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Acquisitions and Umbrella Partnership C Structure | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Business Combination, Asset Acquisition, Transaction between Entities under Common Control, and Joint Venture Formation [Abstract] |
Acquisitions and Umbrella Partnership C Structure | Acquisitions and Umbrella Partnership C Structure Acquisition of Omni On January 25, 2024, (the “Closing”) the Company completed the acquisition of Omni Newco, LLC (the “Omni Acquisition”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 10, 2023 (the “Merger Agreement,” and as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 22, 2024, the “Amended Merger Agreement”). Omni, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an asset-light, high-touch logistics and supply chain management company with customer relationships in high-growth end markets. Omni delivers domestic and international freight forwarding, fulfillment services, customs brokerage, distribution, and value-added services for time-sensitive freight to U.S.-based customers operating both domestically and internationally. Pursuant to the Amended Merger Agreement, through a series of transactions involving the Company’s direct and indirect subsidiaries (collectively, with the other transactions contemplated by the Amended Merger Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements referred to therein, the “Transactions”), the Company acquired Omni for a combination of (a) $1,643,502 in cash (which includes pre-acquisition Omni costs of approximately $80 million and the extinguishment of $1,543,003 in Omni’s indebtedness) and (b) Equity Consideration issued at Closing consisting of: (i) 700 shares of the Company’s common stock, (ii) 4,435 Opco Class B Units (as defined below) and corresponding fractional Company Series B Preferred Units (as defined below) which together, were at Closing exchangeable into 4,435 shares of the Company’s common stock at the option of the holder, (iii) 1,210 fractional Company Series C Preferred Units (as defined below), and (iv) 7,670 units of Opco Series C-2 Preferred Units. Upon approval of the Company’s shareholders at the 2024 Annual Shareholders Meeting held on June 3, 2024 (the “Conversion Approval”), the 1,210 Company Series C Preferred Units were converted into 1,210 shares of the Company’s common stock, and 7,670 Opco Series C-2 Preferred Units were converted to 7,760 Opco Class B Units and the same corresponding number of Company Series B Preferred Units, resulting in 30.5% economic interest in Opco. The fair value of the Equity Consideration related to the 700 shares of the Company’s common stock issued was determined based on the price of the Company’s common stock at the acquisition date and all other Equity Consideration was determined based on the price of Company’s common stock at the acquisition date as adjusted for an illiquidity discount. Please refer to sections hereinafter in relation to the Company Series B Preferred Stock, Company Series C Preferred Stock, Opco Class B Units, and Opco Series C-2 Preferred Units. Prior to the consummation of the Transactions, the Company completed a restructuring to create an umbrella partnership C corporation (as described below), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company contributed all of its operating assets, as well as the assets and liabilities acquired in the Omni Acquisition, to Clue Opco, LLC ("Opco"). The related purchase accounting for the Omni Acquisition was included in Opco and the noncontrolling interest related to Opco Class B Units and Opco Series C-2 Preferred Units (totaling a 30.5% economic interest in Opco) was measured and recognized based on the fair market value of net assets acquired in the Omni Acquisition and the historical carrying value of the Company’s operating assets so contributed. Additionally, pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement (as defined below), the Company recorded contingent consideration associated with potential payments to be made for the tax benefits related to the 700 shares of Company common stock issued at the Closing, and such contingent consideration was measured at fair value based on the expected future tax benefit payments to be made to certain Omni Holders (as defined below). The Omni Acquisition enables the Company to provide a differentiated service offering and expanded geographic footprint to customers. In addition, the combination of these complementary businesses allows the Company to deliver integrated global supply chain solutions for customers’ most service-sensitive logistics needs. Goodwill recognized related to the purchase represents planned operational synergies, expanded geographic reach of our services, and strategic market positioning. The results of Omni have been included in the Consolidated Financial Statements as of and from the date of acquisition. The associated goodwill has been included in the Omni reportable segment and is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Details of consideration paid are included in the Purchase Price Allocation table within this footnote. Umbrella Partnership C Structure In connection with the Omni Acquisition, the Company completed an entity restructuring where the Company created Opco. Opco is considered a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”), and the Company is the managing member. As the managing member of Opco, the Company operates and controls all of the business and