Acquisitions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Acquisitions

GREATS Brand, Inc.

On August 9, 2019, the Company acquired 90% of the outstanding common stock of GREATS Brand, Inc., owner of GREATS, a pioneering digitally native sneaker brand, for an initial payment of $12,829 and a future contingent payment of $5,000 based on the GREATS brand achieving certain EBITA targets in any full consecutive four quarters beginning on October 1, 2019 and ending on December 31, 2022 (See Note G - Fair Value Measurements). The amount of future payments will be determined by GREATS' future performance with no minimum future payment. After the effect of closing adjustments, the purchase price was $14,209, net of cash acquired of approximately $290. The acquisition was funded by cash on hand and adds a new digitally native footwear brand with added growth potential to the Company.

The results of the GREATS brand have been included in the consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition within the Retail and Wholesale Footwear segments.

The following table summarizes the adjusted fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition:


Cash	$	290
Accounts receivable	41
Inventory	1,387
Prepaid and other assets	6,447
Fixed assets	200
Trademark (1)	13,086
Customer relationships (2)	1,140
Accounts payable	(1,963)
Accrued expenses	(1,055)
Deferred tax liabilities long-term	(3,463)
Noncontrolling interest	(1,611)
Total fair value of assets acquired	$	14,499

(1) Trademark assigned an indefinite life.
(2) Customer relationships will be amortized over 20 years.

B.B. Dakota, Inc.

On August 12, 2019, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding common stock of B.B. Dakota, Inc., owner of BB Dakota, a contemporary women's apparel company, for an initial payment of $24,568 and a future contingent payment on the BB Dakota brand achieving certain EBITDA targets for each of the three consecutive full calendar years following the acquisition (See Note G - Fair Value Measurements). In connection therewith, the Company recorded a long-term liability of $4,770 as of the date of acquisition to reflect the estimated fair value of the contingent purchase price. The amount of future payments will be determined by BB Dakota's future performance with no minimum future payment. After the effect of closing adjustments, the purchase price was $29,404, net of cash acquired of approximately $353. The acquisition was funded by cash on hand and adds new apparel brands with added growth potential to the Company.

The results of the BB Dakota brand have been included in the consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition within the Wholesale Accessories/Apparel and Retail segments.

The following table summarizes the adjusted fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the August 12, 2019 acquisition date:


Cash	$	353
Accounts receivable	4,419
Inventory	6,696
Prepaid and other assets	855
Fixed assets	382
Trademark (1)	9,670
Customer relationships (2)	2,530
Accounts payable	(2,885)
Accrued expenses	(2,893)
Deferred tax liabilities long-term	(2,735)
Total fair value excluding goodwill	16,392
Goodwill	13,365
Net assets acquired	$	29,757

(1) Trademark assigned an indefinite life.
(2) Customer relationships will be amortized over 10 years.

The acquisitions were accounted for in accordance with FASB Topic ASC 805, Business Combinations, which requires that the total cost of an acquisition be allocated to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their respective fair values at the date of acquisition.

The Company recorded goodwill for the BB Dakota acquisition based on the amount by which the purchase price exceeded the fair value of the net assets acquired, which consists largely of the synergies expected from the acquisition.