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

Equity Investments
Passport
On December 30, 2019, University Health Care, Inc., d/b/a Passport Health Plan, a Kentucky nonprofit corporation (“Passport”), Passport Health Solutions, LLC, a Kentucky nonprofit limited liability company and subsidiary of Passport (“PHS I”), the Company and Justify Holdings, Inc., a Kentucky corporation and a previous subsidiary of the Company (the “Passport Buyer”), closed a transaction whereby Passport Buyer acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed substantially all of the liabilities of Passport and PHS I for $70.0 million in cash and issued a 30% equity interest in the Passport Buyer to the following provider sponsors of Passport: the University of Louisville, the University of Louisville Physicians, the University Medical Center, the Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence, Norton Healthcare, Inc. and the Louisville/Jefferson County Primary Care Association (collectively, the “Sponsors”). $16.2 million of the cash consideration was placed in escrow until such time as PHS I delivers to the Passport Buyer certain owned real property and improvements. If the Passport Buyer does not meet certain statutory capital thresholds as a result of the owned real property and improvements not being transferred, the Passport Buyer can require the $16.2 million be released from escrow and returned to the Passport Buyer. If the transfer of owned real property and improvements does not occur by December 31, 2020, then Passport Buyer and PHS I will mutually agree to dispose and/or transfer the owned real property and improvements.
On June 18, 2019, we contributed $40.0 million in the form of an advance for regulatory capital requirements under an agreement with Passport (the “Passport Note”). The Passport Note carries a fixed interest rate of 6.5% per annum and is required to be repaid, plus accrued interest, in a single payment on July 1, 2025, the maturity date, or earlier, subject to regulatory approval. The Passport Note is required
to be repaid out of surplus in excess of Passport’s obligations to its policyholders, claimant and beneficiary claims and all other creditors. Additionally, on June 6, 2019, the Company and Passport entered into an Indemnity Agreement (the “Passport Indemnity Agreement”), with an insurance company (the “Surety”). The Surety issued a performance bond in the amount of $25.0 million to secure Passport’s performance under its Medicaid contract with the Kentucky Cabinet of Health and Family Services (“CHFS”). Pursuant to the Indemnity Agreement, the Company and Passport are jointly and severally liable to the Surety in the maximum amount of the bond, plus certain costs of the Surety, in the event of losses arising under the bond. The bond’s expiry date is June 30, 2020.
In March 2019, Evolent Health LLC and Passport entered into an amendment to the prior management services agreement to expand the services provided thereunder to include additional administrative functions, as well as the oncology and cardiovascular services of New Century Health. In connection with the consummation of the transactions, the Sponsors, the Passport Buyer and a subsidiary of the Company entered into a shareholders’ agreement that provides for the governance of the Passport Buyer following the closing, and certain other rights between the parties thereto. The shareholders agreement provides that written consent of majority holders is required for certain significant governance and operational matters, including the appointment, removal or replacement of the Passport Buyer’s chief executive officer, the approval of the annual budget, and other significant matters.
Passport is currently one of five Medicaid-managed care organizations serving the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Passport’s current contract to provide managed care for Medicaid expires on December 31, 2020. Passport recently submitted a proposal to continue providing managed care for Medicaid in the Commonwealth of Kentucky through December 31, 2023 in response to the ongoing “request for proposal” process (the “RFP”) of the CHFS. While Passport was not initially awarded a Kentucky managed Medicaid contract for the next contract period, the bidding process was reopened, and a revised proposal was submitted during the first quarter of 2020. Although we cannot guarantee the timing or outcome of the RFP, we expect CHFS to announce results of the RFP in the second quarter of 2020. Contracts awarded under the new RFP process are expected to begin January 1, 2021 and continue through December 31, 2024. We expect the outcome of the final RFP to have a material impact on our revenue from our management services agreement with Passport Buyer and the value of our investment in Passport beyond the current contract period. If Passport is not awarded a contract under the RFP, we expect that we will not receive any material revenue under our management services agreement from Passport Buyer subsequent to December 31, 2020 and the value of our investment in Passport will be negatively impacted.
If Passport is awarded a new Medicaid contract, the Sponsors have a put option to sell their 30% ownership in Passport Buyer to the Company for $60.0 million. Similarly, if Passport is awarded a new Medicaid contract, the Company has a call option to acquire the Sponsors’ 30% ownership interest in Passport Buyer for $60.0 million. The put option and the call option are exercisable at any time during the 60-day period following the “go-live date” (expected to be January 1, 2021) of Passport’s potential new Medicaid contract with CHFS. If Passport is not awarded a new Medicaid contract with CHFS, the Company is required to acquire the Sponsors’ 30% ownership interest in Passport Buyer for $20.0 million within twelve months following the expiration of Passport’s current Medicaid contract.
In January 2020, the Company agreed to provide any financial support, if required, for Passport to exceed certain risk-based capital levels under its current Medicaid Management Contract with the Commonwealth of Kentucky and qualify to obtain a new Medicaid Managed Care Contract from the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
The Company accounts for its investment in Passport under the equity method of accounting because while it has significant influence over Passport, it shares control over the activities of Passport that most significantly impact Passport’s economic performance. These activities include approval of the annual budget, material provider network additions or deletions and the development of Passport’s amended proposal in the rebid process to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The annual budget drives the operating decisions of Passport and primarily relates to managing the Kentucky Medicaid contract. The Kentucky Medicaid contract is critical to the success of Passport. Accordingly, the approval of the final budget of Passport for a fiscal year significantly impacts Passport’s economic performance. In addition, we analyzed the Passport transaction to determine if the Company is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. We considered both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE and a variable interest that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The Company determined that its interest in this entity meets the definition of a variable interest, however, the Company is not the primary beneficiary since it does not have the power to direct activities, therefore, the Company did not consolidate the VIE.
Business Combinations
New Century Health
 
