BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

Acquisition of Liteq

On July 2, 2017, the Company, through a wholly owned subsidiary, acquired all of the outstanding equity interests of Liteq. Liteq is a lithography solutions provider for advanced packaging.

The purchase price consisted of EUR 25.0 million (approximately $28.6 million) cash paid at closing and additional potential earn-out payments based on Liteq's cumulative pre-tax earnings and cumulative engineering expenses for fiscal 2018 to 2022. The acquisition expands the Company's presence in the advanced packaging market.

The acquisition of Liteq was accounted for in accordance with ASC No. 805, Business Combinations, using the acquisition method. On July 2, 2018, the Company finalized the valuation of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities in connection with the acquisition of Liteq and no further adjustment was recorded.

The following table summarizes the allocation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the fair values as of the acquisition date and related useful lives of the finite-lived intangible assets acquired:



(in thousands)	July 2, 2017
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	199
Property, plant and equipment	107
Intangibles	18,060
Goodwill	10,253
Accounts payable	(157		)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(103		)
Deferred tax liabilities	(1,240		)
Total purchase price, net of cash acquired	$	27,119

Tangible net assets (liabilities) were valued at their respective carrying amounts, which the Company believes approximate their current fair values at the acquisition date.

The valuation of identifiable intangible assets acquired, representing developed technology, reflects management’s estimates based on, among other factors, use of established valuation methods. The developed technology was determined using the relief from royalty method, and is amortized over the period of estimated benefit using the straight-line method and the estimated useful lives of ten years. The straight-line method of amortization represents the Company’s best estimate of the distribution of the economic value of the identifiable intangible assets. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and includes the value of expected future cash flows of Liteq from expected synergies with our other affiliates and other unidentifiable intangible assets. None of the goodwill recorded as part of the acquisition will be deductible for income tax purposes.

In connection with the acquisition of Liteq, the Company recorded deferred tax liabilities relating to the acquired intangible assets, which are partially offset by the net amount of acquired net operating losses. The net amount of acquired net operating losses is comprised of net operating losses less the tax reserves and valuation allowance.

Acquisition of Assembléon

In 2015, the Company, through a wholly owned subsidiary, acquired all of the outstanding equity interests of Assembléon. The cash purchase price of approximately $97.4 million (EUR 80 million) consisted of $72.5 million for 100% of the equity of Assembléon and $24.9 million which was used by Assembléon to settle intercompany loans with its parent company. On January 18, 2018, the Company released $5.0 million (EUR 4.2 million) previously held in escrow, after the conclusion of a legal proceeding for which the Company asserted indemnification rights under the share purchase agreement.