ACQUISITIONS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

Business Combinations

On August 31, 2022, we completed the acquisition of all the outstanding capital stock of Metaphase Design Group Inc. ("Metaphase"). Metaphase, located in St. Louis, Missouri, is a leading expert in ergonomic and industrial design of handheld devices including medical devices. The purchase price was approximately $5.1 million (net of $0.1 million cash acquired) and was funded with cash on hand. As of the acquisition date, $1.0 million was held in restricted cash for an indemnity escrow. The results of Metaphase have been included in the consolidated financial statements within our Pharma segment since the date of acquisition.

On September 2, 2021, following the signature of a share purchase agreement on July 22, 2021 and the approval of the French Ministry of Economy under the foreign investment clearance regulations, we completed the acquisition of 64.3% of the share capital of Voluntis S.A. (“Voluntis”). Voluntis, based in Paris, France and Boston, MA, is a pioneer in digital therapeutics. We acquired from certain members of the management and certain shareholders the entirety of their shares representing approximately 64.3% of the share capital of Voluntis (on a non-diluted basis) at a price of €8.70 per share for €50.8 million (approximately $60.4 million) funded with available cash on hand. This values the full company equity (on a fully diluted basis) at €79.1 million (approximately $93.9 million). Aptar launched a mandatory cash simplified tender offer to acquire Voluntis's remaining shares for the same price of €8.70 per share. During September 2021, Aptar acquired €8.4 million (approximately $9.9 million) of additional shares from the tender offer, bringing the total investment as of September 30, 2021 to €59.2 million (approximately $70.3 million) representing 74.9% of the total share capital, which implied a non-controlling interest valued at €19.9 million (approximately $23.6 million). Following completion of the tender offer, Aptar implemented a mandatory squeeze-out on the remaining outstanding shares of Voluntis on the same financial terms as those of the tender offer. During the fourth quarter of 2021, the tender offer and squeeze-out were completed and funded with available cash on hand and we acquired the remaining 25.1% of the share capital for €19.5 million (approximately $22.6 million), resulting in Aptar owning 100.0% of the share capital of Voluntis.

The fair value of the Voluntis assets acquired include a technology intangible asset of $27.9 million and other intangible assets of $8.4 million. The technology intangible asset was valued using the Multi-Period Excess Earnings Method ("MPEEM") valuation approach. Judgment was applied with respect to determining the fair value of the acquired technology, which involved the use of significant estimates and assumptions with respect to the revenue growth rate, technology obsolescence rate and discount rate.

On August 17, 2021, we completed the acquisition of 80% of the equity interests of Weihai Hengyu Medical Products Co., Ltd. ("Hengyu"). Hengyu, a leading Chinese manufacturer of elastomeric and plastic components used in injectable drug delivery, is based in Weihai, China. Under the terms of the agreement, 90% of the estimated purchase price for 80% ownership, RMB 347.7 million (approximately $53.6 million), was paid to the sellers in August 2021 with available cash on hand. A final purchase price adjustment of RMB 1.5 million (approximately $0.2 million) was recorded to Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities and was paid in the fourth quarter of 2021. The remaining 10% of the acquisition price for 80% ownership, RMB 38.7 million (approximately $6.0 million), is payable to the sellers eighteen months after closing plus simple interest of 4% and is expected to be funded with available cash on hand. This values the full company equity (on a fully diluted basis) at RMB 484.9 million (approximately $74.8 million) and implies a non-controlling interest valued at RMB 97.0 million (approximately $15.0 million) as of the acquisition date. Pursuant to the agreement, we have the option to acquire the remaining 20% of the equity of Hengyu upon the fifth anniversary of the closing date.

The fair value of the Hengyu assets acquired include a customer relationship intangible asset of $24.1 million and other intangible assets of $5.6 million. The customer relationship intangible asset was valued using the MPEEM valuation approach. Judgment was applied with respect to determining the fair value of the customer relationships, which involved the use of significant estimates and assumptions with respect to the revenue growth rates, customer attrition rates, Adjusted EBIT margins and discount rate.

The following table summarizes the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the Voluntis and Hengyu acquisitions as of the acquisition dates at estimated fair value.



	2021
Assets
Cash and equivalents	$	3,852
Accounts receivable	5,208
Inventories	606
Other Receivable	286
Prepaid and other	1,863
Property, plant and equipment	14,081
Goodwill	104,433
Intangible assets	65,981
Operating lease right-of-use assets	2,309
Other miscellaneous assets	78
Liabilities
Current maturities of long-term obligations, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	1,410
Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities	9,663
Deferred income taxes	16,792
Operating lease liabilities	2,306
Deferred and other non-current liabilities	5,770
Net assets acquired	$	162,756

The following table is a summary of the fair value estimates of the acquired identifiable intangible assets and weighted-average useful lives for the Voluntis and Hengyu acquisitions as of the acquisition dates:



	2021
		Weighted-Average Useful Life (in Years)	Estimated Fair Value of Assets
Acquired technology		10	$	34,322
Customer relationships		11.6	30,258

License agreements and other		0.25	1,401
Total			$	65,981

Goodwill in the amount of $104.4 million was recorded related to the Voluntis and Hengyu acquisitions, which is included in the Pharma segment. Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the consideration transferred over the net assets acquired and represents the estimated future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized. Goodwill acquired in the Voluntis and Hengyu acquisitions largely consists of expansion into the digital health solutions market, by adding digital therapeutic solutions and broadening our digital health services provided to customers; as well as strengthening our capabilities in high-growth economies by enhancing the ability to respond to changing local market needs in the injectables market. Goodwill will not be amortized, but will be tested for impairment at least annually. For the Voluntis and Hengyu acquisitions, no goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes.