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Business Combinations
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Business Combinations
Note 4. Business Combinations
World Energy
On May 17, 2021, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of World Energy Efficiency Services, LLC (“World Energy”), a privately-held, Massachusetts-based entity, and retained its principals and all of its employees. World Energy is a direct-install energy efficiency services company serving commercial, industrial and institutional customers. World Energy enables utilities to meet their energy savings mandates by developing and executing energy efficiency projects.
The total purchase price consideration, as adjusted, was $12.5 million for the acquisition of World Energy. The as-adjusted purchase price consisted of the following components:
Cash of $8.5 million consisting of the contractual purchase price of $8.0 million, plus working capital adjustments of an aggregate of $0.5 million.
The closing date issuance of 231,002 shares of the Company’s common stock, valued at the closing price of $6.23 per share as of May 17, 2021, for a total share fair value upon issuance of $1.4 million;
An obligation to issue 244,956 shares of the Company’s common stock to certain of the sellers and their advisors of World Energy, in three equal installments on the sixth, twenty-fourth and the thirtieth monthly anniversaries of the closing date. The closing date fair value was recorded at an aggregate amount of $1.5 million;
An obligation for an earnout cash payment of $1.0 million upon World Energy’s achievement for the calendar year 2021 of minimum annual revenues of $19.5 million. World Energy met the revenue requirements and the Company paid the contingent consideration of $1.0 million in March 2022.
The following details the final allocation of the purchase price consideration (in thousands):
Cash$8,000 
Working capital adjustments496 
Fair value of 231,002 shares issued at closing
1,439 
Fair value of the earnout1,000 
Portion of deferred obligation to issue shares of common stock1,526 
Total consideration12,461 
 
Less the fair value of assets acquired less liabilities assumed(4,344)
Goodwill$8,117 
Included in assets acquired was cash of $0.3 million.
In connection with the acquisition of World Energy, the Company incurred an initial additional obligation to issue shares of its common stock to the three sellers, two of which also entered into employment agreements with the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the Company was initially obligated to issue an aggregate of 448,050 shares of its common stock, issuable in three equal installments on November 17, 2021, on May 17, 2023 and on November 17, 2023, provided that seller/employee is employed by the Company at the date of issuance. If the seller/employee is not employed at such issuance date, the shares attributable to that seller/employee are forfeited. The Company determined that this obligation should be accounted for as compensation as opposed to purchase price consideration. Accordingly, the fair values of each of the three compensation share obligations are accreted as compensation expense over each relevant compensation period. The accrued obligation is marked to market each period based on the price of the underlying shares. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized a benefit of $0.1 million and a charge of $1.0 million, respectively, for compensation expense within Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.
On November 17, 2021, the Company issued 231,002 shares of its common stock pursuant to this share obligation to the three sellers.
The initial transaction with World Energy included an outstanding PPP loan of $0.5 million that was incorporated in the liabilities assumed. During the third quarter of 2021, the PPP loan was forgiven in full which resulted in an additional payment to the sellers of World Energy. Consequently, the fair value of assets acquired less liabilities assumed was adjusted by the entire amount of the PPP loan that was forgiven, with a corresponding reduction in goodwill.
The Company has accounted for this acquisition of a business using the acquisition method of accounting. The acquisition method requires, among other things, that assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination be recognized
at their fair values as of the acquisition date. The fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed by major class were recognized as follows:
(Amounts in thousands)Amount
Cash$308 
Accounts receivable3,585 
Inventory, net1,282 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets100 
Property and equipment, net173 
Intangible assets, net1,560 
Right-of-use asset145 
Goodwill8,117 
Other assets12 
Accounts payable(1,096)
Lease liability, current(56)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities(1,297)
Deferred revenue(283)
Lease liability, non-current(89)
Total purchase consideration$12,461 
The acquired intangible assets of $1.6 million represents the fair value of customer relationships which is amortized over three years.
The estimated fair value of the intangible asset acquired was determined based on the income approach to measure the fair value of the customer relationships. This fair value measurement was based on significant inputs not observable in the market and thus represents a Level 3 measurement within the fair value hierarchy.
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase consideration over the estimated acquisition date fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired. Goodwill is primarily attributable to expected post-acquisition synergies from integrating World Energy’s assembled workforce, products and processes into the Company’s product offerings. Goodwill recorded is not deductible for income tax purposes.
Spruce Power
On September 9, 2022, the Company acquired Legacy Spruce Power for $32.6 million which consisted of cash payments of $61.8 million less cash and restricted cash acquired of $29.2 million. Management evaluated which entity should be considered the acquirer in the transaction by giving consideration to the form of consideration transferred, the composition of the equity holders, the composition of voting rights of the Board of Directors, continuity of management structure, and size of the respective organizations. Based on the evaluation of the applicable factors, Management noted that all factors, with the exception of relative size of organization, were indicators that the Company was the acquiring entity resulting in Management’s conclusion that the Company acquired Legacy Spruce Power.

