4. Business combination

On January 15, 2015, SPI and SPI China (HK) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SPI, entered into a stock purchase agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) with CECEP Solar Energy Hong Kong Co., Limited (“CECEP HK”). Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, SPI China (HK) Limited agreed to purchase from CECEP HK 100% of issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of (i) CECEP Solar Energy (Luxembourg) Private Limited Company (S.a.r.l.), a limited liability company registered in Luxembourg, and (ii) Italsolar S.r.l., a limited liability company registered in Italy, (collectively as “CECEP”) owned by CECEP HK.

Through its respective wholly and non-wholly owned subsidiaries in Italy, CECEP are engaged in the development, acquisition, management, and operation of energy projects and facilities dedicated to the production of alternative energy sources and the facilitation of the distribution, supply and sale of such alternative energy power, through four photovoltaic plants with a total capacity of 4.3 MW in Italy.

The purchase consideration of CECEP consists of cash and SPI’s common stock. In addition to the purchase considerations, the Company is also required to settle the borrowings in the amount of Euro 7,870 ($8,967) due to CECEP HK on behalf of CECEP (“Payable Settlement”). Including the Payable Settlement, the Company needed to settle cash of Euro 3,125 ($3,561) (“Cash Settlement”) and 5,722,977 shares of SPI’s common stock. The Cash Settlement was fully settled in the form of several installments in March and April 2015. The Stock Consideration was settled on January 30, 2015 by the Company, and the common stock was subject to a three-month lockup period as agreed in the Stock Purchase Agreement. The acquisition was consummated on February 16, 2015 upon completion of all closing conditions. As of March 31, 2015, $2,283 was recorded in other liabilities for the outstanding cash settlement in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Company issued 5,722,977 shares of its Common Stock to CECEP HK on January 30, 2015. The fair value of the Stock Consideration was determined to be $8,269, which was based on the closing market price of SPI’s common stock on the acquisition date of February 16, 2015, with adjustments for the lockup period and other factors.

The acquisition has been accounted for under ASC 805 Business Combinations. The Company made estimates and judgments in determining the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities, based on management’s experiences with similar assets and liabilities with the assistance from an independent valuation firm. The allocation of the purchase price is as follows:


	USD
Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Cash and cash equivalents		1,389
Accounts receivable		394
Other receivable		1,137
Property, plant and equipment		11,041
Deferred tax asset		180
Accounts payable		(244	)
Income tax payable		(130	)
Other accrued liabilities		(1,234	)
Loans payable		(884	)

Identifiable net assets acquired (a)		11,649

Consideration and Payment Settlement (b)		11,830

Non-controlling interests (c)		1,236

Goodwill (b+c- a)		1,417

During the period from the acquisition date to March 31, 2015, the acquired subsidiary contributed revenue of $194 and earnings of $42 to the Company’s consolidated results.

Goodwill primarily represents the expected synergies from combining operations of the Company and CECEP, which are complementary to each other, and any other intangible benefits that would accrue to the Company that do not qualify for separate recognition. The excess of purchase price over the identifiable net tangible and intangible assets acquired was recorded as goodwill.