On October 1, 2018, the Company completed its acquisition of New Century Health, including 100% of the voting equity interests. New Century Health is a technology-enabled, specialty care management company focused primarily on cancer and cardiac care and its assets include a proprietary technology platform which brings together clinical capabilities, pharmacy management and physician engagement to assist New Century Health’s customers in managing the large and complex specialties of cancer and cardiac care. We expect that the transaction will allow Evolent to enhance its clinical capabilities and enable it to offer a more integrated set of services to its current provider partners.
Total merger consideration, net of cash on hand and certain closing adjustments, was $205.1 million, based on the closing price of the Company’s Class A common stock on the NYSE on October 1, 2018. The merger consideration consisted of $118.7 million of cash
consideration, 3.1 million shares of Evolent Health LLC’s Class B common units and an equal number of the Company’s Class B common stock and an earn-out of up to $11.4 million, fair valued at $3.2 million as of October 1, 2018. The merger agreement includes an earn-out of up to $20.0 million, $11.4 million of which is payable to the former owners of New Century Health and $8.6 million of which is payable to former employees of New Century Health that became employees of the Company. The amount payable to the former owners of New Century Health is considered merger consideration. The amount payable to the former employees of New Century Health requires continued employment with the Company and is therefore considered post-combination compensation expense. See Note 17 for additional information regarding the fair value determination of the earn-out consideration and Note 12 for additional information about the portion of the earn-out that is classified as post-combination compensation expense. The Evolent Health LLC Class B common units, together with a corresponding number of the Company’s Class B common stock, can be exchanged for an equivalent number of the Company’s Class A common stock, and were valued at $83.2 million using the closing price of the Company’s Class A common stock on the NYSE on October 1, 2018.
As a result of the Class B common stock issued for the New Century Health transaction, the Company’s ownership in Evolent Health LLC decreased from 99.0% to 95.3%, immediately following the acquisition. The Company incurred approximately $1.6 million of transaction costs related to the New Century Health transaction during 2018, which are recorded within “Selling, general and administrative expenses” on our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). The Company accounted for the transaction as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting.
 
The purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values as of October 1, 2018, as follows (in thousands):

Purchase consideration:
 
Cash
$
124,652

Fair value of Class B common stock issued
83,173

Fair value of contingent consideration
3,200

Total consideration
$
211,025

 
 
Tangible assets acquired:
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
5,963

Accounts receivable
5,559

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
7,901

Property and equipment
381

Other noncurrent assets
148

 
 
Identifiable intangible assets acquired:
 
Customer relationships
72,500

Technology
27,000

Corporate trade name
4,300

Provider network contracts
9,600

 
 
Liabilities assumed:
 
Accounts payable
1,167

Accrued liabilities
1,494

Accrued compensation and employee benefits
3,966

Reserve for claims and performance-based arrangements
18,631

Deferred tax liabilities
24,041

Other long-term liabilities
6,138

 
 
Goodwill
133,110

Net assets acquired
$
211,025



The fair value of the receivables acquired, as shown in the table above, approximates the gross contractual amounts and is expected to be collectible in full. Identifiable intangible assets associated with customer relationships will be amortized on a straight-line basis over their preliminary estimated useful lives of 15 years. Identifiable intangible assets associated with technology, corporate trade name and provider network contracts will be amortized on a straight-line basis over their preliminary estimated useful lives of 5, 10 and 5 years, respectively. The customer relationships are primarily attributable to long-term existing contracts with current customers. The technology consists of a clinical rules engine portal, data warehouse and claims system that New Century Health uses to provide services to its customers. The corporate trade name reflects the value that the New Century Health brand name carries in the market. The provider
network contracts represent the established provider network that New Century Health relies on to provide services to its customers. The fair value of the intangible assets was determined using the income approach, the relief from royalty approach and the cost approach. The income approach estimates fair value for an asset based on the present value of cash flows projected to be generated by the asset. Projected cash flows are discounted at a required rate of return that reflects the relative risk of achieving the cash flows and the time value of money. The relief from royalty approach estimates the fair value of an asset by calculating how much an entity would have to spend to lease a similar asset. The cost approach estimates the fair value of an asset by determining the amount that would be required currently to replace the service capacity of an asset. Goodwill is calculated as the difference between the acquisition date fair value of the total consideration and the fair value of the net assets acquired and represents the future economic benefits that we expect to achieve as a result of the acquisition. The goodwill is attributable primarily to cross-selling opportunities and the acquired assembled workforce and was all allocated to the Services segment. Goodwill is considered to be an indefinite lived asset.

The merger was structured as a tax-free reorganization and therefore the Company received carryover basis in the assets and liabilities acquired; accordingly, the Company recognized net deferred tax liabilities associated with the difference between the book basis and the tax basis for the assets and liabilities acquired. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

The amounts above reflect management’s estimate of the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

New Mexico Health Connections

On January 2, 2018, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, True Health, completed its previously announced acquisition of assets related to NMHC’s commercial, small and large group business. The assets include a health plan management services organization with a leadership team and employee base with experience working locally with providers to run NMHC’s suite of preventive, disease and care management programs. The Company paid cash consideration of $10.3 million in connection with the acquisition (subject to certain adjustments), of which $0.3 million was deposited in an escrow account. This acquisition is expected to allow the Company to leverage its platform to support a value-based, provider-centric model of care in New Mexico.

The Company commenced operations of the commercial health plan and began reporting the results of True Health as a new reportable segment during the first quarter of 2018. See Note 19 for further information about the Company’s segments. At the time of the acquisition, the Company also entered into a managed services agreement (“MSA”) with NMHC to support its ongoing business. During the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company also entered into a reinsurance agreement with NMHC to provide balance sheet support. See Note 9 for further discussion of the reinsurance agreement. The MSA and reinsurance agreement were considered separate transactions and accounted for outside of the business combination. Therefore, there is no allocation of purchase price to these agreements at fair value.

The Company incurred approximately $1.2 million in transaction costs related to the NMHC transaction, materially all of which were recorded within selling, general and administrative expenses on our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2017. The transaction was accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting.

The purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values as of January 2, 2018, as follows (in thousands):

Purchase consideration
 
Cash paid to NMHC
$
10,000

Cash paid to escrow agent
252

Total consideration
$
10,252

 
 
Identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed
 
Customer relationships
$
2,700

Provider network contracts
2,300

Above market lease
(100
)
Accrued compensation and employee benefits
(474
)
 
 
Goodwill
5,826

Net assets acquired
$
10,252



Identifiable intangible assets associated with customer relationships and provider network contracts will be amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of 15 and 5 years, respectively. The customer relationships represent existing contracts in place to provide health plan services to a number of large and small group customers throughout the state of New Mexico. The provider network contracts represent a network of hospitals and physicians to service the health plan customers. The fair value of the customer relationship intangible asset was primarily determined using the income approach. The income approach estimates fair value for an asset based on
the present value of cash flows projected to be generated by the asset. Projected cash flows are discounted at a required rate of return that reflects the relative risk of achieving the cash flows and the time value of money. The fair value of the provider network intangible asset was primarily determined using the cost approach. The cost approach estimates the fair value for an asset based on the amount it would cost to replace the asset. Goodwill is calculated as the difference between the acquisition date fair value of the total consideration and the fair value of the net assets acquired and represents the future economic benefits that we expect to achieve as a result of the acquisition. Goodwill associated with the acquisition of assets from NMHC is allocated entirely to the True Health segment. The goodwill is attributable primarily to the acquired workforce and expected cost synergies, none of which qualify for recognition as a separate intangible asset. Goodwill is considered an indefinite-lived asset. The transaction is an asset acquisition for tax purposes, and as such the tax-basis in the acquired assets is equal to the book-basis fair value calculated and is recorded at the True Health legal entity. Therefore, no opening balance sheet deferred tax liability was recorded. The amount of goodwill determined for tax purposes is deductible.

The amounts above reflect management’s estimate of the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

True Health is a separate segment, and its results of operations are provided in Note 19 - Segment Reporting.

Pro forma financial information (unaudited)

The unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of operations presented below give effect to the New Century Health and True Health transactions as if they took place on January 1, 2017. The following pro forma information includes adjustments to:

Remove transaction costs related to the New Century Health transaction of $1.6 million recorded during 2018 and reclassify such amounts to 2017;
Record amortization expenses related to intangible assets beginning on January 1, 2017, for intangibles acquired as part of the New Century Health and True Health transactions;
Record revenue and expenses related to the NMHC MSA beginning January 1, 2017;
Record stock-based compensation expense beginning on January 1, 2017, for equity awards granted as part of the New Century Health transaction; and
Record the issuance of Class B common shares as part of the New Century Health transaction as of January 1, 2017.

This pro forma data is presented for informational purposes only and does not purport to be indicative of the results of future operations or of the results that would have occurred had the transactions described above occurred in the specified prior periods. The pro forma adjustments are based on available information and assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable to reflect the impact of these transactions on the Company’s historical financial information on a pro forma basis (in thousands, except per share data).

 
For the Years Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Total revenue
$
763,624

 
$
679,323

Net loss
(69,337
)
 
(80,990
)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests
(3,554
)
 
(11,544
)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders of Evolent Health, Inc.
(65,783
)
 
(69,446
)
 
 
 
 
Loss per common share
 
 
 
Basic and diluted
$
(0.85
)
 
$
(1.08
)


Securities Offerings and Sales

Under exchange agreements we entered into at the time of our IPO and as part of the New Century Health acquisition, we granted TPG, The Advisory Board Company (“The Advisory Board”) and Ptolemy Capital, LLC (“Ptolemy Capital”) (together, the “Investor Stockholders”) and certain former owners of New Century Health (the “New Century Health Class B Members”) an exchange right that allows receipt of newly issued shares of the Company’s Class A common stock in exchange (a “Class B Exchange”) for an equal number of shares of the Company’s Class B common stock (which are subsequently canceled) and an equal number of Evolent Health LLC’s Class B common units (“Class B units”). Under the terms of the exchange agreements, Class B units received by the Company from relevant Investor Stockholders and New Century Health Class B Members were simultaneously exchanged for an equivalent number of Class A units of Evolent Health LLC, and Evolent Health LLC canceled the Class B units received in the Class B Exchange. On December 27, 2019, the cancellation of the remaining Class B units results in an increase in the Company’s economic interest in Evolent Health LLC.

