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Acquisitions and Divestitures
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
Acquisitions and Divestitures Acquisitions and Divestitures
The Company may divest certain businesses from time to time based upon review of the Company’s portfolio considering, among other items, factors relative to the extent of strategic and technological alignment and optimization of capital deployment, in addition to considering if selling the businesses results in the greatest value creation for the Company and for shareholders.
The Company had not acquired any companies nor disposed of any subsidiaries in the year ended December 31, 2020, with the exception of the disposition of its remaining 10.0% interest in Amer Global Technology Limited (“Amer.”) In the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company sold its remaining 10.0% interest in Amer to Fintalk Media Inc., a related party, for a nominal amount. As the Company had no basis in its remaining interest in Amer, the gain recognized on the sale was de minimis.
2021 Acquisitions
The Company has completed the below acquisitions in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the operations of the acquired entities from their respective acquisition dates. All of the acquisitions have been accounted for as business combinations. Accordingly, consideration paid by the Company to complete the acquisitions is initially allocated to the acquired assets and liabilities assumed based upon their estimated acquisition date fair values. The recorded amounts for assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional and subject to change during the measurement period, which is up to 12 months from the acquisition date. Management considers the valuations final for Timios and WAVE. The open areas for Solectrac relate to the finalization of net working capital adjustments with the sellers; and the open areas for US hybrid relate to the finalization of net working capital adjustments with the sellers and the impact of final income tax returns that may impact the deferred tax assets and liabilities, respectively.
The acquisitions below are collectively defined as the 2021 Acquisitions.
Timios Holdings Corp.
On January 8, 2021 the Company completed the acquisition of privately held Timios and its affiliates pursuant to the stock purchase agreement (the “Timios Agreement”) entered into on November 11, 2020. Pursuant to the Timios Agreement, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Timios for a purchase price of $40.0 million, net of cash acquired of $6.5 million. The full purchase price was paid in cash. Pursuant to the Timios Agreement, $5.1 million of the cash consideration was paid into escrow pending a one year indemnification review. Timios provides title and escrow services for real estate transactions. Revenue of $15.5 million and $62.4 million and net loss of $(16.4) million and $(10.6) million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, have been included in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
On July 26, 2021, Timios experienced a systems outage that was caused by a cybersecurity incident, which caused disruption to parts of Timios’ business, including its ability to perform its mortgage title, closing and escrow services offerings. This resulted in an adverse impact on Timios’ revenues in that one significant customer was lost and other customers have reduced their volume. The Company determined that an indicator of potential impairment existed and decided to perform an interim quantitative tangible and intangible asset and goodwill impairment tests for its Timios reporting unit.
Based on the results of this interim quantitative impairment test, the fair value of the Timios reporting unit was below the carrying value of its net assets. Refer to Note 9 for further information related to the impairment and the amounts recorded as of September 30, 2021. The tables below that relate to Timios have not been adjusted to reflect any impairments and continue to represent the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date.
Wireless Advanced Vehicle Electrification, Inc.
On January 15, 2021 the Company completed the acquisition of privately held WAVE pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger (the “WAVE Agreement”) entered into on January 4, 2021. WAVE is a provider of wireless charging solutions for medium and heavy-duty electric vehicles.
Pursuant to the WAVE Agreement, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding capital stock of WAVE for an aggregate purchase price of $55.0 million in a combination of $15.0 million of cash plus a total of 12.6 million unregistered shares of the Company’s common stock, valued at $40.0 million at the date of closing. Pursuant to the Wave Agreement, $5.0 million of the cash consideration was paid into escrow pending a one year indemnification review. The WAVE Agreement provided that 3.6 million shares of the Company’s common stock be held back at closing, to be released upon the receipt of certain customer
consents not obtained prior to closing. As of September 30, 2021, 0.5 million of the Company’s common stock remains unissued pending receipt of a final consent. Since receipt of this consent is probable, the Company has included the total common shares to be issued as contingent consideration as of the acquisition date of $7.7 million. Pursuant to the original agreement, if any such consent is not obtained within six months following the closing date, the portion of the common stock allocated to such consent in the WAVE Agreement would not be issued to the sellers. The Company intends to extend the time frame for this contractual provision as the receipt of the consents is outside the control of the former WAVE shareholders.
In addition to the purchase price to be paid at closing, the WAVE Agreement contains three earnouts that could result in additional payments of up to $30.0 million to the sellers based upon: (1) revenue and gross profit margin metrics in calendar year 2021; (2) revenue and gross profit margin metrics in calendar year 2022; and (3) revenue and gross profit margin metrics for 2021 and 2022 collectively. The Company considers this earnout to be contingent consideration that as of the acquisition date is unlikely to occur and has therefore attributed zero value for purposes of the preliminary purchase price allocation. The Company will continue to monitor the fair value of this contingent considerations with any changes being recorded in the consolidated statement of operations if and when a change occurs.
Ideanomics has also agreed to a performance and retention plan for the benefit of certain WAVE’s employees which could result in up to $10.0 million paid to such employees if certain gross revenue targets and certain gross profit margins are achieved for calendar years 2021 and 2022. The Company has concluded that this performance and retention plan does not constitute purchase consideration and will be recorded as compensation expense when the criteria are probable of being met. The Company has not accrued any of this retention plan as the revenue and gross profit margin criteria are not probable of being met.
Revenue of $1.0 million and $5.2 million and net loss of $(1.2) million and $(3.2) million, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, have been included in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

