Acquisition Activity

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

On September 1, 2021, the Company completed the Rasmussen Acquisition. The Rasmussen Acquisition was completed pursuant to a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, or the Purchase Agreement, dated October 28, 2020, by and among the Company, FAH Education, LLC, or Seller, Rasmussen, LLC, or Rasmussen, and Rasmussen College, LLC, or Rasmussen College, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rasmussen.

Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, on the Closing Date, the Company purchased from Seller all membership interests in RU for an adjusted aggregate purchase price, subject to post-closing working capital adjustments, and net of cash acquired, of $325.5 million in cash. Upon completion of the Rasmussen Acquisition, Rasmussen merged into Rasmussen College and Rasmussen College became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

The Company applied the acquisition method of accounting to the Rasmussen Acquisition, whereby the excess of the acquisition date fair value of consideration transferred over the fair value of identifiable assets and liabilities assumed was allocated to goodwill. Goodwill reflects the fair value associated with the RU workforce and synergies expected from cost savings, operations, and revenue enhancements of the combined company that are expected to result from the acquisition. The goodwill recorded as part of the acquisition was allocated to the RU reportable segment in the amount of $216.9 million and is deductible for tax purposes.

For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company incurred approximately $6.3 million of acquisition-related expenses, respectively, which are included in general and administrative on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The preliminary opening balance sheet is subject to adjustment based on a final assessment of the fair values of certain acquired assets and liabilities, primarily intangible assets and goodwill. The Company has up to one year from the Closing Date, or the measurement period, to complete the allocation of the purchase price. As the Company finalizes its assessment of the fair values of certain acquired assets and liabilities assumed, additional purchase price adjustments may be recorded during the measurement period. The Company will reflect measurement period adjustments, if any, in the period in which the adjustments occur. During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company recorded a $0.3 million reduction in goodwill recorded in connection with the RU Acquisition.

The following table summarizes the components of the estimated consideration along with the purchase price allocation (in thousands):


Purchase Price Allocation	Amount
Cash and cash equivalents	$	329,000
Working capital adjustment and additional cash contributions	1,826
Total consideration	330,826

Assets acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents	5,200
Accounts receivable	10,700
Prepaid expenses	4,600
Property and equipment, net	36,996
Operating lease assets	75,800
Deferred tax asset	3,049
Intangible assets	86,500
Other assets	600
Total assets acquired	223,445

Liabilities assumed:
Accounts payable	1,200
Accrued expenses	6,142
Deferred revenue	22,700
Operating lease liabilities, current	11,200
Operating lease liabilities, long-term	67,000
Other liabilities	1,300
Total liabilities assumed	109,542
Net assets acquired	113,903
Goodwill	$	216,923

The fair value of the identified intangible assets, including the trade name, student roster, and lead conversions were determined using the income-based approach. The fair value of curricula and accreditation, licensing, and Title IV identified intangible assets were determined using the cost approach. The table below presents a summary of intangible assets acquired and the useful lives of these assets (in thousands):


Intangible Assets	Useful life	Amount
Trade name	Indefinite	26,500
Accreditation, licensing and Title IV	Indefinite	24,500
Student roster	2 years	20,000
Curricula	3 years	14,000
Lead conversions	2 years	1,500
		$	86,500

Pro Forma Financial Information

The following unaudited pro forma information is presented as if the Rasmussen Acquisition occurred on January 1, 2020. In preparing the pro forma results, the Company is required to make estimates and assumption including with respect to underlying financial performance, purchase accounting, appropriate depreciation and amortization methods, effective tax rate, and future interest rates, among other estimates and assumptions. The Company believes that these estimates and assumptions are reasonable under the circumstances. The pro forma results do not represent what may occur in the future as actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions, and the impact of such differences may be material to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. The table below presents the Company’s pro forma combined revenue and net income (in thousands):


	Year Ended December 31,
	2020		2021
	(Unaudited)
Revenue	$	583,330	$	600,984
Net Income	25,876		21,933

Graduate School USA

On August 11, 2021, the Company announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Graduate School USA, or GSUSA, one of the largest providers of training to the federal government workforce, for approximately $1.0 million. On January 1, 2022, the Company completed its acquisition of GSUSA.