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Acquisitions of Ownership Interests in Partner Companies and Funds
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Acquisitions of Ownership Interests in Partner Companies and Funds

 

 

3. Acquisitions of Ownership Interests in Partner Companies and Funds

During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company funded $2.3 million for participations in loan and equity interests initiated by Penn Mezzanine. Included in this funding were $2.2 million for participation in a loan and $0.1 million for participation in equity of the borrower acquired by Penn Mezzanine.

During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company funded an aggregate of $5.3 million of a convertible bridge loan to PixelOptics. The Company previously deployed an aggregate of $31.6 million in PixelOptics. PixelOptics provides electronic corrective eyeglasses designed to substantially reduce or eliminate the visual distortion and other limitations associated with multifocal lenses. The Company accounts for its interest in PixelOptics under the equity method. 

In June 2013, the Company deployed an additional $5.3 million into Medivo, Inc. (“Medivo”). The Company had previously acquired an interest in Medivo in November 2011 for $6.3 million. Medivo is a healthcare IT company that connects patients to a nationwide network of physicians, lab service centers and home testing services. The Company accounts for its interest in Medivo under the equity method. With respect to the June 2013 deployment, the difference between the Company’s cost and its interest in the underlying net assets of Medivo was preliminarily allocated to intangible assets and goodwill as reflected in the carrying value in Ownership interests in and advances to partner companies and funds on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

In June 2013, the Company funded $0.3 million of a convertible bridge loan to Alverix, Inc (“Alverix”). The Company had previously deployed an aggregate of $8.8 million in Alverix. Alverix provides next-generation instrument and connectivity platforms for diagnostic Point-of-Care testing. The Company accounts for its interest in Alverix under the equity method.

In May 2013, the Company funded $0.2 million of a convertible bridge loan to Hoopla Software, Inc. (“Hoopla”). The Company had previously acquired an interest in Hoopla in December 2011 for $1.3 million. Hoopla helps organizations create high performance sales cultures through software-as-a-service solutions that integrate with customer relationship management systems. The Company accounts for its interest in Hoopla under the equity method.

In March 2013, the Company deployed an additional $1.7 million into Lumesis, Inc. (“Lumesis”). The Company had previously acquired an interest in Lumesis in February 2012 for $2.2 million. Lumesis is a financial technology company that is dedicated to delivering timely data and robust analytical tools for the fixed income marketplace. The Company accounts for its interest in Lumesis under the equity method. The difference between the Company’s cost and its interest in the underlying net assets of Lumesis was allocated to intangible assets and goodwill as reflected in the carrying value in Ownership interests in and advances to partner companies and funds on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. 

In February 2013, the Company acquired a 6.5% ownership interest in Clutch Holdings, LLC (“Clutch”) for $0.5 million. Clutch is a mobile commerce platform that unifies applications associated with gifting, loyalty and shopping programs to improve the customer experience. The Company accounts for its interest in Clutch under the cost method.

In February 2013, the Company acquired a 27.6% ownership interest in Pneuron, Inc. (“Pneuron”) for $5.0 million. Pneuron helps enterprise companies reduce the time and cost of application development by building solutions across heterogeneous databases and applications. The Company accounts for its ownership interest in Pneuron under the equity method. The difference between the Company’s cost and its interest in the underlying net assets of Pneuron was preliminarily allocated to intangible assets and goodwill as reflected in the carrying value in Ownership interests in and advances to partner companies and funds on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

In January 2013, the Company acquired a 7.7% interest in Sotera Wireless, Inc. (“Sotera”). The Company deployed $1.3 million into Sotera and acquired additional shares from a previous investor for $1.2 million. Sotera is a medical device company that has developed a wireless patient monitoring platform that is designed to keep clinicians connected to their patients. The Company accounts for its interest in Sotera under the cost method.