Other Business Combinations

9 Months Ended

Jul. 02, 2021

Business Combinations

Buffalo Group

On November 24, 2020, a subsidiary of Jacobs completed the acquisition of Buffalo Group, a leader in advanced cyber and intelligence solutions. The Company paid total consideration of $190.1 million, which was comprised of approximately $182.4 million in cash to the former owners of Buffalo Group and contingent consideration of $7.7 million which is expected to be settled in fiscal 2022. During the third fiscal quarter, the Company recorded an adjustment to the contingent consideration of $3.8 million to selling, general and administrative expense, resulting in contingent consideration of $3.9 million at July 2, 2021. In conjunction with the acquisition, the Company assumed the Buffalo Group's debt of approximately $7.7 million. The Company repaid all of the assumed Buffalo Group debt by the end of the first fiscal quarter of 2021. The acquisition of Buffalo Group allows Jacobs to further expand its cyber and intelligence solutions offering to government clients. The following summarizes the fair values of The Buffalo Group's assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date (in millions):


Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	8.4
Receivables	19.2
Property, equipment and improvements, net	2.3
Goodwill	130.7
Identifiable intangible assets	74.0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	6.2
Total Assets	$	240.8

Liabilities
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	46.9

Other long term liabilities	3.8
Total Liabilities	50.7
Net assets acquired	$	190.1

The purchase price allocation is based upon preliminary information and is subject to change when additional information is obtained. Goodwill recognized results from a substantial assembled workforce, which does not qualify for separate recognition, as well as expected future synergies from combining operations. All of the goodwill recognized is expected to be deductible for tax purposes, given the acquisition was structured as an asset acquisition. The Company has not completed its final assessment of the fair values of Buffalo Group's assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The final purchase price allocation could result in adjustments to certain assets and liabilities, including the residual amount allocated to goodwill.

Identifiable intangibles are customer relationships, contracts and backlog and have estimated lives of 9 years.

Fair value measurements relating to the Buffalo Group are made primarily using Level 3 inputs including discounted cash flow and Monte Carlo simulation techniques. Fair value for the identified intangible assets is estimated using inputs primarily for the income approach, which include the use of both the multiple period excess earnings method. The significant assumptions used in estimating fair value include (i) the estimated life the asset will contribute to cash flows, such as attrition rate of customers or remaining contractual terms, (ii) profitability and (iii) the estimated discount rate that reflects the level of risk associated with receiving future cash flows. Other personal property assets, such as furniture, fixtures and equipment, are valued using the cost approach, which is based on replacement or reproduction costs of the asset less depreciation. The fair value of the contingent consideration is estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation and the significant assumptions used include projections of revenues for Buffalo Group through fiscal 2021 and probabilities of meeting those projections.

No summarized unaudited pro forma results are provided for the Buffalo Group due to the immateriality of this acquisition relative to the Company's consolidated financial position and results of operations.

John Wood Group's Nuclear Business

On March 6, 2020, a subsidiary of Jacobs completed the acquisition of the nuclear consulting, remediation and program management business of John Wood Group, a U.K.-based energy services company, for an enterprise value of £246 million, or approximately $317.9 million, less cash acquired of $24.3 million, as updated for additional working capital adjustments. The John Wood Group nuclear business allows Jacobs to further expand its lifecycle nuclear services business. The following summarizes the fair values of John Wood Group's assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date (in millions):


Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	24.3
Receivables	74.2
Other current assets	3.8
Property, equipment and improvements, net	8.3
Goodwill	207.8
Identifiable intangible assets	80.0
Miscellaneous	19.4
Total Assets	$	417.8

Liabilities
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	71.4
Long term liabilities	28.5
Total Liabilities	99.9
Net assets acquired	$	317.9

Goodwill recognized results from a substantial assembled workforce, which does not qualify for separate recognition, as well as expected future synergies from combining operations. None of the goodwill recognized is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. The Company has completed its final assessment of the fair values of the acquired assets and liabilities of John Wood Group's nuclear business. Since the initial preliminary estimates reported in the second quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company has updated certain amounts reflected in the final purchase price allocation, as summarized in the fair values of John Wood Group's nuclear business assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date as set forth above.

Identifiable intangibles include customer relationships, contracts and backlog and developed technology. The customer relationships, contracts and backlog intangible represents the fair value of existing contracts, underlying customer relationships and backlog. The customer relationships, contracts and backlog intangible and the developed technology intangible have lives of 12 and 15 years, respectively.

Fair value measurements relating to the John Wood Group nuclear business are made primarily using Level 3 inputs including discounted cash flow techniques. Fair value is estimated using inputs primarily for the income approach, which include the use of both the multiple period excess earnings method and the relief from royalties method. The significant assumptions used in estimating fair value include (i) the estimated life the asset will contribute to cash flows, such as attrition rate of customers or remaining contractual terms, (ii) profitability and (iii) the estimated discount rate that reflects the level of risk associated with receiving future cash flows. Other personal property assets, such as furniture, fixtures and equipment, are valued using the cost approach, which is based on replacement or reproduction costs of the asset less depreciation.

No summarized unaudited pro forma results are provided for the John Wood Group nuclear business due to the immateriality of this acquisition relative to the Company's consolidated financial position and results of operations.