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Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions

Note 19. Acquisitions

During the year ended December 31, 2018, we acquired substantially all of the assets of three businesses; Laurus Transaction Advisors, LLC. (“Laurus”), InR Advisory Services, LLC (“InR”) and Sequoia Financial Group, LLC. (“Sequoia”). Aggregate consideration for such acquisitions was approximately $27.9 million in cash, $0.9 million in our common stock and $13.4 million in contingent consideration.

Under the terms of the acquisition agreements, a portion of the purchase price is contingent on future performance of the businesses acquired. The maximum potential undiscounted amount of all future payments that we could be required to make under the contingent arrangements is $15.3 million. We are required to record the fair value of this obligation at the acquisition date which was determined to be $13.4 million, of which $3.9 million was recorded in “Contingent purchase price liability - current” and $9.5 million was recorded in “Contingent purchase price liability - non-current” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2017. Refer to Note 7, Fair Value Measurements, for additional information regarding contingent purchase price liability fair value and fair value adjustments.

First Quarter 2018 - The acquisition of Laurus, located in Denver, Colorado, was effective February 1, 2018. Laurus provides financial and accounting due diligence and advisory services with respect to mergers and acquisition transactions. Operating results are reported in the Financial Services practice group.

Second Quarter 2018 - The acquisition of InR, located in Media, Pennsylvania, was effective April 1, 2018. InR is a pension consultant and provider of investment advisory services for public and private sector clients. Operating results are reported in the Benefits and Insurance practice group.

Fourth Quarter 2018 - The acquisition of Sequoia, located in Cleveland, Ohio, was effective December 1, 2018. Sequoia provides retirement plan and advisory services. Operating results are reported in the Benefits and Insurance practice group.

Annualized revenue for these acquisitions is estimated to be approximately $11.0 million. Pro forma results of operations have not been presented because the effects of these acquisitions, individually and in aggregate, were not material to our “Income from continuing operations before income taxes.”

During the year ended December 31, 2017, we acquired substantially all of the assets of four businesses; Pacific Coastal Pension and Insurance Services, Inc. (“Pacific Coastal”), CMF Associates, LLC (“CMF”), Slaton Insurance (“Slaton”) and the non-attest business of McKay & Carnahan, Inc. (“McKay”). Aggregate consideration for such acquisitions was approximately $24.2 million in cash, $2 million in our common stock and $19.3 million in contingent consideration.

Under the terms of the acquisition agreements, a portion of the purchase price is contingent on future performance of the businesses acquired. The maximum potential undiscounted amount of all future payments that we could be required to make under the contingent arrangements is $20.3 million. We are required to record the fair value of this obligation at the acquisition date which was determined to be $19.3 million, of which $6.3 million was recorded in “Contingent purchase price liability - current” and $13 million was recorded in “Contingent purchase price liability - non-current” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2017. Refer to Note 7, Fair Value Measurements, for additional information regarding contingent purchase price liability fair value and fair value adjustments.

First Quarter 2017 - The acquisition of Pacific Coastal, located in Morgan Hill, California, was effective February 1, 2017. Pacific Coastal provides defined contribution third party administrative and consulting services. Operating results are reported in the Benefits and Insurance practice group.

Second Quarter 2017 - The acquisition of CMF, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was effective June 1, 2017. CMF provides various financial consulting, executive search and deal origination services. Operating results for CMF are reported in the Financial Services practice group. The acquisition of Slaton, located in West Palm Beach, Florida, was effective June 1, 2017. Slaton is a full service insurance brokerage firm offering clients a complete line of services including commercial lines, risk management and employee benefits. Operating results are reported in the Benefits and Insurance practice group.

Fourth Quarter 2017 - The acquisition of McKay, located in Newport Beach, California, was effective December 1, 2017. McKay is a full service accounting, tax, compliance and financial consulting firm. Operating results are reported in the Financial Services practice group.

Annualized revenue for these acquisitions is estimated to be approximately $25.7 million. Pro forma results of operations have not been presented because the effects of these acquisitions, individually and in aggregate, were not material to our “Income from continuing operations before income taxes.”

 

During the year ended December 31, 2016, we acquired substantially all of the assets of six businesses; the non-attest business of Millimaki Eggert, L.L.P. (“Millimaki”), The Savitz Organization (“Savitz”), Flex-Pay Business Services, Inc. (Flex-Pay”), Ed Jacobs & Associates, Inc. (“Ed Jacobs”), Actuarial Consultants, Inc. (“ACI”) and the non-attest business of the Seff Group, P.C. (“Seff”). Aggregate consideration for such acquisitions was approximately $40 million in cash, $2.1 million in our common stock, and $21.1 million in contingent consideration.

The maximum potential undiscounted amount of all future payments that we could be required to make under the contingent arrangements is $23.5 million. We determined that the fair value of the contingent consideration arrangement was $21.1 million, of which $6.6 million was recorded in “Contingent purchase price liability - current” and $14.5 million was recorded in “Contingent purchase price liability - non-current” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2016.