affairs of Opco, and through Opco and its subsidiaries, conducts its business. The Company holds the sole voting interest in, and controls the management of, Opco and has the obligation to absorb losses of and receive benefits from Opco, which could be significant. The Company consolidated Opco in its consolidated financial statements and reports a noncontrolling interest related to the Opco Class B Units held by the members of Opco (other than the Class A Units held by the Company) on its consolidated financial statements. All of the Company’s assets are held by, and all of its operations are conducted through Opco. As of September 30, 2025, the Company holds 30,980 Class A Units in Opco and the existing direct and certain indirect equity holders of Omni (“Omni Holders”) hold 8,869 units of Opco designated as “Class B Units” (“Opco Class B Units”) and 8,869 corresponding Company Series B Preferred Units which together are exchangeable into 8,869 common shares of the Company. Opco is governed by an amended and restated limited liability company agreement of Opco that became effective at the Closing (“Opco LLCA”). Additionally, the Company, Opco, Omni Holders and certain other parties entered into a tax receivable agreement (the “Tax Receivable Agreement”), which sets forth the agreement among the parties regarding the sharing of certain tax benefits realized by the Company as a result of the Omni Acquisition. Pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement, the Company is generally obligated to pay certain Omni Holders 83.5% of (a) the total tax benefit that the Company realizes as a result of increases in tax basis in Opco’s assets resulting from certain actual or deemed distributions and the future exchange of units of Opco for shares of securities of the Company (or cash) pursuant to the Opco LLCA, (b) certain pre-existing tax attributes of certain Omni Holders that are corporate entities for tax purposes, (c) the tax benefits that the Company realizes from certain tax allocations that correspond to items of income or gain required to be recognized by certain Omni Holders, and (d) other tax benefits attributable to payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement. The Company consolidates the financial results of Opco, and reports a noncontrolling interest related to the Opco Class B Units held by noncontrolling interest holders on its consolidated statements. The noncontrolling interests on the accompanying consolidated income statement represent the portion of the income attributable to the economic interests in Opco held by the noncontrolling holders of the Opco Class B Units calculated based on the weighted average noncontrolling interests’ ownership during the periods presented. Upon conversion of any Opco Class B Units into common stock of the Company, the basis of the converted units is removed from the noncontrolling interest based on the change in the economic interests of Opco and recorded to common stock at par value and any excess is recorded to additional paid-in capital. Company Series B Preferred Stock Pursuant to Articles of Amendment to the Restated Charter of the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee at the Closing (the “Charter Amendment”), the Company established the terms of a new series of preferred stock of the Company designated as “Series B Preferred Stock” (the “Company Series B Preferred Stock”), and, at the Closing, certain Omni Holders received fractional units (the “Company Series B Preferred Units”) each representing one one-thousandth of a share of the Company Series B Preferred Stock. Each Company Series B Preferred Unit will, together with a corresponding Opco Class B Unit, be exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof into one share of the Company’s common stock. Holders of Company Series B Preferred Units vote as a single class with holders of the Company’s common stock and are not entitled to receive any dividends except in the event of a dividend to holders of the Company’s common stock in the form of shares of common stock or rights to acquire common stock, in which case the holders of Company Series B Preferred Units will simultaneously receive a dividend of Company Series B Preferred Units or rights to acquire Company Series B Preferred Units, in each case in the same proportion and manner. Company Series C Preferred Stock Pursuant to the Charter Amendment, the Company established the terms of a new series of convertible preferred stock of the Company designated as “Series C Preferred Stock” (the “Company Series C Preferred Stock”), and, at Closing, certain Omni Holders received fractional units (each, a “Company Series C Preferred Unit”) each representing one one-thousandth of a share of Company Series C Preferred Stock. The liquidation preference of a Company Series C Preferred Unit is equal to $110.00 per unit, subject to adjustment for any in-kind payment of the Annual Coupon as described below (the “Liquidation Preference”). In addition, the Company Series C Preferred Units accrue on each anniversary of issuance a cumulative annual dividend (without any interim accrual) equal to the product of (a) a rate to be fixed at Closing (which equals the rate per annum equal to a spread of 3.50% above the yield payable on the most junior tranche of debt issued in connection with the Transactions, rounded to the nearest 0.25%) multiplied by (b) the Liquidation Preference (the “Annual Coupon”). The Annual Coupon is payable, at the Company’s option, in cash