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Business Combinations
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Business Combinations

4. Business Combinations

3VR Security, Inc.

On February 14, 2018, the Company acquired 3VR Security, Inc. (“3VR”), a video technology and analytics company, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company, Eagle Acquisition, Inc., a California corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), 3VR, and Fortis Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, acting as Security Holder Representative. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time, Merger Sub merged with and into 3VR and 3VR became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Acquisition”).

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the closing of the Acquisition, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of 3VR for total purchase consideration of $5.9 million, consisting of:

 

(i)

payment in cash of approximately $1.6 million;

 

(ii)

issuance of subordinated unsecured promissory notes in an aggregate principal amount of $2.0 million;

 

(iii)

issuance of 609,830 shares of the Company’s common stock with a value of approximately $2.3 million.  

An aggregate of up to $1.0 million, or 294,927 shares, of the Company’s common stock were issued subsequent to the closing of the transaction and were held back for a period of up to 12 months following the closing for the satisfaction of certain indemnification claims. On May 9, 2018, the Company and the Security Holder Representative reached agreement as to the satisfaction of certain of the indemnification claims asserted by the Company at the closing of the Acquisition. As a result, the purchase consideration, and the amount of goodwill recorded, were reduced by $660,000. Of the 294,927 shares that were held back at closing, 181,319 shares were canceled. On April 15, 2019, the Company and the Security Holder Representative reached agreement as to the satisfaction of the remaining indemnification claims asserted by the Company. As a result, the purchase consideration, and the amount of goodwill recorded, was reduced by the remaining $340,000 and the remaining 93,406 holdback shares were canceled.

Additionally, in the event that 3VR achieved  certain levels of product shipments in 2018 and 2019, the Company would have been obligated to issue further earnout consideration  payable in shares of the Company’s common stock. Such earnout targets were not achieved in 2018 or 2019.

On February 14, 2019, the Company repaid the noteholders an aggregate principal amount, including accrued interest, of $2.1 million.

Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded based on valuations derived from estimated fair value assessments and assumptions used by the Company. The following table summarizes the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of the Acquisition (in thousands):

 

Cash

 

$

195

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

2,029

 

Inventory

 

 

257

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

169

 

Property and equipment

 

 

334

 

Trademarks

 

 

400

 

Customer relationships

 

 

2,900

 

Developed technology

 

 

3,000

 

Total identifiable assets acquired

 

 

9,284

 

Accounts payable

 

 

(1,590

)

Accrued expenses and liabilities

 

 

(726

)

Deferred revenue

 

 

(2,928

)

Debt

 

 

(3,622

)

Total liabilities assumed

 

 

(8,866

)

Net identifiable assets acquired

 

 

418

 

Goodwill

 

 

5,456

 

Purchase price

 

$

5,874

 

 

Acquisition related intangibles included in the above table are finite-lived and are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated lives, which approximates the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible assets are expected to be realized, as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Gross Purchased

Intangible

 

 

Estimated Useful

Life

 

 

Assets

 

 

(in Years)

Trademarks

 

$

400

 

 

5

Customer relationships

 

 

2,900

 

 

10

Developed technology

 

 

3,000

 

 

10

 

 

$

6,300

 

 

 

 

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired. The acquisition of 3VR resulted in $5.5 million of goodwill, which is not deductible for tax purposes. With the addition of the 3VR video security and analytics platform, the Company believes this goodwill largely reflects the expansion of its Hirsch product and service offerings through the complementary offerings of 3VR. In accordance with ASC 350, goodwill will not be amortized but tested for impairment at least annually in the fourth quarter.  See Note 6, Goodwill and Intangible Assets.

The results of operations of 3VR for the period from the acquisition date through December 31, 2018 are included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Pursuant to ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), the Company incurred and expensed approximately $48,000 and $548,000 in acquisition and transitional costs associated with the Acquisition during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, which were primarily general and administrative expenses.