First Quarter 2016 - The acquisition of Millimaki, located in San Diego, California, was effective January 1, 2016. Millimaki provides professional tax, accounting, and financial services, with a specialty niche practice in the real estate sector, to closely held businesses, their owners, and mid-to-high net worth individuals. Operating results are reported in the Financial Services practice group.

Second Quarter 2016 - The acquisition of Savitz, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with offices in Atlanta, Georgia, and Newton, Massachusetts, was effective April 1, 2016. Savitz is an employee retirement and health and welfare benefits firm that provides actuarial, consulting and administration outsourcing services. The acquisition of Flex-Pay, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was effective June 1, 2016. Flex-Pay provides payroll processing, Affordable Care Act fulfillment, and human resource solutions to more than 3,600 clients primarily in the Southeast. Operating results for both Savitz and Flex-Pay are reported in the Benefit and Insurance Services practice group.

Third Quarter 2016 - The acquisition of Ed Jacobs, an employee benefits consulting business located in Cleveland, Tennessee, was effective July 1, 2016. Operating results are reported in the Benefit and Insurance Services practice group.

Fourth Quarter 2016 - The acquisition of ACI, based in Torrance, California, was effective November 1, 2016. ACI provides design, consultation and administration of 401(k) plans, profit-sharing plans, nonqualified plan administration and traditional defined benefit plans. Operating results are reported in the Benefit and Insurance Services practice group. The acquisition of Seff, a full service accounting, tax, compliance and financial consulting firm located in Denver, Colorado, was effective November 1, 2016. Operating results attributable to Seff are reported in the Financial Services practice group.

Annualized revenue for these acquisitions is estimated to be approximately $41.2 million. Pro forma results of operations have not been presented because the effects of these acquisitions, individually and in aggregate, were not material to our “Income from continuing operations before income taxes.”

The following table summarizes the amounts of identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed and aggregate purchase price for the acquisitions in 2018, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Cash

 

$

306

 

 

$

843

 

 

$

10

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

1,958

 

 

 

4,338

 

 

 

6,649

 

Funds held for clients

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,230

 

Property and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

48

 

 

 

440

 

Other assets

 

 

12

 

 

 

221

 

 

 

294

 

Identifiable intangible assets

 

 

5,539

 

 

 

4,229

 

 

 

22,177

 

Accounts payable

 

 

 

 

 

(1,283

)

 

 

 

Accrued liabilities

 

 

(1,753

)

 

 

(3,503

)

 

 

(1,133

)

Client fund obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(37,230

)

Total identifiable net assets

 

$

6,062

 

 

$

4,893

 

 

$

28,437

 

Goodwill

 

 

36,054

 

 

 

40,587

 

 

 

34,803

 

Aggregate purchase price

 

$

42,116

 

 

$

45,480

 

 

$

63,240

 

 

The goodwill of $36.1 million, $40.6 million and $34.8 million arising from the acquisitions in 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, consists largely of expected future earnings and cash flows from the existing management team, as well as the synergies created by the integration of the new businesses within the CBIZ organization, including cross-selling opportunities expected with our Financial Services group and the Benefit and Insurance Services group, to help strengthen our existing service offerings and expand our market position. All of the goodwill is deductible for income tax purposes for 2018, 2017 and 2016.

Client Lists - In 2018, we purchased one client list, which was recorded in the Financial Services practice group. Total consideration for this client list was $0.3 million in cash paid at closing and an additional $0.2 million which in guaranteed future consideration. In 2017, we purchased two client lists, one of which is recorded in the Financial Services practice group and one of which is reported in the Benefit and Insurance Services practice group. Total consideration for these client lists was less than $0.1 million in cash paid at closing and an additional $1.4 million which is contingent upon future financial performance of the client list. We purchased seven client lists in 2016, one of which is recorded in the Financial Services practice group and six of which are reported in the Benefit and Insurance Services practice group. Total consideration for these client lists was $1.2 million cash paid at closing and an additional $1.2 million in guaranteed future consideration, and $1.5 million which is contingent upon future financial performance of the client list.

Contingent Earnouts for Previous Acquisitions - Under the terms of the acquisition agreements, we pay cash consideration and issue shares of our common stock as contingent earnout for previous acquisitions. In 2018, 2017 and 2016, we paid cash of $11.0 million, $9.8 million and $7.1 million, respectively, and issued shares of our common stock of approximately 0.1 million shares, 0.3 million shares and 0.4 million shares, respectively.

Change in Contingent Purchase Price Liability for Previous Acquisitions - We are required to evaluate in subsequent reporting periods the fair value of contingent consideration related to previous acquisitions. We increased the fair value of the contingent purchase price liability related to prior acquisitions in 2018 by $2.6 million due to better than expected results of acquired businesses and the revaluation of stock related to contingent payments. We decreased the fair value of the contingent purchase price liability related to prior acquisitions in 2017 by $1.5 million due to lower than originally projected future results of the acquired businesses. In 2016, we decreased the fair value of the contingent purchase price liability by $1.3 million. The increase and decreases are included as income in “Other income, net” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. For further discussion on contingent purchase price liabilities, refer to Note 7, Fair Value Measurements, to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.