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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

NOTE 13 - BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

Scouted Asset Purchase

Effective January 31, 2021, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, acquired all of the assets of RLJ Talent Consulting, Inc., dba Scouted, a Delaware Corporation (“Scouted”) (the “Scouted Asset Purchase”). As consideration for the Scouted Asset Purchase, Scouted shareholders received a total of 224,163 shares of our restricted common stock (valued at $1,625,183 based on a $7.25 per share acquisition date price), of which 33,151 shares of stock were held in reserve and 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 33,151 shares held in reserve were issued on December 13, 2021. The Scouted Asset Purchase was 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”). 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 by the Company. 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
Total Purchase Price	$	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 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 received net cash of $69,983 and a total of 323,094 shares of our common stock (the “Upsider Shares”) (valued at $2,544,362, based on a $7.88 per share acquisition date price), of which 51,940 of the Upsider Shares were held in reserve and were recorded as a current liability, contingent consideration in the accompanying financial statements. The shareholders of Upsider may also receive earn-out consideration in the form of the issuance of 321,390, shares of our common stock on September 1, 2021 based on the attainment of specific targets during the nine months following closing. The total purchase price is approximately $3.9 million. The assets acquired in the Upsider Purchase consist primarily of sales and client relationships, contracts, intellectual property, partnership and vendor agreements and a de minimis amount of other assets. We also assumed a small amount of liabilities in the form of net payables. The Company utilizes Upsider’s machine learning artificial intelligence to provide a more predictive and efficient recruiting tool that enhances our current technology.

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	)
Total Purchase Price	$	3,939,348

OneWire Asset Purchase

Effective May 10, 2021, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement and Plan of Reorganization 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 received a total of 155,327 shares (the “Consideration Shares”) of common stock, valued at $1,255,000, based on a price per share of $8.0797, the volume-weighted average price of the common stock for the 30 day period immediately prior to the closing date), of which 31,066 of the Consideration Shares are subject to forfeiture as security against a post-closing working capital adjustment and a revenue true-up and pursuant to OneWire’s indemnity obligations. At the date of closing, the common stock was valued at $1,436,777, and there was a to be determined working capital adjustment to be paid in additional common shares recorded as a liability at a fair value of $45,751 for a total purchase price of $1,482,528. The assets acquired in the OneWire Purchase consist primarily of sales and client relationships, contracts, intellectual property, partnership and vendor agreements and certain other assets. The Company has completed the purchase price allocation of the $1.5 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 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
Total Purchase Price	$	1,482,528

Parrut Asset Purchase

Effective July 7, 2021, the Company entered into and closed on an Asset Purchase Agreement with Parrut, Inc. (“Parrut”), and certain individuals named therein. Parrut does business as Uncubed and we acquired the assets of the Technology Solutions Division of Uncubed. The purchased assets include assets related to Finalist, an online marketplace for sourcing and screening early-professional software and data candidates and assets related to Uncubed’s job board technology and candidate engagement platform which includes Mediabistro, a job board and professional community for media, content, and creative professionals (the “Parrut Purchase”).

As consideration for the Parrut Purchase, the Company paid $500,000 in cash at closing, a $1,750,000 promissory note with an interest rate of 6% and a maturity date of July 1, 2023, and granted to Parrut 257,545 shares of our common stock, valued at $1,264,551 based on the acquisition date share price. In addition, the terms of the Parrut Purchase include “earn-out” provisions under which the Company could become obligated to pay Parrut up to an additional $1,350,000 in the form of issued shares of our common stock (the “Parrut Earn-Out Consideration”). As of December 31, 2021, the Company’s preliminary estimate of the fair value of the Parrut Earn-Out Consideration was $1,125,000. The Parrut Earn-Out Consideration is equal to 1.35 times our revenue derived or generated from the assets purchased in the Parrut Purchase achieved during the twelve-month period immediately following the closing date.

The Company also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with Parrut (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). The Registration Rights Agreement provides that following the Nine-Month Anniversary (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), and for a period of five years thereafter, Parrut 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 Nine-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 at the date of acquisition:

Cash	$	10,702
Accounts receivable		17,720
Prepaid Assets		11,910
Intangible Assets		3,941,266
Goodwill		657,953
Total Purchase Price	$	4,639,551

Novo Asset Purchase

Effective August 27, 2021, the Company entered into and closed an Asset Purchase Agreement (“Novo Asset Purchase Agreement”) with the Novo Group, Inc. (the “Novo Group”), and certain individuals named therein. The Novo Group operates a recruitment services company for employers, providing talent, acquisition and other hiring solutions. The Company purchased substantially all of the assets of Novo Group (the “Novo Purchased Assets”). The Novo Purchased Assets include, among other assumed assets, certain contracts with Novo Group’s clients, permits owned, held and used by the Novo Group, intellectual property as well as tangible assets, and all of Novo Group’s accounts receivable (the “Novo Purchase”). Furthermore, the Company agreed to assume certain liabilities associated with the Novo Group business.

The amount due at closing was approximately $7,117,425 (the “Base Purchase Price”), consisting of the following consideration: (1) $1,337,500 in cash, (2) a $3,000,000 promissory note with an interest rate of 6%, that matures on February 1, 2024 (the "Novo Note"), (3) working capital adjustments in the amount of approximately $217,045, which was paid as of September 30, 2021 and (4) 508,711 restricted shares of common stock valued at $2,019,583 (based on the acquisition date share price), of which 127,178 of our restricted shares of common stock were placed in escrow to account for post-closing adjustments in respect to Novo Group’s revenue from the closing date to the end of the 2021 calendar year, as well as to partially secure the indemnification obligations of Novo Group’s former owners. The shares remain in escrow as of March 31, 2022.

In addition to the Base Purchase Price, there is an earn-out that is tied to revenue of Novo Group from sales of its products and services over eight calendar quarters (the “Earn-Out Period”), with such Earn-Out Periods beginning on January 1, 2022 and ending on December 31, 2023. The Earn-Out Amount payable, if any, would equal to 5% of Novo Group’s revenue (“Earn-Out Amount”) for each applicable Earn-Out Period. The Company’s preliminary estimate at the acquisition date of the fair value of this consideration was $543,297.

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

Accounts receivable	$	797,643
Prepaid Assets		55,000
Intangible Assets		2,062,296
Goodwill		4,625,674
Assumed Liabilities		(423,188	)
Total Purchase Price	$	7,117,425