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Business Combinations
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Business Combinations  
Business Combinations

5.   Business Combinations

Acquisitions have been accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting pursuant to FASB ASC 805, “Business Combinations.” Amounts allocated to the purchased assets and liabilities are based upon the total purchase price and the estimated fair values of such assets and liabilities on the effective date of the purchase as determined by an independent third party. The results of operations have been included in the Company’s results of operations prospectively from the date of acquisition.

Author! B.V.

On March 2, 2021, the Company completed a transaction which qualified as a business combination for a total consideration of $2,667. The business combination was not material to our consolidated financial statements. Based on the Company’s purchase price allocation, approximately $1,200, $100 and $1,200 of the purchase price was assigned to customer relationships, non-compete agreements and goodwill, respectively.

Insight Medical Writing Limited

On June 7, 2021, the Company completed a transaction which qualified as a business combination for a total consideration of $15,197. The business combination was not material to our consolidated financial statements. Based on the Company’s purchase price allocation, approximately $7,400 and $4,700 of the purchase price was assigned to customer relationships and goodwill, respectively.

Pinnacle 21, LLC

On October 1, 2021, the Company acquired 100% of the equity of Pinnacle. Pinnacle  provides software and services for preparing clinical trial data for regulatory submission. The acquisition executes on the Company’s strategy to invest in innovation to increase the use cases of biosimulation and grow adoption of Certara’s end-to-end platform.

The acquisition of Pinnacle was treated as a purchase in accordance with ASC 805, “Business Combinations”, which requires allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair values of assets and liabilities acquired in the transaction.

The following table summarizes the fair value of the consideration paid as well as the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of the acquisition:

Fair value of consideration:

Pinnacle

Cash paid to sellers

$

249,115

Cash paid to others and escrow

17,200

Unregistered shares of Certara, Inc. (2,239,717 shares)

72,760

Total consideration

$

339,075

Assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

19,409

Accounts receivable

2,925

Other current assets

619

Property and equipment

258

Deferred tax assets

2,907

Identifiable intangible assets:

Trademark

15,800

Acquired software

103,000

Customer relationships

24,600

Goodwill

180,947

Long-term deposits

34

Current liabilities

(794)

Current portion of deferred revenue

(10,630)

Net assets acquired

$

339,075

The fair value of the unregistered shares given as part of the purchase consideration was determined based on the market price of Certara stock on the closing date less a 7% discount for lack of marketability.

The acquisition was structured as an asset acquisition for income tax purposes; therefore, the Company’s tax basis in Pinnacle’s identifiable assets reflects the fair value of consideration paid. However, the company did not recognize tax basis in certain liabilities assumed at the acquisition date; resulting in deferred income taxes being recorded in purchase accounting.  

The fair value of the intangible assets is based on significant inputs that are not observable in the market and, therefore, represent Level 3 measurements within the fair value measurement hierarchy. The fair value of the customer relationships (Distributor method), trademarks (Relief from Royalty method) and developed technology (Multi-Period Excess Earnings Method) was determined under the income approach.

Goodwill of $180,947 was recorded to reflect the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired, which is generally deductible for income tax purposes. The excess of the purchase prices over the fair values of the acquired business's net assets represent cost and revenue synergies specific to the Company, as well as non-capitalizable intangible assets, such as the employee workforces acquired, and has been allocated to goodwill.

The current purchase price allocation is preliminary. The primary areas of the preliminary purchase price allocations that are not yet finalized relate to the fair value of certain tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and residual goodwill. The Company expects to continue to obtain information to assist in determining the fair values of the net assets acquired at the acquisition dates during the measurement periods. Any adjustments to the preliminary purchase price allocation identified during the measurement period, which will not exceed one year from the acquisition date, will be accounted for prospectively.

The Company incurred $7,615 of transaction costs related to this acquisition, which are included in general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2021.

The results of operations of the acquired business and the fair value of the acquired assets and liabilities assumed are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements with effect from the date of the acquisition. The Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the year ended December 31, 2021 includes revenues of $6,129 and a net income of $380 which includes the effects of purchase accounting adjustments, primarily changes in amortization of intangible assets.

Supplemental Pro Forma Information (unaudited)

The following unaudited pro forma combined financial information assumes that the acquisition of Pinnacle occurred on January 1, 2020.

For the year ended December 31

2021

2020

Revenues

$

303,234

$

262,048

Net loss

$

(11,307)

$

(49,012)

The unaudited pro forma combined results for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 primarily include the following pro forma adjustments:

Incremental amortization expense, net of tax, related to Pinnacle  purchased intangible assets in an amount of $5,246 and $7,001 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Incremental equity-based compensation expense, net of tax, related to replacement awards in an amount of $641 and $856 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Integrated Nonclinical Development Solutions, Inc.

On January 3, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of Integrated Nonclinical Development Solutions, Inc. (“INDS”), a company that provides the SEND Explorer® software and drug development consulting, for total consideration of $7,078. The Company will complete the initial accounting for the acquisition of INDS, including the allocation of purchase consideration, in the first quarter of 2022.