Acquisitions

6 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2024

Business Combination, Asset Acquisition, and Joint Venture Formation [Abstract]

The results of operations for the following acquisitions are included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations since the acquisition date. Pro forma results of operations have not been presented because the effects of the acquisition are not material to Autodesk’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

On February 20, 2024, Autodesk acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of Payapps Limited (“Payapps”), a leading cloud-based software platform for managing construction-related payments, for total consideration of $387 million in cash. Of the total consideration transferred, $381 million is considered purchase consideration. The remaining amount of $6 million was recorded in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” and “Long-term other assets” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and will be amortized to compensation expense using the straight-line method over the vesting period. Autodesk expects to deepen Autodesk Construction Cloud’s footprint and provide a robust payment management offering to serve the needs of general contractors and trade contractors. Through automating the application of the payment process, Payapps’ solution provides greater transparency, reduces risk and helps accelerate time-to-payment.

On March 15, 2024, Autodesk acquired 100% of the PIX business of X2X, LLC (“PIX”), a production management solution for secure review and content collaboration in the media and entertainment industry for total consideration of $266 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to foster broader collaboration and communication, as well as help drive greater efficiencies, in the production process.

On May 20, 2024, Autodesk acquired 100% of Aether Media, Inc. (“Aether”), a provider of a cloud-based artificial intelligence pipeline for creating computer-generated 3D characters into live-action scenes, for total consideration of $131 million in cash. Of the total consideration transferred, $122 million is considered purchase consideration. The remaining amount of $9 million was primarily recorded in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” and “Long-term other assets” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and will be amortized to compensation expense using the straight-line method over the vesting period. Autodesk expects to enhance artificial intelligence capabilities for Autodesk’s visual effects (“VFX”) creation tools and democratize high end VFX work on Autodesk’s Flow platform.

Purchase Price Allocation

The acquisitions were accounted for as business combinations, and Autodesk recorded the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The fair values assigned to the identifiable intangible assets acquired were based on estimates and assumptions determined by management. Autodesk recorded the excess of consideration transferred over the aggregate fair values as goodwill. The goodwill recorded was primarily attributable to synergies expected to arise after the respective acquisition. Goodwill of $159 million and $188 million is expected to be deductible for U.S. income tax purposes for Payapps and PIX, respectively. No goodwill is deductible for U.S. income tax purposes for Aether. The transaction costs related to the acquisitions were not material.

The following table summarizes the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed by major class for the significant business combinations that were completed during the six months ended July 31, 2024:


	Payapps		PIX		Aether		Total
Developed technologies	$	53	$	37	$	47	$	137
Customer relationships	34		33		3		70
Trade name	5		—		—		5



Goodwill	300		191		81		572
Deferred revenue and long-term deferred revenue	(4)		(2)		—		(6)
Long-term deferred income taxes liability	(12)		—		—		(12)
Net tangible assets (liabilities)	5		7		(9)		3
Total	$	381	$	266	$	122	$	769

For the business combinations, the allocation of purchase price consideration to certain assets and liabilities as well as the final amount of purchase consideration is not yet finalized. For the items not yet finalized, Autodesk's estimates and assumptions are subject to change within the measurement period (up to one year from the acquisition date). The primary areas of the preliminary purchase price allocation that are not yet finalized include, but are not limited to, amounts for intangible assets, tax assets and liabilities, deferred revenue, and residual goodwill.