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Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Acquisitions  
Acquisitions

6. Acquisitions

RE/MAX INTEGRA North America Regions Acquisition

On July 21, 2021, the Company acquired the operating companies of the North America regions of INTEGRA whose territories cover five Canadian provinces (New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Prince Edward Island) and nine U.S. states (Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin) for cash consideration of $235.0 million. The Company acquired these companies in order to convert these formerly Independent Regions into Company-Owned Regions, advance its ability to scale, deliver value to its affiliates and recapture the value differential of more than 19,000 agents (approximately 12,000 in Canada and 7,000 in the U.S. The Company funded the acquisition primarily by borrowing additional funds in connection with refinancing its Senior Secured Credit Facility (See Note 10, Debt), as well as using cash from operations.

The Company allocated $40.9 million of the purchase price to a loss on the pre-existing master franchise agreements with INTEGRA which were effectively settled with the acquisition. The loss represents the fair value of the difference between the historical contractual royalty rates paid by INTEGRA and the current market rate. The loss is recorded in “Settlement and impairment charges” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).

For the year ended December 31, 2021, INTEGRA contributed incremental revenues of $24.2 million and operating loss of $1.1 million to the Company, since the acquisition date.

The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase price (net of settlement loss) to the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the acquisition (in thousands): 

 

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

14,098

Accounts and notes receivable, net

6,610

Income taxes receivable

494

Other current assets

502

Property and equipment

63

Franchise agreements (a)

92,250

Other intangible assets, net (a)

9,200

Other assets, net of current portion

1,930

Goodwill (b)

108,938

Accounts payable

(3,461)

Accrued liabilities

(14,045)

Income taxes payable

(2,882)

Deferred revenue

(824)

Deferred tax liabilities, net

(16,573)

Other liabilities, net of current portion

(2,200)

Total purchase price allocated to assets and liabilities

194,100

Loss on contract settlement

40,900

Total consideration

$

235,000

(a)The Company expects to amortize the acquired Franchise agreements over a weighted average useful life of approximately 12 years and the non-compete agreements included in Other intangible assets, net over a useful life of 5 years using the straight-line method.
(b)The excess of the total purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired was recorded as goodwill. The goodwill is attributable to expected synergies and projected long-term revenue growth for the RE/MAX network. The Company expects 50% of the goodwill in Canada but none in the U.S. to be deductible for tax purposes.

The amounts above are preliminary as the Company has not yet finalized its evaluation of tax matters including deferred taxes and uncertain tax positions.

Gadberry & wemlo

On September 10, 2020, the Company acquired Gadberry for $4.6 million in cash, net of cash acquired, and $5.5 million in Class A common stock, plus approximately $9.9 million of equity-based compensation, which is expected to be accounted for as compensation expense in the future over two to three years (see Note 13, Equity-Based Compensation for additional information). In addition, the Company recorded a contingent consideration liability in connection with the purchase of Gadberry, which had an acquisition date fair value of $0.9 million, measured at the present value of the probability weighted consideration expected to be transferred. Gadberry is a location intelligence data company whose products have been instrumental in the success of the Company’s consumer website, www.remax.com. Founded in 2000, Gadberry specializes in building products that help clients solve geospatial challenges through location data. Gadberry plans to expand its non-RE/MAX clients while maintaining and enhancing its contributions to the RE/MAX technology offering.

On August 25, 2020, the Company acquired wemlo for $6.1 million in cash, net of cash acquired, and $3.3 million in Class A common stock, plus approximately $6.7 million of equity-based compensation, which was expected to be accounted for as compensation expense in the future over three years (see Note 13, Equity-Based Compensation, for additional information). Wemlo is a fintech company that has developed its cloud service for mortgage brokers, combining third-party loan processing services with an all-in-one digital platform.

The total purchase price was allocated to the assets and liabilities acquired based on their fair values. The Company recorded $14.4 million in goodwill, virtually all of which is deductible for tax purposes, and $6.3 million in other intangibles as a result of these acquisitions.

First

On December 16, 2019, the Company acquired First for $15.0 million in cash generated from operations. First is a mobile app that leverages data science, machine learning and human interaction to help real estate professionals better leverage

the value of their personal network and was acquired to complement the Company’s technology offerings and booj Platform.

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

The following unaudited pro forma financial information reflects the consolidated results of operations of the Company as if the acquisition of INTEGRA had occurred on January 1, 2020. The pro forma information presented below is for illustrative purposes only and should not be relied upon as necessarily being indicative of the historical results that would have been obtained if the acquisitions had actually occurred on that date, nor of the results that may be obtained in the future (in thousands).

Year Ended

December 31

2021

2020

Total revenue

$

356,489

$

309,480

Net income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.

$

(16,092)

$

6,493