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Note 11 - Business Acquisition
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]
11.
Business acquisition
 
On
July 1, 2019,
two
wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company, AdParlor, LLC (formerly known as AdParlor Acquisition, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company, and Fluent Media Canada, Inc., a British Columbia company (together with AdParlor, LLC, each a "Buyer" and collectively "Buyers"), completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of AdParlor Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("AdParlor Holdings"), AdParlor International, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("AdParlor International"), AdParlor Media, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("AdParlor Media US"), and AdParlor Media ULC, a British Columbia unlimited liability company (together with AdParlor Holdings, AdParlor International and AdParlor Media US, each a "Seller" and collectively "Sellers") pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") dated
June 17, 2019,
by and among Buyers, Sellers and the parent of the Sellers,
v2
Ventures Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "AdParlor Acquisition"). 
The purpose of the acquisition was to expand the Company's performance-based marketing capabilities. In accordance with ASU
2017
-
01,
Business Combinations (ASC
805
): Clarifying the Definition of a Business
, the Company determined that the AdParlor Acquisition constituted the purchase of a business. 
 
At closing, the Buyers paid to Sellers cash consideration of
$7,302,
 net of adjustments for working capital and indebtedness, and issued a promissory note to Sellers with a present value of
$2,350
 in exchange for substantially all of the assets of Sellers. This promissory note is guaranteed by Fluent, LLC, and will
not
accrue interest except in the case of default, is payable in
two
equal installments on the
first
and
second
anniversaries of the date of closing and is subject to setoff in respect of certain indemnity and other matters. See Note
5
,
Long-term debt, net
for further detail. For the year ended
December 31, 2019, 
the Company incurred transaction-related expenses
of
$483
in
connection with the AdParlor Acquisition, which it recorded in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
 
The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the closing date:
 
   
July 1, 2019
 
       
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $
56
 
Accounts receivable    
7,835
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets    
54
 
Property and equipment
   
138
 
Intangible assets
   
4,700
 
Goodwill
   
4,983
 
Other non-current assets
   
28
 
Accounts payable    
(7,691
)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities    
(418
)
Deferred revenue    
(33
)
Total net assets acquired
  $
9,652
 
 
The fair values of the identifiable intangible assets and goodwill acquired at the closing date are as follows:
 
   
Fair Value
   
Weighted Average Amortization Period (Years)
 
Trade name & trademarks   $
300
   
4
 
Developed technology
   
2,100
   
4
 
Customer relationships
   
2,300
   
6
 
Goodwill    
4,983
   
 
 
Total intangible assets, net
  $
9,683
   
 
 
 
With the assistance of a
third
-party valuation firm, the fair value of the acquired customer relationships was determined using the excess earnings method, a variation of the income approach, while the fair value of the acquired developed technology, trade names and trademarks were determined using the relief from royalty method of the income approach. 
T
he amount of the purchase price in excess of the fair value of the net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill and primarily relates to intangible assets that do
not
qualify for separate recognition, including assembled workforce and synergies. For
tax purposes, the goodwill is deductible over
15
years.