The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination. The Company allocated the Legacy Spruce Power purchase price to tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, September 9, 2022. The excess of the purchase price over those fair values was recorded to goodwill. The Company's evaluations of the facts and circumstances available as of September 9, 2022, to assign fair values to assets acquired and liabilities assumed are ongoing. As we complete further analysis of assets including solar systems, intangible assets, as well as noncontrolling interests and debt, additional information on the assets acquired and liabilities assumed
becomes available. A change in information related to the net assets acquired may change the amount of the purchase price assigned to goodwill, and as a result, the preliminary fair values set forth below are subject to adjustment as additional information is obtained and valuations are completed. Provisional adjustments are recognized during the reporting period in which the adjustments are determined. The Company expects to finalize the purchase price allocation as soon as practicable, but no later than one year from the acquisition date.

The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase price allocation of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition of Legacy Spruce Power, as adjusted, during the year ended December 31, 2022:
(Amounts in thousands)Initial Purchase Price AllocationMeasurement Period AdjustmentsUpdated Purchase Price Allocation
Total purchase consideration:
Cash, net of cash acquired, and restricted cash$32,585 $— $32,585 
Allocation of consideration to assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Accounts receivable, net10,995 — $10,995 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets6,768 (2,405)$4,363 
Solar energy systems406,298 (2,081)$404,217 
Other property and equipment337 — $337 
Interest rate swap assets26,698 — $26,698 
Right-of-use asset3,279 (328)$2,951 
Other assets358 — $358 
Goodwill158,636 (30,088)$128,548 
Accounts payable(2,620)(23)$(2,643)
Accrued expenses(13,061)(243)$(13,304)
Lease liability(3,382)41 $(3,341)
Long-term debt(510,002)2,772 $(507,230)
Other liabilities(335)294 $(41)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and noncontrolling interests(51,384)32,061 $(19,323)
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase consideration over the estimated acquisition date fair value of the net assets acquired. Goodwill is primarily attributable to the Company's ability to leverage and use its existing capital and access to capital markets along with Spruce Power's established operations and mergers and acquisition capabilities to grow the Spruce Power business.
Supplemental disclosure of pro forma information:
The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the combined results of the operations of the Company, World Energy, and Legacy Spruce Power as if the acquisition of World Energy on May 17, 2021 and Legacy Spruce Power on September 9, 2022 had occurred as of January 1, 2021. The results of operations related to the Company’s Drivetrain and XL Grid businesses, which were determined to be discontinued operations in the fourth quarter of 2022, are presented as net loss from discontinued operations. The unaudited pro forma revenues and pro forma net (loss) income reflect the continuing operational results of the Company’s corporate functions and the results of operations for Legacy Spruce Power. The unaudited pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of what the consolidated results of operations actually would have been had the respective acquisitions been completed on January 1, 2021. In addition, the
unaudited pro forma financial information does not purport to project the future results of operations of the combined Company.
The following table presents the Company’s pro forma combined results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)20222021
Revenues$79,253 $79,163 
Net (loss) income from continuing operations$(28,870)$66,212 
Net loss from discontinued operations(40,112)(24,236)
Net (loss) income$(68,982)$41,976 
Per share amounts:
Net (loss) income from continuing operations - basic$(0.20)$0.48 
Net (loss) income from continuing operations - diluted$(0.20)$0.45 
Net loss from discontinued operations - basic$(0.28)$(0.18)
Net loss from discontinued operations - diluted$(0.28)$(0.16)
The above pro forma information includes pro forma adjustments to remove the effect of the following items:
i.
Eliminate the effect of transaction expenses related to the acquisition of World Energy of approximately $498,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021.
ii.
Eliminate interest expense associated with debt that was repaid in the acquisition of World Energy of approximately $37,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021.
iii.
Eliminate the effect of transaction expenses related to the acquisition of Legacy Spruce Power of $15.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Since the acquisition of World Energy occurred in May 2021, the results of the acquisition are fully incorporated into the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.