Thursby Software Systems

On November 1, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of Thursby Software Systems, Inc (“Thursby”)., a provider of security software for mobile devices, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Thursby Agreement”), by and among the Company, TSS Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub 1”), TSS Acquisition, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub 2” and together with Merger Sub 1, the “Merger Subs”), Thursby and William Thursby as the sole Shareholder of Thursby. Pursuant to the Thursby Agreement, at the effective time, Merger Sub 1 merged with and into Thursby and Thursby became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger 1”), following which Thursby merged with and into Merger Sub 2, whereupon which the separate corporate existence of Thursby ceased with Merger Sub 2 surviving the merger (“Merger 2”).

Under the terms of the Thursby Agreement, at the closing of the acquisition, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Thursby for total purchase consideration of $3.1 million, consisting of:

 

(i)

$0.6 million in cash, net of cash acquired;

 

(ii)

issuance of 426,621 shares of the Company’s common stock with a value of approximately $2.5 million.  

An aggregate of up to $0.5 million, or 85,324 shares, of the Company’s common stock issuable at the closing of the transaction are being held back for a period of up to 12 months following the closing for the satisfaction of certain indemnification claims. In the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company and William Thursby reached agreement as to the satisfaction of the indemnification claims, and accordingly, the Company released the 85,324 holdback shares.

Additionally, in the event that revenue from Thursby products was greater than $8.0 million, $11.0 million, or $15.0 million in product shipments in 2019, the Company would have been obligated to issue earnout consideration of up to a maximum of $7.5 million payable in shares of the Company’s common stock, subject to certain conditions.  In the event that such revenue was less than $15.0 million in 2019, but 2020 revenue from Thursby products exceeds $15.0 million, the Company will be obligated to issue an additional $2.5 million in earnout consideration payable in shares of the Company’s common stock. The maximum total earnout consideration payable for all periods is $7.5 million in the aggregate, payable in shares of the Company’s common stock. Management has assessed the probability of the issuance of shares related to the earnout consideration, and the payment of the contingent consideration noted above, and determined it as remote. Accordingly, no value was ascribed to the earnout as of December 31, 2019.

Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded based on valuations derived from estimated fair value assessments and assumptions used by the Company. The following table summarizes the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition (in thousands):

 

Cash

 

$

3,485

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

526

 

Inventory

 

 

1,297

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

12

 

Trademarks

 

 

200

 

Customer relationships

 

 

1,500

 

Developed technology

 

 

700

 

Total identifiable assets acquired

 

 

7,720

 

Accounts payable

 

 

(31

)

Accrued expenses and liabilities

 

 

(67

)

Deferred revenue

 

 

(243

)

Other current liabilities

 

 

(4,307

)

Total liabilities assumed

 

 

(4,648

)

Net identifiable assets acquired

 

 

3,072

 

Goodwill

 

 

3,554

 

Purchase price

 

 

6,626

 

Less: cash acquired

 

 

(3,485

)

Net purchase price

 

$

3,141

 

 

Acquisition related intangibles included in the above table are finite-lived and are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated lives, which approximates the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible assets are expected to be realized, as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Gross Purchased

Intangible

 

 

Estimated Useful

Life

 

 

Assets

 

 

(in Years)

Trademarks

 

$

200

 

 

5

Customer relationships

 

 

1,500

 

 

10

Developed technology

 

 

700

 

 

10

 

 

$

2,400

 

 

 

 

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired. The acquisition of Thursby resulted in $3.6 million of goodwill, which is not deductible for tax purposes. With the addition of the Thursby security software for mobile devices, the Company believes this goodwill largely reflects the synergistic strengthening of its Identity offerings providing complete solutions for secure and convenient logical access across smart cards and derived credentials on Apple iOS and Android mobile devices. In accordance with ASC 350, goodwill will not be amortized but is tested for impairment at least annually in the fourth quarter.  See Note 6, Goodwill and Intangible Assets.

