BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

15.	BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

NETWORK SOLUTIONS GROUP (NSG)

On April 30, 2023, our subsidiary, ePlus Technology, inc., acquired certain assets and liabilities of NSG, formerly a business unit of CCI Systems, Inc., a Michigan-based provider of networking services and solutions. This acquisition will help drive additional growth for us in the service provider end-markets with enhanced engineering, sales, and services delivery capabilities specific to the industry.

Our preliminary sum for consideration transferred is $48.6 million consisting of $59.6 million paid in cash at closing minus $11.0 million that is due to us from the sellers based on adjustments to our determination of the total net assets delivered. Our preliminary allocation of the purchase consideration to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is presented below (in thousands):

	Acquisition Date Amount
Accounts receivable	$	20,419
Other assets		1,940
Identified intangible assets		29,960
Accounts payable and other liabilities		(24,758	)
Contract liabilities		(1,086	)
Total identifiable net assets		26,475
Goodwill		22,128
Total purchase consideration	$	48,603

The identified intangible assets of $30.0 million consists of customer relationships with an estimated useful life of seven years. The fair value of acquired receivables equals the gross contractual amounts receivable. We expect to collect all acquired receivables.

We recognized goodwill related to this transaction of $22.1 million, of which $19.7 million and $2.4 million were assigned to our product and professional services reporting units, respectively. The goodwill recognized in the acquisition is attributable to the acquired assembled workforce and expected synergies, none of which qualify for recognition as a separate intangible asset. The total amount of goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The amount of revenues and earnings of the acquiree since the acquisition date are not material. Likewise, the impact to the revenue and earnings of the combined entity for the current reporting period as though the acquisition date had been April 1, 2023, is not material.