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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS  
NOTE 12 - BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

NOTE 12 - BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

 

Scouted Asset Purchase

 

Effective January 31, 2021, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, acquired all assets of RLJ Talent Consulting, Inc., d/b/a Scouted, (“Scouted”) (the “Scouted Asset Purchase”). As consideration for the Scouted Asset Purchase, Scouted shareholders are entitled to a total of 560,408 shares of our restricted Common Stock (valued at $1,625,183 based on a $2.90 per share acquisition date price), of which 82,877 shares of stock will be held in reserve and are recorded as contingent consideration, a current liability in the accompanying financial statements, and an additional amount of $180,000 in cash consideration for a total purchase price of approximately $1.8 million. The Scouted Asset Purchase will be accounted for as a business acquisition. The assets acquired in the Scouted Asset Purchase consist primarily of sales and client relationships, contracts, intellectual property, partnership and vendor agreements and certain other assets (the “Scouted Assets”), along with a de minimis amount of other assets. The Company has completed the purchase price allocation of the $1.8 million for the acquired intangible assets during the second quarter of 2021. The Company is utilizing the Scouted Assets to expand its video hiring solutions and curated talent solutions, through its Recruiting Solutions subsidiary.

 

The acquisition is accounted for by the Company in accordance with the acquisition method of accounting pursuant to ASC 805 “Business Combinations” and pushdown accounting is applied to record the fair value of the assets acquired on Recruiting Solutions. Under this method, the purchase price is allocated to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. Any excess of the amount paid over the estimated fair values of the identifiable net assets acquired will be allocated to goodwill.

 

The following is a summary of the estimated fair value of the assets acquired at the date of acquisition:

 

Sales and client relationships and contracts

 

$1,382,076

 

Intellectual property

 

 

 98,721

 

Domains

 

 

 18,000

 

Goodwill

 

 

 306,386

 

 

 

$1,805,183

 

 

Upsider Asset Purchase

 

Effective March 25, 2021, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “APA”) with Upsider, Inc., (“Upsider”), to acquire all the assets and certain liabilities of Upsider (the “Upsider Purchase”). As consideration for the Upsider Purchase, Upsider’s shareholders will receive net cash of $69,983 and a total of 807,734 shares of our common stock (the “Consideration Shares”) (valued at $2,544,362, based on a $3.15 per share acquisition date price), of which 129,851 of the Consideration Shares will be held in reserve and are recorded as a current liability, contingent consideration in the accompanying financial statements. The shareholders of Upsider may also receive earn-out consideration of up to $1,394,760, based on the attainment of specific targets during the six months following closing. We have recorded the fair value of the contingent earn-out consideration of $1,325,003 at June 30, 2021. The total purchase price is approximately $3.9 million. The assets acquired in the APA consist primarily of sales and client relationships, contracts, intellectual property, partnership and vendor agreements and a de minimis amount of other assets. The Company also assumed a small amount of liabilities in the form of net payables. The Company is utilizing Upsider’s machine learning artificial intelligence to provide a more predictive and efficient recruiting tool that enhances our current technology.

 

The Company also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with Upsider (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). The Registration Rights Agreement provides that following the Six-Month Anniversary (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), and for a period of five years thereafter, Upsider shall have the ability, on three occasions, to demand that Company shall file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 or Form S-3, pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, to register the Consideration Shares. Additionally, pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, for a period of three years following the Six-Month Anniversary, whenever the Company proposes to register the issuance or sale of any of its Common Stock or its own account or otherwise, and the registration form to be used may be used for the registration of the Consideration Shares.

 

The acquisition is accounted for by the Company in accordance with the acquisition method of accounting pursuant to ASC 805 “Business Combinations” and pushdown accounting is applied to record the fair value of the assets acquired on Recruiting Solutions. Under this method, the purchase price is allocated to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. Any excess of the amount paid over the estimated fair values of the identifiable net assets acquired will be allocated to goodwill.

 

The following is a summary of the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:

 

Sales and client relationships and contracts

 

$3,130,773

 

Intellectual property

 

 

156,539

Domains

 

 

 4,600

 

Goodwill

 

 

 736,525

 

Accounts payable

 

 

 (89,089)

 

 

 

$3,939,348

 

  

OneWire Asset Purchase

 

Effective May 10, 2021, we, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “APA”) with OneWire Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“OneWire”), to acquire all the assets and several liabilities of OneWire (the “OneWire Purchase”). As consideration for the OneWire Purchase, OneWire’s shareholders will receive a total of 388,318 shares (the “Consideration Shares”) of common stock, valued at $1,255,000, based on a price per share of $3.231894, the volume-weighted average price of the common stock for the 30-day period immediately prior to the Closing Date (as defined in the APA). 77,664 of the Consideration Shares are subject to forfeiture pursuant to APA provisions regarding a post-closing working capital adjustment and a revenue true-up and pursuant to OneWire’s indemnity obligations. The assets acquired in the APA consist primarily of sales and client relationships, contracts, intellectual property, partnership and vendor agreements and certain other assets, along with a de minimis amount of other assets.The Company has completed the purchase price allocation of the $1.3 million for the acquired intangible assets during the second quarter of 2021. OneWire’s expansive candidate database in financial services and candidate matching service amplify our reach to give employers and recruiters access to an even broader pool of specialized talent.

 

The Company also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with OneWire (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). The Registration Rights Agreement provides that following the Six-Month Anniversary (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), and for a period of five years thereafter, OneWire shall have the ability, on three occasions, to demand that Company shall file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 or Form S-3, pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, to register the Consideration Shares. Additionally, pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, for a period of three years following the Six-Month Anniversary, whenever the Company proposes to register the issuance or sale of any of its Common Stock or its own account or otherwise, and the registration form to be used may be used for the registration of the Consideration Shares.

  

The acquisition is accounted for by the Company in accordance with the acquisition method of accounting pursuant to ASC 805 “Business Combinations” and pushdown accounting is applied to record the fair value of the assets acquired on Recruiting Solutions. Under this method, the purchase price is allocated to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. Any excess of the amount paid over the estimated fair values of the identifiable net assets acquired will be allocated to goodwill.

 

The following is a summary of the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:

 

Cash

 

$54,868

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

165,285

 

Sales and client relationships and contracts

 

 

760,852

 

Intellectual property

 

 

121,700

 

Domains

 

 

10,152

 

Goodwill

 

 

369,671

 

 

 

$1,482,528

 

 

Pro Forma Information

 

The results of operations of Scouted, Upsider and OneWire are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the dates of acquisition. The following supplemental unaudited pro forma combined financial information assumes that the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020:

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Revenue

 

$7,828,953

 

 

$4,858,874

 

Net Loss

 

$(3,666,251)

 

$(12,000,082)

Loss per common share, basic and diluted

 

$(1.09)

 

$(4.96)

 

The pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of the results that would have occurred if the acquisition had occurred on the dates indicated or that result in the future.