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Background and Nature of Operations
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Background and Nature of Operations Background and Nature of Operations
Clarivate Plc (“Clarivate,” “us,” “we,” “our,” or the “Company”), is a public limited company organized under the laws of Jersey, Channel Islands, pursuant to the definitive agreement entered into on May 13, 2019 to effect a merger between Camelot Holdings (Jersey) Limited ("Jersey") and Churchill Capital Corp, a Delaware corporation ("Churchill") (the “2019 Transaction”). The Company is a global leader in providing solutions to accelerate the pace of innovation. Our bold mission is to help our customers solve some of the world’s most complex problems by providing actionable information and insights that reduce the time from new ideas to life-changing inventions in the areas of Academia & Government, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Professional Services and Consumer Goods, Manufacturing & Technology.
During the third quarter of 2022, the Company realigned its segment structure based on the products we offer and the markets they serve. Our three reportable segments are as follows: Academia & Government ("A&G"), Life Sciences and Healthcare ("LS&H"), and Intellectual Property ("IP"). See Note 8 - Other Intangible Assets, net and Goodwill and Note 18 - Segment Information for additional information with respect to the Company's reportable segment structure.
Risks and Uncertainties
In March 2020, the World Health Organization characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic. The rapid spread of COVID-19 and issues relating to the resurgence of COVID-19 and/or new strains of COVID-19 along with continuously evolving responses to combat it have had an increasingly negative impact on the global economy. This has had, and may continue to have, an adverse impact to our operational and financial performance as well as the businesses of our customers and partners, including their spending priorities. It is difficult to predict the full extent of the potential effects and impact on our operations, business, and financial performance, however, we continue to conduct business with modifications and precautionary measures to our daily operations. Modifications include less employee travel as well as a virtual shift related to work location, and sales and marketing events. Given the uncertainty around the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the full impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations at this time, which may be material.
As the conflict in Ukraine continues to evolve, we are closely monitoring the current and potential impact on our business, our people, and our clients. Given the levying of sanctions, regional instability, geopolitical shifts, and other potential adverse effects on macroeconomic conditions, security conditions, currency exchange, and financial markets, the short and long-term implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are not possible to predict. We do not expect any direct impacts to our business to be material, but we are not currently able to predict any indirect impacts on the global economy and how those could negatively affect our business in the future. However, revenue growth was slightly impacted by our decision to cease commercial operations in Russia in March 2022. We continue to monitor any evolving impacts of this conflict and its effects on the global economy and geopolitical landscape.