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Acquisitions and Dispositions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
Acquisitions and Dispositions Acquisitions and Dispositions
2023 Acquisitions
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recognized total earn-out costs of $29.8 million and $43.0 million, respectively, related to asset acquisitions closed in 2021 and prior. No other acquisitions were completed during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.
2022 Acquisitions
Business Combinations
MoPubOn January 1, 2022, the Company completed its acquisition from Twitter, Inc. of certain assets that comprised its MoPub business for a total purchase price of $1.03 billion in cash. The acquisition allowed the Company to integrate certain product features of the MoPub platform into MAX, the Company's in-app mediation platform, and migrate publishers and demand partners from the MoPub platform to MAX. The Company accounted for the acquisition as a business combination. Transaction costs incurred by the Company in connection with the acquisition, including professional fees, were $14.4 million.
The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase consideration to the fair value of the assets acquired (in thousands):
Intangible assets
Advertiser Relationships—estimated useful life of 9 years
$212,700 
Publisher Relationships—estimated useful life of 9 years
123,300 
Developed Technology—estimated useful life of 5 years
61,800 
Tradename—estimated useful life of 3 months
60 
Goodwill632,472 
Total purchase consideration$1,030,332 
The income approach was used to determine the fair value of the advertiser relationships, publisher relationships, developed technology and tradename. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable assets acquired at the acquisition date and is primarily attributable to the assembled workforce and expected synergies at the time of the acquisition. For tax purposes, an estimated tax deductible goodwill of $694.5 million was generated as a result of this acquisition. No liabilities were assumed in the transaction.
Contemporaneously with the signing of the asset purchase agreement, the Company entered into an agreement for Twitter, Inc. to provide certain transitional services to facilitate the migration of publishers and demand partners to MAX during a three-month transitional period following the closing of the transaction (the "TSA"). The Company accounted for the TSA as a transaction separate from the business combination since it was negotiated primarily for the benefit of the Company. During the first quarter of 2022, the Company recognized total expense of $7.0 million related to the transitional services, which was included primarily in cost of revenue in the Company's condensed consolidated statement of operations.
Due to the significant integration of the MoPub business with MAX, it was impractical to determine the impact of the acquired business on revenue or earnings during the periods presented.
Wurl—On April 1, 2022, the Company completed its acquisition of all of the equity interests of Wurl, Inc. ("Wurl"), a connected TV (CTV) software platform company, for a total purchase price of $378.2 million, consisting of $219.3 million in cash, 2,579,692 shares of the Company's Class A common stock valued at $137.4 million and a deferred payment of $22.7 million, with a present value of $21.5 million at the closing of the acquisition, relating to an indemnity holdback amount to be paid in 18 months following the transaction close date, less any eligible claims against Wurl paid by AppLovin. The transaction allowed the Company to expand into the connected TV market. The Company accounted for the acquisition as a business combination. Transaction costs incurred by the Company in connection with the acquisition, including professional fees, were $1.9 million.
The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase consideration to the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):
Cash and cash equivalents$400 
Accounts receivable and other current assets15,194 
Intangible assets— 
Customer Relationships—estimated useful life of 15 years
41,000 
Developed Technology—estimated useful life of 6 years
60,500 
Tradename—estimated useful life of 10 years
14,700 
Goodwill264,149 
Property and equipment, net363 
Other assets159 
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other current liabilities(12,854)
Deferred revenue(209)
Deferred income tax liability(5,235)
Total purchase consideration$378,167 
The income approach was used to determine the fair value of the customer relationships, developed technology, and tradename. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date and is primarily attributable to the assembled workforce and expected synergies at the time of the acquisition. For tax purposes, no tax deductible goodwill was generated as a result of this acquisition.
Contemporaneously with entering into the definitive agreement, the Company also adopted a multi-year performance-based incentive plan for certain key employees of Wurl, under which the key employees may earn up to a total of $600.0 million in additional shares of the Company's Class A common stock through 2025, contingent upon the achievement of certain revenue and other performance targets by the acquired business and the continued employment of such key employees between 2023 and 2025. In April 2023, the Company amended the multi-year performance-based incentive plan into a one-year plan for 2023, under which the Company may be obligated to issue up to a total of $90.0 million in additional shares of the Company's Class A common stock, contingent upon Wurl’s achievement of certain revenue and other performance targets and the continued employment of the key employees.
The Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 includes Wurl's revenue of $11.4 million and pre-tax loss of $4.6 million for the period from the acquisition date of April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022.
The unaudited supplemental pro forma information below presents the combined historical results of operations of the Company, the MoPub business and Wurl, as if they had been acquired as of January 1, 2021 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30, 2022Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Revenue$776,231 $1,410,684 
Net loss$(20,810)$(128,437)
The unaudited supplemental pro forma information above includes the following adjustments to net loss in the appropriate pro forma periods (in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30, 2022Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
An (increase) in amortization expense related to the fair value of acquired identifiable intangible assets, net of the amortization expense already reflected in actual historical results$— $(3,512)
A decrease in expenses related to the TSA $— $7,000 
An (increase) due to replacement stock awards$— $(1,221)
A decrease in expenses related to transaction costs$179 $16,899 
A decrease in expenses related to transaction bonuses$1,101 $1,101 
An (increase) in income tax provision$(292)$(4,625)
Asset Acquisitions
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recognized total earn-out costs of $43.8 million and $75.5 million, respectively, related to asset acquisitions closed in 2021 and prior. No other asset acquisitions were completed during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.