Acquisition

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

Acquisition

Acquisition

Speedpay

On May 9, 2019, the Company acquired Speedpay, a subsidiary of The Western Union Company (“Western Union”), for $754.1 million in cash, including working capital adjustments, pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement, among the Company, Western Union, and ACI Worldwide Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company has included the financial results of Speedpay in the consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. The combination of the Company and Speedpay bill pay solutions serves more than 4,000 customers across the United States, bringing expanded reach in existing and complementary market segments such as consumer finance, insurance, healthcare, higher education, utilities, government, and mortgage. The acquisition of Speedpay increased the scale of the Company’s Biller business and allows the acceleration of platform innovation through increased research and development and investment in ACI's Biller platform infrastructure.

To fund the acquisition, the Company amended its existing Credit Agreement, dated February 24, 2017, for an additional $500.0 million senior secured term loan (“Delayed Draw Term Loan”), in addition to drawing $250.0 million on the available Revolving Credit Facility. See Note 4, Debt, for terms of the Credit Agreement. The remaining acquisition consideration was funded with cash on hand.

The Company expensed approximately $22.2 million of costs related to the acquisition of Speedpay for the year ended December 31, 2019. These costs, which consist primarily of investment bank, consulting, and legal fees, are included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Speedpay contributed approximately $227.7 million in total revenue and $24.9 million in total operating income for the year ended December 31, 2019.

In connection with the acquisition, the Company recorded the following amounts based upon the finalized purchase price allocation as follows (in thousands, except weighted average useful lives):

	Amount		Weighted Average Useful Lives
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	135
Receivables, net of allowances	17,658
Settlement assets	239,604
Prepaid expenses	317
Other current assets	19,585
Total current assets acquired	277,299
Noncurrent assets:
Goodwill	366,508
Software	113,600		7 years
Customer relationships	208,500		15 years
Trade names	10,900		5 years
Other noncurrent assets	3,745
Total assets acquired	980,552
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	6,623
Settlement liabilities	212,892
Employee compensation	1,959
Other current liabilities	3,802
Total current liabilities acquired	225,276
Noncurrent liabilities:
Other noncurrent liabilities	1,219
Total liabilities acquired	226,495
Net assets acquired	$	754,057

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

The pro forma financial information in the table below presents the combined results of operations for ACI and Speedpay as if the acquisition had occurred January 1, 2019. The pro forma information is shown for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of future results of operations of the Company or results of operations of the Company that would have actually occurred had the transaction been in effect for the periods presented. This pro forma information is not intended to represent or be indicative of actual results had the acquisition occurred as of the beginning of each period, and does not reflect potential synergies, integration costs, or other such costs or savings.

Certain pro forma adjustments have been made to net income for the year ended December 31, 2019, to give effect to estimated adjustments that remove the amortization expense on eliminated Speedpay historical identifiable intangible assets, add amortization expense for the value of acquired identified intangible assets (primarily acquired software, customer relationships, and trademarks), and add estimated interest expense on the Company’s additional Delayed Draw Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility borrowings. Additionally, certain transaction expenses that are a direct result of the acquisition have been excluded. The years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, are not presented, as Speedpay is included in the Company's consolidated results for both periods.

The following is the unaudited summarized pro forma financial information for the year ended December 31, 2019 (in thousands, except per share data):

	Year Ended December 31, 2019
Pro forma revenue	$	1,382,957
Pro forma net income	$	82,003
Pro forma income per share:
Basic	$	0.71
Diluted	$	0.69