Business Combination

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

On January 4, 2019, we completed the acquisition of Leerink Holdings LLC, the Boston-based parent company of healthcare and life science investment bank Leerink Partners LLC, now SVB Leerink Holdings LLC ("SVB Leerink"). SVB Leerink is an investment bank specializing in equity and convertible capital markets, M&A, equity research and sales and trading for growth- and innovation-minded healthcare and life science companies and operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of SVB Financial.

The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination and accordingly, the results of SVB Leerink's operations have been included in the Company's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 from the date of acquisition. We acquired SVB Leerink for $273.2 million comprised of cash and share-based replacement award liabilities. In addition, we provided a retention pool for employees of $60.0 million to be paid over five years comprised of a mix of cash and equity issued under the Company's current Equity Incentive Plan. Refer to Note 5—“Share-Based Compensation” of the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” under Part II, Item 8 of this report of this report for more information. The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price to the net assets of SVB Leerink as of January 4, 2019:



(Dollars in thousands)	January 4, 2019
Cash paid	$	265,601
Replacement award liabilities (1)	7,629
Total purchase consideration	$	273,230
Fair value of net assets acquired	135,407
Goodwill	$	137,823


(1)	The replacement award liabilities recognized as part of the total purchase consideration and the post-combination expenses of $9.1 million related to share-based replacement awards will be paid out in cash in accordance with SVB Leerink's original grant date vesting schedules.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed upon the finalization of the purchase:



(Dollars in thousands)	January 4, 2019
Assets acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	163,273
Investment securities	33,644
Accounts receivable	36,538
Intangible assets	60,900
Other assets	35,128
Total assets acquired	329,483
Liabilities assumed:
Accrued compensation	137,206
Due to broker-dealers	18,483
Other liabilities	33,131
Noncontrolling interests	5,256
Total liabilities assumed	194,076
Fair value of net assets acquired	$	135,407

The Company recognized identifiable intangible assets of $60.9 million and goodwill of $137.8 million as a result of the acquisition. Intangible assets of $60.9 million are subject to amortization over their estimated useful lives. The goodwill recorded includes revenue generating synergies expected from collaboration between SVB Leerink and the Company. All reported goodwill amounts have been allocated to the SVB Leerink reporting segment and are expected to be deductible for tax purposes. The fair value of the noncontrolling interests in SVB Leerink Holdings LLC represents the noncontrolling ownership percentage for SVB Leerink's consolidated VIE investment securities which are measured at net asset value.

The following table summarizes the fair value and estimated useful lives of the other intangible assets at the date of acquisition:



(Dollars in thousands)	Estimated Fair Value		Weighted Average Estimated Useful Life - in Years
Other intangible assets:
Customer relationships	$	42,000	11.0
Other	18,900		9.9
Total other intangible assets	$	60,900

SVB Leerink's net income from January 4, 2019 through December 31, 2019 was approximately $9.5 million. Supplementary pro forma financial information related to the acquisition is not included because the impact to the Company's consolidated statements of income is not material. The following table represents the amount of revenue and earnings attributable to SVB Leerink that is included in our financial results for the year ended December 31, 2019:



(Dollars in thousands)	Year ended December 31, 2019
Net interest income	$	1,252
Noninterest income	265,841
Noninterest expense	252,678
Income before income tax expense	14,415
Income tax expense	3,566
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,325
Net income available to common stockholders	$	9,524

The following table shows the components of acquisition-related activities expense for the year ended December 31, 2019:



(Dollars in thousands)	Year ended December 31, 2019
Professional fees	$	919
Other	396
Total acquisition-related expenses	$	1,315