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Investment in Business Funding Group, LLC
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Investment in Business Funding Group, LLC Investment in Business Funding Group, LLC
On December 31, 2019, the Company purchased from certain members of BFG a 10% membership interest in exchange for an aggregate of 950,784 shares of par value $0.001 Common Stock of the Company. The exchange was accounted for at fair value based on the fair value of the Company’s shares of approximately $3.5 million.
The Company’s 10% membership interests of BFG are comprised of Class A Voting Units representing 4.96% of the aggregate membership interests of BFG and Class B Non-Voting Units representing 5.04% of the aggregate membership interests of BFG. The other existing members of BFG jointly own the remaining 90% of the outstanding membership interests, on a fully-diluted basis – all of which membership interests are Class A Voting Units. Based on the Company’s accounting policy with respect to investments in limited liability companies, the Company concluded that its level of ownership was indicative of significant influence and, as a result, the investment would be accounted for using the equity method. However, the Company elected the fair value option for its investment due to cost-benefit considerations. The Company received distributions from BFG in the amounts of $0.5 million and $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. These distributions were recorded in the Consolidated Income Statement as non-interest income.
On March 31, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with BFG whereby the Company has the right of first refusal to purchase additional interests in BFG from any selling members. Additionally, the Company was granted an option to purchase all, but not less than all, of the interests in BFG from the remaining members for an earnings multiple between 10
times and 15 times net profit based on the fiscal year ended immediately prior to the exercise of the option. The option period begins on January 1, 2021 and expires on January 1, 2028. In consideration of granting the first right of refusal and the option, BFG members received 270,000 warrants in the aggregate. The warrants have an exercise price of $6.67 per share and the warrants expire on March 31, 2028. The warrants are free-standing equity instruments and, as a result, are classified within equity at the fair value on the issuance date. The fair value of the warrants was determined by our board of directors with input from management, relying in part upon valuation reports prepared by a third-party valuation firm using a Black-Scholes option pricing model adjusted for a lack of marketability since the Company’s stock was not publicly traded at that time. The resulting fair value of the warrants was $0.19 per share.
On July 25, 2023, the Company entered into a Membership Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with BFG and four members of BFG ("Sellers"). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company will acquire an additional 10% voting ownership interest in BFG (the "Transaction"). As a part of the Transaction, the Company’s existing 5.1% non-voting ownership interest in BFG will be converted to a voting ownership interest and, when combined with the Company’s existing 4.9% voting ownership interest and the 10% voting ownership interest in BFG to be acquired in the Transaction, the Company will have a 20% voting ownership interest in BFG.
At the closing of the Transaction (the "Closing"), the Company will issue in the aggregate 372,132 shares of Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, in a private placement to the Sellers in exchange for their 10% aggregate ownership interest in BFG, provided that the average of the last sales prices of the Company's Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market for the 10 consecutive trading days preceding the Closing date (the "Average FinWise Share Price") is less than $12.63 per share and greater than $6.00 per share.
The Purchase Agreement contains representations and warranties, covenants and indemnification provisions which the Company believes are customary for a transaction of this nature. If on the Closing date, the Average FinWise Share Price is more than $12.63 per share, the Company may terminate the Purchase Agreement. If on the Closing date, the Average FinWise Share Price is less than $6.00 per share, BFG may terminate the Purchase Agreement. Closing is subject to certain conditions, including the receipt of any required regulatory approval. Either of the Company or the Sellers may terminate the Purchase Agreement if any condition to the other parties' obligations has not been satisfied by September 30, 2023.
For further discussion on the Company’s investment in BFG, see Note 13 Related Parties.