Acquisitions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Newmark acquired the first lien debt of Knotel, Inc. (“Knotel”), a global flexible workspace provider, in December of 2020. Newmark subsequently acquired Knotel's second lien debt in January of 2021. On January 31, 2021, Newmark agreed to provide approximately $19.8 million of debtor-in-possession financing to Knotel and to acquire the business, as part of Knotel's Chapter 11 sales process. On March 18, 2021, Newmark received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to acquire the business of Knotel. On March 24, 2021, Newmark acquired the business of Knotel. The Knotel acquisition has been determined to be a business combination with an acquisition date of March 31, 2021, for accounting purposes. The assets and liabilities of Knotel have been recorded in Newmark’s consolidated balance sheets at fair market value.

On September 6, 2021, Newmark acquired a majority stake in the start-up Space Management (DBA"Deskeo"), France's leader in flexible and serviced workspace for enterprise clients. Based in Paris, France Deskeo added over 50 locations to Newmark's international flexible office portfolio.

In November 2021, Newmark completed the acquisition of a U.S. based real estate property management services firm.

As of March 31, 2022, the following table summarizes the components of the purchase consideration transferred, and the preliminary allocation of the assets acquired, and liabilities assumed, for the acquisition. Newmark expects to finalize its analysis of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed within the first year of the acquisition, and therefore adjustments to assets and liabilities may occur (in thousands):

	As of the Acquisition Date
Purchase Price
First and second lien debt	$	39,584
Debtor-in-possession financing	19,788
Assumed liability	6,574
Cash and stock issued at closing	44,492
Total	$	110,438
Allocations
Cash	$	21,641
Goodwill	97,639
Other intangible assets, net	41,332
Receivables, net	7,478
Fixed Assets, net	40,605
Other assets	62,710
Right-of-use Assets	434,315
Right-of-use Liabilities	(434,315)
Accrued Compensation	(2,076)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(103,771)
Unrealized gain on investment	(27,825)
Initial investment (recorded at cost)	(13,832)
Non-controlling interest	(13,463)
Total	$	110,438

The total consideration for the acquisitions during the year ended December 31, 2021 was $110.4 million in total fair value, comprising of the extinguishment of first and second lien debt of $39.6 million, debtor-in-possession financing of $19.8 million, an assumed liability of $6.5 million, and $41.5 million in cash and $3.0 million of restricted Class A common stock. The excess of the consideration over the fair value of the net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill of $97.6 million, of which approximately $78.3 million is deductible by Newmark for tax purposes.

These acquisitions were accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. The results of operations of the acquisitions have been included on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements subsequent to the date of acquisition, which in aggregate contributed $32.7 million to Newmark’s revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Deskeo was previously recorded as an alternative method investment on Newmark’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet and amounted to $13.8 million. Pursuant to acquiring a majority interest in Deskeo and valuing its previously held non-controlling interest, Newmark recorded an unrealized gain of $27.8 million on the investment during the year ended December 31, 2021.