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Subsequent Event - Farfetch Acquisition
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
Subsequent event - Farfetch acquisition Subsequent Event - Farfetch Acquisition
On December 18, 2023, we announced our pending acquisition of Farfetch, a leading global marketplace for the luxury fashion industry, which included a $500 million bridge loan to Farfetch and certain of its direct or indirect subsidiaries.
We established a limited partnership for the purposes of providing the bridge loan and acquiring all of the business and assets of Farfetch. The limited partnership is owned 80.1% by Coupang, Inc and 19.9% by certain funds advised or managed by Greenoaks
Capital Partners, LLC (“Greenoaks”), a related party. The limited partnership is included in the Company’s consolidated operating results as of December 31, 2023.
As of December 31, 2023, $75 million was outstanding under the bridge loan. In January 2024, an additional $75 million was advanced under the bridge loan. Financings under the bridge loan, as well as capital contributions, are provided by the partners in accordance with their ownership percentages.
On January 30, 2024, we completed our acquisition and at closing the limited partnership provided additional cash funding to Farfetch of $150 million. Additionally, the $150 million previously provided under the bridge loan was contributed towards the Farfetch Acquisition. The limited partnership is further obligated to fund up to $200 million within twelve months of the acquisition date.
As part of the Farfetch Acquisition, a subsidiary of the limited partnership assumed Farfetch’s then outstanding syndicated Term Loans of $633 million, inclusive of fees incurred, under their Credit Agreement with certain banks and financial institutions. The Term Loans are due and payable on October 20, 2027, with early repayment permitted. Repayment of the Term Loans is due in quarterly installments of 0.25%. The Term Loans bear interest at a rate equal to SOFR plus 6.25% per annum. The Term Loans are not guaranteed by Coupang, Inc or the limited partnership.
Mr. Neil Mehta, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, has served as a Managing Partner of Greenoaks since April 2012. Greenoaks and certain funds and accounts to which Greenoaks serves as the investment adviser and related persons or entities, including Mr. Mehta, have ownership in our Class A common stock.
Due to the timing of the acquisition, the initial accounting for the business combination is incomplete. As such, we are not able to disclose certain information relating to the acquisition, including the preliminary fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. We expect to complete the initial accounting for the acquisition during the first quarter of 2024.
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Greenoaks’ 19.9% equity interest in the limited partnership is subject to a put/call option after the acquisition was completed, whereby their equity interest can be purchased at either parties’ option after seven years has elapsed and no initial public offering of the acquired Farfetch assets has taken place. The put/call option is to be calculated based on market value of the Farfetch business at the time of exercise. As of December 31, 2023, we recognized a redeemable noncontrolling interest of $15 million for Greenoaks’ equity interest in the limited partnership. In January 2024, Greenoaks contributed a further $45 million in connection with the bridge loan and acquisition of Farfetch, which we recognized as additional redeemable noncontrolling interest.