Business Combination

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

3. Business Combination

Summary

On April 11, 2018, the Company acquired from ETFS Capital its European exchange-traded commodity, currency and

leveraged-and-inverse

business for a purchase price consisting of $253,000 in cash and a fixed number of shares of the Company’s capital stock, consisting of (i) 15,250,000 shares of common stock (the “Common Shares”) and (ii) 14,750 shares of Series A

Non-Voting

Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Shares”), which are convertible into an aggregate of 14,750,000 shares of common stock. ETFS Capital is subject to a standstill restriction and has registration rights with respect to the Common Shares and shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares.

Also on April 11, 2018 and in connection with the acquisition, the Company entered into a credit agreement, pursuant to which the lenders extended a $200,000 term loan (the “Term Loan”) and made available a $50,000 revolving credit facility (the “Revolver” and, together with the Term Loan, the “Credit Facility”) (Note 13).

Purchase Price Allocation

The ETFS Acquisition has been accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC Topic 805,

Business Combinations,

which requires an allocation of the consideration paid by the Company to the identifiable assets and liabilities of ETFS based on the estimated fair values as of the closing date of the acquisition. An allocation of the consideration transferred is presented below and includes the

Company’s valuation of the fair value of tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price as of the acquisition date:


Purchase price
Preferred Shares issued		14,750
Conversion ratio		1,000

Common stock equivalents		14,750,000
Common Shares issued		15,250,000

Total shares issued		30,000,000
WisdomTree stock price (1)	$	9.00

Equity portion of purchase price	$	270,000
Cash portion of purchase price
Term Loan (Note 13)		200,000
Cash on hand		53,000

Purchase price		523,000
Deferred consideration (Note 12)		172,746

Total	$	695,746
Allocation of consideration
Cash and cash equivalents		13,687
Receivables and other current assets		14,069
Intangible assets (2)		601,247
Other current liabilities		(17,314	)

Fair value of net assets acquired		611,689

Goodwill resulting from the ETFS Acquisition (3)	$	84,057

(1)	The closing price of the Company’s common stock on April 10, 2018, the trading day prior to the closing date of the acquisition.

(2)

Represents purchase price allocated to customary advisory agreements. The fair value of the intangible assets was determined using an income approach (discounted cash flow analysis) which relied upon significant unobservable inputs including a revenue growth multiple of 3% to 4% and a weighted average cost of capital of 11.6%. These intangible assets were determined to have an indefinite useful life and are not deductible for tax purposes. A deferred tax liability associated with these intangible assets was not recognized as the intangibles arose in Jersey, a jurisdiction where the Company is subject to a zero percent tax rate.

(3)	Goodwill arising from the ETFS Acquisition represents the value of synergies created from combining the operations of ETFS and the Company. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes as the transaction was structured as a stock acquisition occurring in the United Kingdom.

Acquisition and Disposition-Related Costs

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company incurred acquisition and disposition-related costs of $902 of which $608 were predominantly associated with the integration of ETFS and costs incurred in connection with the rationalization of the Company’s product offering in Europe following the ETFS Acquisition. The remainder of such costs were associated with the Company’s agreement to sell WTAMC, which

was completed

February 19, 2020 (Note 1).

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company incurred acquisition and disposition-related costs associated with the ETFS Acquisition of $11,454, which included professional advisor fees, severance and other compensation costs, a

write-off

of the Company’s office lease and other integration costs.

During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company incurred acquisition and disposition-related costs of $4,832, which were primarily professional fees associated with the ETFS Acquisition, as well as professional fees associated with securing an option to purchase the remaining equity interests in AdvisorEngine Inc. (“AdvisorEngine”). This option has since expired.

Operating Results of ETFS

The Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations include the following operating results of ETFS since the acquisition date of April 11, 2018 through December 31, 2018:


Revenues:		$55,882
Income before taxes:		$23,197 (including a gain on revaluation of deferred consideration of $12,220)

Supplemental Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

The following table presents unaudited pro forma financial information of the Company as if the ETFS Acquisition had been consummated on January 1, 2017. The information was derived from the historical financial results of the Company and ETFS for all periods presented and was adjusted to give effect to pro forma events that are directly attributable to the acquisition, factually supportable and expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results following the acquisition.


	Years Ended December 31,
	2018		2017
Revenues	$	297,541	$	309,878
Net income	$	37,336	$	46,414

Included within the pro forma financial information above is a loss on revaluation of deferred consideration of ($740) and ($2,380) for years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Significant adjustments to the unaudited pro forma financial information above include the recognition of interest expense associated with the Credit Facility for the periods presented, eliminating acquisition-related costs directly attributable to the acquisition and adjusting consolidated income tax expense based upon the Company’s anticipated normalized consolidated effective tax rate.

The unaudited pro forma financial information above is not necessarily indicative of what the combined results of the Company would have been had the acquisition been completed as of January 1, 2017 and does not purport to project the future results of the combined company. In addition, the unaudited pro forma financial information does not reflect any future planned cost savings initiatives following the completion of the acquisition.