US Hybrid

On June 10, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of privately held US Hybrid Corporation ("US Hybrid") pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger (the “USH Agreement”) entered into on May 12, 2021. US Hybrid specializes in the design and manufacturing of zero-emission electric powertrain components including traction motors, controllers, auxiliary drives, energy storage and fuel cell engines for electric, hybrid, and fuel cell medium and heavy-duty municipality vehicles, commercial trucks, buses, and specialty vehicles throughout the world.

Pursuant to the USH Agreement, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding capital stock of US Hybrid Corporation for an aggregate purchase price of $50.0 million in a combination of $30.0 million in cash and 6.6 million in unregistered shares of the Company's common stock, valued at $20.9 million at the date of closing. Pursuant to the USH Agreement, $1.0 million of cash consideration was paid into escrow pending a true up of net working capital within 90 days of the closing date. Additionally, the 6.6 million shares were paid into an indemnity escrow to satisfy future indemnification obligations of the selling shareholders, if any.

The Company has also agreed to a performance and retention plan for the benefit of certain US Hybrid employees which could result in up to $16.7 million paid to such employees if certain gross revenue targets, gross profit margins and certain operational targets are achieved for calendar years 2021, 2022 and 2023. The Company has concluded that this performance and retention plan does not constitute purchase consideration and will be recorded as compensation expense when the criteria are probable of being met. As of September 30, 2021 the Company has not accrued any of this retention plan as the various criteria are not probable of being met.

Revenue of $1.3 million and $1.6 million and net loss of $(0.7) million and $(1.0) million, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, have been included in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Solectrac

On June 11, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of privately held Solectrac, Inc ("Solectrac") pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger (the “Solectrac Agreement”) entered into on June 11, 2021. Solectrac developed 100% battery-powered, all-electric tractors for agriculture and utility operations. Solectrac tractors provide an opportunity for farmers around the world to power their tractors by using the sun, wind, and other clean renewable sources of energy. Solectrac’s mission is to offer farmers independence from the pollution, infrastructure, and price volatility associated with fossil fuels.

Pursuant to the Solectrac Agreement, the Company acquired the remaining 78.6% of the outstanding capital stock of Solectrac for an aggregate purchase price of $17.7 million in net cash. The Company had previously acquired 21.4% of Solectrac in 2020. The Company now owns 100% of Solectrac. Pursuant to the Solectrac Agreement, $2.0 million of cash consideration was paid
into an indemnity escrow to satisfy future indemnification obligations of the selling shareholders, if any. In conjunction with the acquisition of Solectrac, the Company remeasured the 21.4% previously accounted for as an equity method investment. This remeasurement resulted in a gain of $2.9 million recorded in the prior quarter condensed consolidated statement of operations.
In addition to the purchase price to be paid at closing, the Solectrac Agreement contains three earnouts that could result in additional payments of up to $6.0 million to the sellers based upon: (1) revenue and gross profit margin metrics in calendar year 2021; (2) revenue and gross profit margin metrics in calendar year 2022; and (3) revenue and gross profit margin metrics in calendar year 2023. The Company considers this earnout to be contingent consideration that as of the acquisition date is probable to occur in certain years and has attributed $1.6 million as additional consideration for purposes of the preliminary purchase price allocation. The Company will continue to monitor the fair value of this contingent consideration with any changes being recorded in the consolidated statement of operations if and when a change occurs.

The Company has also agreed to a performance and retention plan for the benefit of certain Solectrac employees which could result in up to $3.0 million paid to such employees if certain gross revenue targets, gross profit margins and certain operational targets are achieved for calendar years 2021, 2022 and 2023. The Company has concluded that this performance and retention plan does not constitute purchase consideration and will be recorded as compensation expense when the criteria are probable of being met. As of September 30, 2021 the Company has not accrued any of this retention plan as the various criteria are not yet probable of occurring.

