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Merger Transaction, Acquisitions, and Dispositions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
Merger Transaction, Acquisitions, and Dispositions MERGER TRANSACTION, ACQUISITIONS, AND DISPOSITIONS
Merger Transaction

On June 3, 2020, we completed the acquisition of the Chemical Technologies business. To complete the acquisition, we issued 122.2 million shares of common stock, at a share price of $10.34 per share, in exchange for 100% equity ownership of Chemical Technologies.

Purchase Price Allocation

The acquisition-date fair value of the consideration transferred consisted of the following:
(in thousands)
Equity consideration$1,263,931 
Replacement awards attributable to pre-combination services(1)
43,964 
Unfavorable supply agreement(2)
46,000 
Favorable supply agreement(2)
(59,000)
Fair value of consideration transferred$1,294,895 
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(1) Represents the fair value of the replacement equity awards to the extent services were provided by employees of Chemical Technologies prior to closing. See Note 13—Equity and Cash Incentive Programs for additional information about the replacement equity awards.
(2) As part of the Merger, the Company entered into a Cross Supply and Product Transfer Agreement with Ecolab in which over a period of approximately three years from the merger date, certain products will be manufactured by one party for the other. The cross selling prices in which each party will transfer their products, and include a take-or-pay element, have been set forth within this agreement and are not reflective of market terms. As a result, we recognized an intangible asset recorded at fair value for the favorable terms and a liability recorded at fair value for the unfavorable terms. The intangible asset will be amortized on a straight-line basis over a three-year period into cost of goods and services and the liability will be amortized as a component of product revenue.

The following table provides the final allocation of the purchase price as of the acquisition date.
(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents$57,588 
Receivables394,432 
Inventories340,000 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets63,576 
Property, plant, and equipment687,085 
Identifiable intangible assets(1)
290,000 
Other non-current assets156,427 
Total identifiable assets acquired1,989,108 
Accounts payable184,028 
Other current liabilities(1)
172,997 
Long-term debt (2)
537,000 
Deferred tax liabilities103,956 
Other liabilities(1)
98,970 
Total liabilities assumed1,096,951 
Net identifiable assets acquired892,157 
Add: Negative fair value of non-controlling interests16,052 
Goodwill386,686 
Total net assets acquired$1,294,895 
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(1) The fair value of the consideration transferred related to the favorable and unfavorable terms of the cross supply agreement has been excluded.
(2) In connection with the Merger, we assumed a term loan from Chemical Technologies, of which approximately $26.9 million has been classified as short-term representing the mandatory amortization payments due within the next twelve months. See Note 8—Debt for further information.

Pro forma financial information

The following unaudited pro forma results of operations have been prepared as though the Merger was completed on January 1, 2019. Pro forma amounts are based on the preliminary purchase price allocation of the acquisition and are not necessarily indicative of results that may be reported in the future. Non-recurring pro forma adjustments including acquisition-related costs directly attributable to the Merger are included within the reported pro forma revenue and net income (loss).
Years Ended December 31,
(in thousands)20202019
Revenues$2,775,027 $3,456,354 
Net income (loss) attributable to ChampionX(777,553)229,126 

Included in the net income (loss) attributable to ChampionX on a pro forma basis were goodwill and long-lived asset impairment charges of $805.0 million during 2020.
Other Acquisitions

Tomson Technologies LLC and Group 2 LLC

On December 8, 2021, we acquired Tomson Technologies LLC and Group 2 Technologies LLC, leaders in nano technology platforms with proven commercial applications helping energy companies lower the carbon footprint and operating expenses of their oil and gas production operations. Under the terms of the agreement, we paid an initial amount of $10.1 million, net of cash acquired. We may also be required to make future payments of up to an additional $13.0 million, contingent on the future performance of the business. As part of our purchase price allocation, we recorded contingent consideration of $3.7 million, goodwill of $2.5 million, and intangible assets of $10.2 million. The pro forma effect of this acquisition on revenue and net income has been determined to be immaterial to our financial statements.

Scientific Aviation

On July 2, 2021, we acquired Scientific Aviation, Inc. (“Scientific”), a provider of site-specific and regional methane emissions monitoring solutions for continuous and periodic monitoring applications. Scientific has been included in our Production & Automation Technologies segment. Under the terms of the agreement, we paid an initial amount of $10.0 million, net of cash acquired. We may also be required to make future payments of up to an additional $10.0 million, contingent on the future performance of Scientific. As part of our purchase price allocation, we recorded contingent consideration of $5.5 million and goodwill of $13.9 million. The pro forma effect of this acquisition on revenue and net income has been determined to be immaterial to our financial statements.

Dispositions

The Corsicana Plant

On September 7, 2021, we sold the U.S.-based assets associated with our chemical manufacturing plant in Corsicana, Texas (the “Corsicana Plant”) for a total purchase price of $70.0 million, subject to certain closing costs, pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement. The sale constituted an asset sale for accounting purposes.

Upon closing of the transaction, we received $68.8 million in cash, including $3.5 million to be held in escrow for one year to cover post-closing indemnification obligations and is included in restricted cash on our consolidated balance sheet. Proceeds from the sale were used to pay down debt and make further progress toward our long-term leverage target.

Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, we sold all of our property, plant and equipment as well as all other assets necessary to operate the Corsicana Plant. Total assets sold primarily consisted of $23.6 million in property, plant and equipment, $2.2 million in inventory, and $1.8 million in spare parts. We recognized a net gain of $38.0 million, which is included in other (income) expense, net in our condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2021. The transaction was reflected in our Reservoir Chemical Technologies segment.

Other

During March 2019, we classified our pressure vessel manufacturing business in our Production & Automated Technologies segment as held for sale. We recognized an impairment loss of $1.7 million, which was recorded in selling, general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of income (loss), to adjust the carrying amount of the disposal group to fair value. In June 2019, we completed the sale of our pressure vessel manufacturing business and made a cash payment of $2.2 million, resulting in a loss on disposition of $2.5 million, which was recorded in other expense, net in the consolidated statements of income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2019.