or in-kind by automatically increasing the Liquidation Preference in an equal amount. Holders of Company Series C Preferred Units do not have the right to vote with shares of the Company’s common stock. Upon the Conversion Approval in June of 2024, all Company Series C Preferred Stock automatically converted, on a one-to-one basis (without payment of any Annual Coupon), into shares of the Company’s common stock and are no longer outstanding. Opco Class B Units Pursuant to the Opco LLCA, Opco issued Opco Class B Units that are generally equivalent economically to one share of the Company’s common stock (other than providing the holder with certain different tax attributes). Holders of Opco Class B Units do not have voting rights in Opco, which is solely managed by the Company, and generally can only be disposed of by the holder by exchanging one Opco Class B Unit and one Company Series B Preferred Unit for one share of the Company’s common stock. Opco Series C-2 Preferred Units The Opco Series C-2 Preferred Units have substantially the same terms as the Company Series C Preferred Units except that they were issued by Opco, thereby providing the holders with certain different tax attributes, and are automatically convertible upon receipt of the Conversion Approval, into Opco Class B Units and Company Series B Preferred Units, instead of shares of the Company’s common stock. Holders of Opco Series C-2 Preferred Units do not have voting rights in Opco. Upon the Conversion Approval in June of 2024, all Opco Series C-2 Preferred Units automatically converted, on a one-to-one basis (without payment of any Annual Coupon), into Opco Class B Units and Company Series B Preferred Units, and are no longer outstanding. Business Combination Accounting - Omni Logistics Assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date are presented in the following table:
| January 26, 2024 Opening Balance Sheet as Reported at March 31, 2024 |  | Adjustments |  | January 26, 2024 Opening Balance Sheet as Reported at December 31, 2024
Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration paid | $ | 1,643,502 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,643,502 |
Contingent consideration | 13,270 |  |  | — |  |  | 13,270 |
Equity Consideration 1 | 656,881 |  |  | (39,413) |  |  | 617,468 |
Total purchase price and noncontrolling interest | 2,313,653 |  |  | (39,413) |  |  | 2,274,240 |
Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents acquired | 78,260 |  |  | (10,977) |  |  | 67,283 |
Accounts receivable | 181,570 |  |  | 10,441 |  |  | 192,011 |
Property and equipment | 75,292 |  |  | 14,082 |  |  | 89,374 |
Other assets | 35,639 |  |  | (3,084) |  |  | 32,555 |
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 234,025 |  |  | 13,665 |  |  | 247,690 |
Customer relationships | 1,062,729 |  |  | (158,929) |  |  | 903,800 |
Non-compete agreements | 42,509 |  |  | (19,109) |  |  | 23,400 |
Trademarks and other | 42,510 |  |  | (19,410) |  |  | 23,100 |
Total assets acquired | 1,752,534 |  |  | (173,321) |  |  | 1,579,213 |
Current liabilities | 156,408 |  |  | (368) |  |  | 156,040 |
Finance lease obligations | 14,606 |  |  | 2,977 |  |  | 17,583 |
Operating lease liabilities | 234,025 |  |  | 13,844 |  |  | 247,869 |
Other liabilities | 643 |  |  | (559) |  |  | 84 |
Deferred income taxes | 133,673 |  |  | 22,127 |  |  | 155,800 |
Total liabilities assumed | 539,355 |  |  | 38,021 |  |  | 577,376 |
Goodwill | $ | 1,100,474 |  |  | $ | 171,929 |  |  | $ | 1,272,403 |
1 Includes (i) $84,138 related to the issuance of the 700 common shares and 1.21 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, (ii) $345,003 related to the fair value of the Class B Opco units and (iii) $188,327 related to the fair value of the noncontrolling interest retained by the Omni Holders. In consolidation, the Class B Opco units are eliminated and $121,379 is recorded to additional paid-in capital as an equity transaction and $223,284 is recorded to noncontrolling interest representing the Omni Holders share of the historical carrying value of the Company’s net operating assets. For the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Co mpany recorded $5,814 and $(549) of trans actions and integration costs incurred in connection with the Omni Acquisition, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Co mpany recorded $25,727 and $71,393 of trans actions and integration costs incurred in connection with the Omni Acquisition, respectively. The transaction and integration costs were recorded in “Other operating expenses” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The weighted average useful life of acquired intangible assets as of the acquisition date are summarized in the following table:
(weighted average years) |  |  | Omni
Customer relationships |  |  | 14 years
Non-compete agreements |  |  | 4 years
Trademarks and other |  |  | 5 years
Supplemental Pro Forma Information The following table represents the pro forma financial information as if Omni had been included in the consolidated results of the Company since January 1, 2024 (unaudited and in thousands):
| September 30, 2024
Pro forma revenue | $ | 1,923,416 |
Pro forma net loss | (1,155,014) |
The pro forma financial information adjusts the net loss for amortization of the intangible assets and the fair value adjustments of the assets acquired in connection with the Omni Acquisition as if the closing had occurred on January 1, 2024.

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