Revenue of $0.2 million and $0.4 million and net loss of $(0.7) million and $(0.7) million, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, have been included in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Acquisition Method Accounting Estimates
The Company initially recognizes the assets and liabilities acquired from the aforementioned acquisitions based on its preliminary estimates of their acquisition date fair values. As additional information becomes known concerning the acquired assets and assumed liabilities, management may make adjustments to the opening balance sheet of the acquired company up to the end of the measurement period, which is no longer than a one year period following the acquisition date. The determination of the fair values of the acquired assets and liabilities assumed (and the related determination of estimated lives of depreciable tangible and identifiable intangible assets) requires significant judgment.
The table below reflects the Company’s provisional estimates of the acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the 2021 Acquisitions (in thousands):
SolectracUS HybridTimiosWAVE
Purchase Price
Cash paid at closing, including working capital estimates$17,745 $30,139 $46,576 $15,000 
Fair value of previously held interest5,287 — 
Fair value of common stock— 20,877 — 32,377 
Fair value of contingent consideration1,639 — — 7,657 
Total purchase consideration$24,671 $51,016 $46,576 $55,034 
Purchase Price Allocation
Assets acquired
Current assets3,011 4,547 7,292 2,130 
Property, plant and equipment30 429 — 
Other assets45 51 48 — 
Intangible assets – tradename4,570 1,740 7,780 12,630 
Intangible assets – lender relationships— — 14,790 — 
Intangible assets - technology2,450 5,110 
Intangible assets – patents— — — 13,000 
Intangible assets - non-compete— 520 — — 
Intangible assets – licenses— — 1,000 — 
Indefinite lived title plant— — 500 — 
Goodwill16,787 41,446 24,252 34,142 
Total assets acquired26,893 53,419 56,091 61,902 
Liabilities assumed:
Current liabilities(509)(1,601)(4,306)(3,778)
Deferred tax liability(1,713)(802)(5,209)(3,090)
Total liabilities assumed(2,222)(2,403)(9,515)(6,868)
Net assets acquired$24,671 $51,016 $46,576 $55,034 
The useful lives of the intangible assets acquired is as follows:

SolectracUS HybridTimiosWAVE
Intangible assets – tradename671515
Intangible assets – lender relationships— — 7— 
Intangible assets – technology1013— — 
Intangible assets – patents— — — 14
Intangible assets - non-compete— 5— — 
Intangible assets – licenses— — 15— 
Weighted average useful life7.411.01014.5
Amortization expense related to intangible assets created as a result of the 2021 Acquisitions of $1.7 million and $4.0 million has been recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. Estimated amortization expense related to these intangible assets for each of the years subsequent to September 30, 2021 is as follows (amounts in thousands):
2021 remaining$1,518 
20226,222 
20236,222 
20246,222 
20256,222 
2026 and beyond33,400 
Total$59,806 
Cumulative Goodwill, excluding any impairments, in the amount of $116.6 million was recorded as a result of the 2021 Acquisitions. The goodwill from the 2021 Acquisitions represent future economic benefits that we expect to achieve as a result of the acquisitions, Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the consideration transferred over the net assets acquired and represents the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized. The goodwill is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes for any of the 2021 Acquisitions. Goodwill will not be amortized but instead will be tested for impairment at least annually and more frequent if certain indicators of impairment are present.
Transaction Costs
Transaction costs describe the broad category of costs the Company incurs in connection with signed and/or closed acquisitions. Transaction costs include expenses associated with legal, accounting, regulatory, and other transition services rendered in connection with acquisition, travel expense, and other non-recurring direct expenses associated with acquisitions. The Company incurred transaction costs of $0.6 million and $2.2 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 related to the 2021 Acquisitions. In addition, the Company incurred transaction costs of $3.3 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, associated with the proposed VIA Motors acquisition. Transaction costs have been included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and in cash flows from operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.
Pro forma Financial Information
The unaudited pro forma results presented below include the effects of the Company’s acquisitions as if the acquisitions had occurred on January 1, 2020. The pro forma adjustments are based on historically reported transactions by the acquired companies. The pro forma results do not include any anticipated synergies or other expected benefits of the acquisitions. The unaudited pro forma financial information below is not necessarily indicative of either future results of operations or results that might have been achieved had the acquisitions occurred on January 1, 2020.
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30, 2021September 30, 2020September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
(Amounts in thousands, except per share and share data)
Total revenue$27,047 $32,418 $91,369 $75,747 
Net loss attributable to IDEX common shareholders(50,854)(6,132)(66,325)(42,398)
Earnings (loss) per share
Basic and Diluted$(0.11)$(0.02)$(0.15)$(0.20)
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic and Diluted477,214,431 256,752,912 440,151,607 211,193,769 

Dispositions

On April 20, 2021, Ideanomics entered into a stock purchase agreement with FNL Technologies, Inc., (“FNL”) the owner and operator of the social media platform Hoo.be, pursuant to which Ideanomics made an investment into FNL, including cash,
Ideanomics common stock, and 100% of the common stock outstanding of Grapevine Logic, Inc. (“Grapevine,”) a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company focused on influencer marketing. Subsequent to this transaction, the Company owned 29.0% of the outstanding common stock of FNL.

The Company recognized a disposal loss of $1.2 million as a result of the deconsolidation of Grapevine, and such loss was recorded in “Loss on disposal of subsidiaries, net” in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Through its ownership in FNL, the Company has retained a 29.0% interest in Grapevine. The disposal loss of $1.2 million includes the adjustment recorded to adjust the retained interest of 29.0% in Grapevine to its fair value on the date of disposal.

Refer to Note 10 for additional information concerning the investment in FNL.