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PA Consulting Business Combination
 9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
PA Consulting Business Combination Other Business Combinations
StreetLight Data, Inc.
On February 4, 2022, the Company acquired StreetLight Data, Inc. ("StreetLight"). StreetLight is a pioneer of mobility analytics who uses its data and machine learning resources to shed light on mobility and enable users to solve complex transportation problems. The Company paid total base consideration of approximately $190.8 million in cash, and issued $0.9 million in equity and $5.2 million in in-the-money stock options to the former owners of StreetLight. The Company also paid off StreetLight's debt of approximately $1.0 million simultaneously with the consummation of the acquisition. The following summarizes the fair values of StreetLight's assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date (in millions):
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents$7.3 
Receivables5.2 
Property, equipment and improvements, net0.1 
Goodwill116.4 
Identifiable intangible assets105.1 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets2.0 
Total Assets$236.1 
Liabilities
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities$23.1 
Other long term liabilities16.1 
Total Liabilities39.2 
Net assets acquired$196.9 
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 StreetLight's assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Since the initial preliminary estimates reported in the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company has updated certain amounts reflected in the preliminary purchase price allocation, as summarized in the fair values of StreetLight's assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date set forth above, the majority of which related to reclassifications between goodwill and intangibles and for deferred taxes.
Identifiable intangibles are technology, data and customer relationships, contracts and backlog and have estimated lives of 5, 4 and 9 years, respectively.
No summarized unaudited pro forma results are provided for the StreetLight acquisition due to the immateriality of this acquisition relative to the Company's consolidated financial position and results of operations.
BlackLynx
On November 19, 2021, Jacobs acquired all outstanding shares of common stock of BlackLynx, a provider of high-performance software, to complement Jacobs' portfolio of cyber, intelligence and digital solutions. The Company paid total base consideration of approximately $235.4 million in cash to the former owners of BlackLynx. In conjunction with the acquisition, the Company also paid off BlackLynx's debt of approximately $5.3 million simultaneously with the consummation of the acquisition. The following summarizes the fair values of BlackLynx's assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date (in millions):
 
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents$5.1 
Receivables7.7 
Property, equipment and improvements, net0.8 
Goodwill195.8 
Identifiable intangible assets51.1 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets3.2 
Total Assets$263.7 
Liabilities
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities$19.5 
Other long term liabilities8.8 
Total Liabilities
28.3 
Net assets acquired$235.4 
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 was deductible for tax purposes.
Identifiable intangibles are technology and customer relationships, contracts and backlog and have estimated lives of 8 and 4 years, respectively.
No summarized unaudited pro forma results are provided for the BlackLynx acquisition due to the immateriality of this acquisition relative to the Company's consolidated financial position and results of operations.
PA Consulting Group Limited  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
PA Consulting Business Combination PA Consulting Business Combination
Deal Summary
On March 2, 2021, Jacobs completed the strategic investment of a 65% interest in PA Consulting, a UK-based leading innovation and transformation consulting firm. The total consideration paid by the Company was $1.7 billion, funded through cash on hand, proceeds from a new term loan and draws on the Company's existing Revolving Credit Facility. The remaining 35% interest was acquired by PA Consulting employees, whose redeemable noncontrolling interests had a fair value of $582.4 million on the closing date, including subsequent purchase accounting adjustments. PA Consulting is accounted for as a consolidated subsidiary and as a separate operating segment. See Note 11- Borrowings for more discussion on the financing for the transaction.
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
In connection with the PA Consulting investment, the Company recorded redeemable noncontrolling interests, including subsequent purchase accounting adjustments, representing the noncontrolling interest holders' equity interests in the form of preferred and common shares of PA Consulting, with substantially all of the value associated with these interests allocable to the preferred shares.
During the first nine months of 2023 and 2022, PA Consulting repurchased certain shares of the redeemable noncontrolling interest holders for $90.4 million and $46.1 million, respectively, and issued certain shares of redeemable noncontrolling interest holders for $34.8 million and $49.7 million, respectively. The difference between the cash purchase prices and the recorded book values of these repurchased and issued interests was recorded in the Company’s consolidated retained earnings.
Changes in the redeemable noncontrolling interests during the nine months ended June 30, 2023 are as follows (in thousands):
Balance at September 30, 2022
$632,522 
Accrued Preferred Dividend to Preference Shareholders53,233 
Attribution of Preferred Dividend to Common Shareholders(53,233)
Net earnings attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests to Common Shareholders13,225 
Redeemable Noncontrolling interests redemption value adjustment10,393 
Repurchase of redeemable noncontrolling interests(108,379)
Issuance of redeemable noncontrolling interests37,789 
Cumulative translation adjustment and other58,797 
Balance at June 30, 2023
$644,347 
In addition, certain employees and non-employees of PA Consulting are eligible to receive equity-based incentive grants in the future under the terms of the applicable agreements. During first nine months of fiscal 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded $5.1 million and $1.6 million, respectively, in expenses associated with these agreements which is reflected in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of earnings.
Restricted Cash
The Company, through its investment in PA Consulting, held $2.0 million and $13.7 million at June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively, in cash that is restricted from general use and is included in Prepaid expenses and other on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.