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Business combinations
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Business combinations Business combinations 
Acquisitions – MedPass Group ("MedPass")

        On January 22, 2020 a subsidiary of the Company, ICON Investments Limited acquired 100% of the equity share capital of the MedPass Group. MedPass is the leading European medical device CRO, regulatory and reimbursement consultancy, that specializes in medical device development and market access. The acquisition of MedPass further enhances ICON’s Medical Device and Diagnostic Research Services, through the addition of new regulatory and clinical capabilities in Europe. The integration of MedPass’s services brings noted expertise in complex class 3 medical devices, interventional cardiology and structural heart devices.

        The acquisition of MedPass has been accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805 'Business Combinations'. The Company has made a provisional assessment of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as at that date.
January 22,
2020
(in thousands)
Cash & cash equivalents$10,170  
Property, plant and equipment45  
Operating right of use assets539  
Goodwill *27,304  
Customer relationships **11,725  
Order backlog **2,883  
Accounts receivable3,033  
Prepayments and other current assets 158  
Accounts payable(368) 
Unearned revenue(989) 
Other liabilities(2,315) 
Current lease liabilities(219) 
Non-current lease liabilities(320) 
Non-current deferred tax liability(4,090) 
Net assets acquired$47,556  
Cash outflows$46,992  
Working capital adjustment payable564  
Contingent consideration ***—  
Total consideration$47,556  
* Goodwill represents the acquisition of an established workforce that specializes in medical device development and market access. None of the goodwill recognized is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
** The Company has made an estimate of separate intangible assets acquired, being customer relationships and order book assets. This assessment will be finalized within 12 months of the date of acquisition.
*** The fair value of the contingent consideration was estimated at the date of acquisition. Depending on performance of the company, the total consideration could increase by a maximum of $6.7 million in contingent consideration. At June 30, 2020, the fair value of this contingent consideration payable to MedPass is $Nil.
Acquisitions – CRN Holdings LLC (trading as Symphony Clinical Research ("Symphony"))

        On September 24, 2019 a subsidiary of the Company, ICON Clinical Research LLC, acquired a 100% interest in Symphony. Symphony is a leading provider of at-home trial services and site support services. The acquisition of Symphony further enhances our site & patient services offering.

        The acquisition of Symphony has been accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805 'Business Combinations'. The Company has made a provisional assessment of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as at that date.
September 24,
2019
(in thousands)
Cash & cash equivalents$3,292  
Property, plant and equipment564  
Operating right of use assets820  
Goodwill *22,865  
Customer relationships **8,159  
Order backlog **2,163  
Accounts receivable4,544  
Unbilled revenue186  
Prepayments and other current assets 181  
Other receivables 
Accounts payable(799) 
Unearned revenue(2,411) 
Other liabilities(933) 
Current lease liabilities(289) 
Non-current lease liabilities(531) 
Net assets acquired$37,817  
 
Cash outflows $34,976  
Working capital adjustment paid341  
Contingent consideration ***2,500  
Total consideration $37,817  
* Goodwill represents the acquisition of an established workforce and the capability to provide at-home trial services and site support solutions. The full amount of the goodwill recognized is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
** The Company has made an estimate of separate intangible assets acquired, being customer relationships and order book assets. The fair value of Symphony’s intangible assets has been measured provisionally, pending receipt of a final independent valuation. This assessment will be finalized within 12 months of the date of acquisition.
*** The fair value of the contingent consideration was estimated at the date of acquisition. At June 30, 2020, the contingent consideration has been settled at fair value in the amount of $0.5 million. The change in fair value has been recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Acquisitions – MeDiNova

        On May 23, 2019 a subsidiary of the Company, ICON Clinical Research (U.K.) Limited acquired a majority shareholding in MeDiNova, a site network with research sites in key markets in Europe and Africa. On March 9, 2020 ICON exercised its option to call the outstanding shares in the noncontrolling interest to take 100% ownership of MeDiNova. The acquisition further enhances ICON's patient recruitment capabilities in EMEA and complements ICON's existing site network in the US, PMG Research. Accounting for the acquisition of MeDiNova was finalized in the period ended June 30, 2020.

        The acquisition of MeDiNova has been accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805 'Business Combinations'. The Company made an assessment of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as at that date. The following table summarizes the Company’s fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
May 23,
2019
(in thousands)
Cash & cash equivalents$7,719  
Property, plant and equipment670  
Operating right of use assets1,558  
Goodwill *81,760  
Customer relationships **3,887  
Order backlog **171  
Patient database **2,542  
Accounts receivable3,488  
Unbilled revenue4,272  
Other receivables819  
Prepayments and other current assets 406  
Accounts payable(5,484) 
Unearned revenue(5,796) 
Other liabilities(6,860) 
Current lease liabilities(430) 
Non-current lease liabilities(1,128) 
Non-current deferred tax liability(1,345) 
Net assets acquired$86,249  
Cash outflows $54,123  
Working capital adjustment received(466) 
Redeemable noncontrolling interest ***32,592  
Total consideration $86,249  
*Goodwill represents the acquisition of an established workforce and access to a broad site network in Europe and Africa. None of the goodwill recognized is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
**In finalizing the acquisition of MeDiNova in the twelve month period from acquisition, fair value adjustments were made which resulted in an increase in other liabilities ($1.6 million) and decreases in operating right of use assets ($0.3 million), current lease liabilities ($0.1 million), non-current lease liabilities ($0.3 million) and non-current deferred tax liability ($2.2 million). Customer relationship, order backlog and patient database assets were also finalized.
***The fair value of the redeemable noncontrolling interest on May 23, 2019 was $32.6 million which was estimated by applying an income based approach. The valuation approach used was based on the future earnings of the Company times an appropriate earnings multiple. On March 9, 2020 ICON exercised its option to call the outstanding shares in the noncontrolling interest to take 100% ownership of MeDiNova. Effective from this date, the noncontrolling interest was derecognized and a liability was recognized, representing the assessment of the redemption value of the noncontrolling interest. This liability was settled on July 17, 2020 for $43.9 million.

Acquisitions – MolecularMD Corp ("MMD")

        On January 25, 2019 a subsidiary of the Company, ICON Laboratory Services, Inc. acquired 100% of the share capital of MMD. MMD is a molecular diagnostic specialty laboratory that enables the development and commercialization of precision medicines in oncology. The consideration on acquisition was $42.2 million.

        The acquisition of MMD has been accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805 'Business Combinations'. The Company has made an assessment of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as at that date. The following table summarizes the Company’s fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
January 25,
2019
(in thousands)
Cash & cash equivalent$686  
Property, plant and equipment1,697  
Operating right of use assets2,866  
Goodwill *22,430  
Customer relationships10,708  
Order backlog2,787  
Accounts receivable3,100  
Unbilled revenue2,421  
Other receivables43  
Prepayments and other current assets908  
Deferred tax asset1,568  
Accounts payable(1,280) 
Unearned revenue(540) 
Other liabilities(1,232) 
Current lease liabilities(699) 
Non-current lease liabilities(2,167) 
Non-current other liabilities(1,123) 
Net assets acquired$42,173  
 
Cash outflows $42,349  
Working capital adjustment received(176) 
Total consideration$42,173  
 
*Goodwill represents the acquisition of an established workforce with experience in molecular diagnostic specialty laboratory services and commercialization of precision medicines in oncology. None of the goodwill recognized is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

Accounting for the acquisition of MMD was finalized at December 31, 2019.