2018 Private Sales

In March 2018, The Advisory Board sold 3.0 million shares of the Company’s Class A common stock in a private sale (the “March 2018 Private Sale”). The shares sold in the March 2018 Private Sale consisted of 1.2 million existing shares of the Company’s Class A common stock owned by The Advisory Board and 1.8 million newly-issued shares of the Company’s Class A common stock received by The Advisory Board pursuant to a Class B Exchange for all of its outstanding shares of the Company’s Class B common stock and Class B common units of Evolent Health LLC. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the March 2018 Private Sale. Subsequent to this Class B Exchange, in June 2018, The Advisory Board sold all of their remaining shares of the Company’s Class A common stock and no longer owns any of the shares of our Class A common stock, Class B common stock or Evolent Health LLC Class B common units held by the Advisory Board at the time of the IPO.

As a result of this Class B Exchange and Evolent Health LLC’s cancellation of the Class B common units during the March 2018 Private Sale, the Company’s economic interest in Evolent Health LLC increased from 96.6% to 98.9% immediately following the March 2018 Private Sale, and, accordingly, we reclassified a portion of our non-controlling interests into shareholders’ equity attributable to Evolent Health, Inc.

In November 2018, TPG sold 0.8 million shares of the Company’s Class A common stock in a number of private sales (the “November 2018 Private Sales”). The shares sold in the November 2018 Private Sales consisted of 0.1 million existing shares of the Company’s Class A common stock owned by TPG and 0.7 million newly-issued shares of the Company’s Class A common stock received by TPG pursuant to Class B Exchanges. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the November 2018 Private Sales. These sales represented all of TPG’s remaining equity interest in the Company and TPG no longer owns any of the shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, Class B common stock or Evolent Health LLC Class B common units held by TPG at the time of the IPO.

As a result of these Class B Exchanges and Evolent Health LLC’s cancellation of the Class B common units during the November 2018 Private Sales, the Company’s economic interest in Evolent Health LLC increased from 95.3% to 96.1% immediately following the November 2018 Private Sales, and, accordingly, we reclassified a portion of our non-controlling interests into shareholders’ equity attributable to Evolent Health, Inc.

The March 2018 Private Sale and November 2018 Private Sales are collectively referred to as the “2018 Private Sales.”

August 2017 Primary Offering

In August 2017, the Company completed a primary offering of 8.8 million shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $19.85 per share and a corresponding price to the underwriters of $19.01 per share (the “August 2017 Primary”). This offering resulted in net cash proceeds to the Company of approximately $166.9 million (gross proceeds of $175.0 million, net of $8.1 million in underwriting discounts and stock issuance costs). For each share of Class A common stock issued by Evolent Health, Inc., the Company received a corresponding Class A common unit from Evolent Health LLC in exchange for contributing the issuance proceeds to Evolent Health LLC. As a result of the Class A common stock and Class A common units of Evolent Health LLC issued during the August 2017 Primary, the Company’s economic interest in Evolent Health LLC increased from 96.1% to 96.6% immediately following the August 2017 Primary, and, accordingly, the Company reclassified a portion of its non-controlling interests into shareholders’ equity attributable to Evolent Health, Inc.

2017 Secondary Offerings

The Investor Stockholders initiated several Class B Exchanges as part of various secondary offerings during 2017, thus increasing the Company’s economic interest in Evolent Health LLC, as discussed below. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the secondary offerings described below.

June 2017 Secondary Offering

In June 2017, the Company completed a secondary offering of 4.5 million shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the underwriters of $25.87 per share (the “June 2017 Secondary”).

The shares sold in the June 2017 Secondary consisted of 0.7 million existing shares of the Company’s Class A common stock owned and held by certain Investor Stockholders and 3.8 million newly issued shares of the Company’s Class A common stock received by certain Investor Stockholders pursuant to Class B Exchanges.

As a result of these Class B Exchanges and Evolent Health LLC’s cancellation of its Class B common units during the June 2017 Secondary, the Company’s economic interest in Evolent Health LLC increased from 90.5% to 96.1% immediately following the June 2017 Secondary, and, accordingly, the Company reclassified a portion of its non-controlling interests into shareholders’ equity attributable to Evolent Health, Inc.

May 2017 Secondary Offering

In May 2017, the Company completed a secondary offering of 7.0 million shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the underwriters of $24.30 per share (the “May 2017 Secondary”). The shares were sold by certain of the Selling Stockholders (as defined below).

