office in Folsom, California. Ameri California specializes in providing SAP Hybris, SAP Success Factors and business intelligence services.

The aggregate purchase price for the acquisition of Ameri California was $8.8million, consisting of:

(a)
576,923 shares of our common stock, valued at approximately $3.8 million based on the closing price of our common stock on the closing date of the acquisition;

(b)
Unsecured promissory notes issued to certain of Ameri California’s selling stockholders for the aggregate amount of $3,750,000 (which notes bear interest at a rate of 6% per annum and mature on June 30, 2018);

(c)
Earn-out payments in shares of our common stock (up to an aggregate value of $1.2 million worth of shares) to be paid, if earned, in each of 2018 and 2019 based on certain revenue and earnings before interest taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) targets as specified in the purchase agreement. We estimate those targets will be fully achieved; and
 
(d)
An additional cash payment of $0.06 million for cash that was left in Ameri California at closing.

The total purchase price of $8.8 million was allocated to intangibles of $3.75 million, taking into consideration projected revenue from the acquired list of Ameri California customers over a period of three years, and goodwill. The excess of total purchase price over the intangibles allocation has been allocated to goodwill.  For this acquisition, the net cash outflow in 2017 was $0.2 million.

On February 28, 2018, we entered into an Amendment to 6% Unsecured Promissory Note and Waiver Agreement (the “Amendment”) by and between the Company and Moneta Ventures Fund I, L.P. (“Moneta”). The Amendment amended the terms of the Company’s 6% Unsecured Promissory Note Due June 30, 2018, issued on March 20, 2017, by and between the Company and Moneta (the “Moneta Note”). Among other things, the Amendment provided for the extension of the maturity of the Moneta Note to August 31, 2018, amendment of the payment terms of the Moneta Note, waiver by Moneta of the existence of any Company event of default pursuant to the Moneta Note as of February 28, 2018 and waiver by the Company of certain restrictions with respect to the resale of certain restricted common stock of the Company held by Moneta.

Presented below is the summary of the foregoing acquisitions:

Allocation of purchase price in millions of U.S. dollars   
 
                
Asset Component
 
Ameri
Georgia
  
Bigtech
  
Virtuoso
  
Ameri
Arizona
  
Ameri
California
 
                
Intangible Assets
  
1.8
   
0.6
   
0.9
   
5.4
   
3.8
 
Goodwill
  
3.5
   
0.3
   
0.9
   
10.4
   
5.0
 
Working Capital
                    
Current Assets
                    
Cash
  
1.4
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Accounts Receivable
  
5.6
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Other Assets
  
0.2
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
   
7.3
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Current Liabilities
                    
Accounts Payable
  
1.3
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Accrued Expenses & Other Current Liabilities
  
1.3
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
   
2.7
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Net Working Capital Acquired
  
4.6
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
                     
Total Purchase Price
  
9.9
   
0.9
   
1.8
   
15.8
   
8.8