Pursuant to ASC 805, the Company incurred and expensed approximately $27,000 and $208,000 in acquisition and transactional costs associated with the acquisition during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, which were primarily general and administrative expenses.

Viscount Systems, Inc.

On January 2, 2019, the Company completed the purchase of substantially all the assets of the Freedom, Liberty, and Enterphone™ MESH products and services of Viscount Systems, Inc. (“Viscount”) and the assumption of certain liabilities (the “Asset Purchase”). Under the terms of the Asset Purchase, the Company was obligated to pay at closing aggregate consideration of $2.9 million consisting of:

 

(i)

payment in cash of approximately $1.3 million, and

 

(ii)

the issuance of 419,288 shares of the Company’s common stock with a value of approximately $1.6 million.

An aggregate of approximately 31,446 shares of the Company’s common stock issuable at the closing of the transaction were held back for 12 months following the closing for the satisfaction of certain indemnification claims.

Additionally, in the event that revenue from the assets purchased under the agreement in 2019 was greater than certain specified revenue targets, the Company was obligated to issue earnout consideration of up to a maximum of $3.5 million payable in shares of the Company’s common stock (subject to certain conditions).  In the event that such revenue targets were not met in 2019, but 2020 revenue from the assets purchased exceeds certain higher targets for 2020, then the Company will be obligated to issue up to a maximum of $2.25 million in earnout consideration in the form of common stock. The maximum total earnout consideration liability for all periods is $3.5 million in the aggregate, payable in the Company’s common stock. At the date of acquisition, management assessed the probability of the issuance of shares related to the earnout consideration and determined its fair value to be $200,000. In the third and fourth quarter of 2019, the Company reassessed the probability and increased the fair value of the earnout consideration liability by $550,000 to $750,000. This increase was included in operating expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded based on valuations derived from estimated fair value assessments and assumptions used by the Company. Such estimates and assumptions are subject to change within the measurement period (up to one year from the acquisition). The following table summarizes the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition (in thousands):

 

Accounts receivable

 

$

636

 

Inventory

 

 

249

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

29

 

Property and equipment

 

 

190

 

Operating lease ROU assets

 

 

550

 

Trademarks

 

 

160

 

Customer relationships

 

 

710

 

Developed technology

 

 

800

 

Total identifiable assets acquired

 

 

3,324

 

Accounts payable

 

 

(372

)

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

(61

)

Accrued expenses and liabilities

 

 

(120

)

Deferred revenue

 

 

(34

)

Earnout consideration liability

 

 

(200

)

Other current liabilities

 

 

(326

)

Long-term operating lease liabilities

 

 

(489

)

Total liabilities assumed

 

 

(1,602

)

Net identifiable assets acquired

 

 

1,722

 

Goodwill

 

 

1,200

 

Net purchase price

 

$

2,922

 

 

Acquisition related intangibles included in the above table are finite-lived and are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated lives, which approximates the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible assets are expected to be realized, as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Gross Purchased

Intangible

Assets

 

 

Estimated Useful

Life

(in Years)

 

Trademarks

 

$

160

 

 

 

5

 

Customer relationships

 

 

710

 

 

 

10

 

Developed technology

 

 

800

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

$

1,670

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired. The Asset Purchase resulted in $1.2 million of goodwill. With the addition of Viscount’s products and services, the Company believes this goodwill largely reflects the expansion of its Premises offerings with advanced, complementary solutions for the commercial and small- and medium-sized business markets, leveraging Freedom’s IT-centric software, defined architecture, and hardware-light platform. In accordance with ASC 350, goodwill will not be amortized but is tested for impairment at least annually in the fourth quarter. See Note 6, Goodwill and Intangible Assets.

Pursuant to ASC 805, the Company incurred and expensed approximately $27,000 and $227,000 in acquisition and transactional costs associated with the Acquisition during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, which were primarily general and administrative expenses.