The shares sold in the May 2017 Secondary consisted of 3.1 million existing shares of the Company’s Class A common stock owned and held by the Selling Stockholders, 3.8 million newly issued shares of the Company’s Class A common stock received by certain Investor Stockholders pursuant to Class B Exchanges and 0.1 million shares issued upon the exercise of options by certain management selling stockholders.

As a result of these Class B Exchanges and Evolent Health LLC’s cancellation of its Class B common units during the May 2017 Secondary, the Company’s economic interest in Evolent Health LLC increased from 84.9% to 90.5% immediately following the May 2017 Secondary, and, accordingly, the Company reclassified a portion of its non-controlling interests into shareholders’ equity attributable to Evolent Health, Inc.

March 2017 Secondary Offering

In March 2017, the Company completed a secondary offering of 7.5 million shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the underwriters of $19.53 per share (the “March 2017 Secondary”).

The shares sold in the March 2017 Secondary consisted of 3.1 million existing shares of the Company’s Class A common stock owned and held by the Investor Stockholders and 4.4 million newly issued shares of the Company’s Class A common stock received by certain Investor Stockholders pursuant to Class B Exchanges.

As a result of these Class B Exchanges and Evolent Health LLC’s cancellation of its Class B common units during the March 2017 Secondary, the Company’s economic interest in Evolent Health LLC increased from 77.4% to 83.9% immediately following the March 2017 Secondary, and, accordingly, the Company reclassified a portion of its non-controlling interests into shareholders’ equity attributable to Evolent Health, Inc.

In connection with the March 2017 Secondary, the underwriters exercised, in full, their option to purchase an additional 1.1 million shares of Class A common stock (the “March 2017 Option to Purchase Additional Shares”) from the Investor Stockholders at a price of $19.53 per share. The March 2017 Option to Purchase Additional Shares closed in May 2017.

The shares sold in the March 2017 Option to Purchase Additional Shares consisted of 0.5 million existing shares of the Company’s Class A common stock owned and held by certain Investor Stockholders. It also included 0.6 million newly issued shares of the Company’s Class A common stock received by certain Investor Stockholders pursuant to Class B Exchanges.

As a result of the Class B Exchanges and Evolent Health LLC’s cancellation of its Class B common units during the March 2017 Option to Purchase Additional Shares, the Company’s economic interest in Evolent Health LLC increased from 83.9% to 84.9% immediately following the March 2017 Option to Purchase Additional Shares, and, accordingly, the Company reclassified a portion of its non-controlling interests into shareholders’ equity attributable to Evolent Health, Inc.

The June 2017 Secondary, May 2017 Secondary, March 2017 Secondary and March 2017 Option to Purchase Additional Shares are collectively referred to as the “2017 Secondary Offerings.”

Asset Acquisitions

Accordion Health, Inc.

On June 8, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire Accordion for $3.2 million (the “Accordion Purchase Agreement”). Accordion provides technology that the Company believes enhances its RAF services to its partners. In addition to technology assets, the software development team from Accordion joined Evolent as full-time employees. Under the terms of the Accordion Purchase Agreement, members of the software development team will be eligible for an additional $0.8 million earn-out, contingent upon the completion of specified software development targets.

We accounted for the transaction as an asset acquisition as substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired was concentrated in a single identified asset, thus satisfying the requirements of the screen test introduced in ASU 2017-01. The assets acquired in the transaction were measured based on the amount of cash paid to Accordion, including transaction costs, as the fair value of the assets given was more readily determinable than the fair value of the assets received. We classified and designated the identifiable assets acquired as a $3.3 million technology intangible asset, inclusive of approximately $0.1 million of capitalized transaction costs. We also assessed and determined the useful life of the acquired intangible assets to be 5 years, and the intangible assets will be amortized on a straight-
line basis over this period. The Company will account for the contingent earn-out as a post-acquisition expense if the specified software development targets are achieved. The transaction was a taxable stock acquisition and the Company recognized deferred tax liability of $2.0 million related to the book-tax basis difference in the acquired asset, which resulted in a $2.0 million increase in the value of the intangible asset. The additional deferred tax liability represents a future source of taxable income that enables the Company to release some of its previously established valuation allowance, the reduction of which is accounted for outside of acquisition accounting, resulting in income tax benefit.