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Acquisition of Benchmark Builders

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Acquisition of Benchmark Builders
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisition of Benchmark Builders

3. ACQUISITION OF BENCHMARK BUILDERS

 

On April 20, 2017, FTE acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Benchmark pursuant to Amendment No. 1 to the Stock Purchase Agreement, (and together with the Stock Purchase Agreement dated March 9, 2017, the “Amended Purchase Agreement”). The purchase price set forth in the Amended Purchase Agreement consists of (i) cash consideration of approximately $17,250 subject to certain prospective working capital adjustments (ii) 1,069,538 shares of FTE common stock with a fair value of $21,658, (iii) convertible promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $12,500 to certain stockholders of Benchmark (the “Series A Notes”, which mature on April 20, 2019) and (iv) promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $30,000 to certain stockholders of Benchmark (the “Series B Notes”, which mature on April 20, 2020). On April 20, 2017, in conjunction with the acquisition of Benchmark, FTE’s senior lender, Lateral, amended the original credit agreement to provide for approximately $10,110 towards the cash purchase price of the Benchmark acquisition, refinancing this new advance with the existing debt and extending the maturity date of the facility to March 31, 2019. In addition, certain sellers of Benchmark additionally provided approximately $7,500 towards the cash purchase price for which they received promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $7,500 to certain stockholders of Benchmark (the “Series C Notes”, which mature on October 20, 2018). The acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination.

 

The following is a summary of the consideration transferred for the acquisition of Benchmark:

 

Cash consideration   $ 17,250  
Shares of common stock     21,658  
Series A notes     12,500  
Series B notes     30,000  
         
Merger consideration   $ 81,408  

 

The purchase price was assigned to the assets acquired based on their estimated fair values. The following is the preliminary purchase price allocation as of the April 20, 2017 closing date for Benchmark:

 

Cash   $ 2,416  
Accounts receivable     14,625  
Other current assets     10,272  
Property and equipment     47  
Total identifiable assets acquired     27,360  
Accounts payable     15,393  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     9,111  
Total liabilities assumed     24,504  
Fair value of net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed     2,856  
         
Contracts in progress     10,352  
Trademarks and tradenames     1,592  
Customer relationships     19,087  
Non-compete     599  
Fair value of identified intangible assets     31,630  
         
Total consideration transferred     81,408  
Goodwill   $ 46,922  

 

As discussed in Note 4, variations of the income approach were used to value the intangible assets. Goodwill of $46,922 was recorded related to this acquisition. The Company believes the goodwill related to the acquisition was a result of the expected growth platform to be used for growing the business. As of April 20, 2017, goodwill that is currently expected to be deductible for tax purposes is $36,875 and will be amortized over 15 years.

 

The operating results of Benchmark for the period from April 21, 2017 to September 30, 2017, included revenues of $73,470 and $118,008 and net income of $8,813 and $11,357 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. These results have been included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. The net income in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations reflects $3,013 and $5,324 of amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, in connection with Benchmark’s intangible assets. The Company incurred a total of $246 and $1,666 in transaction costs in connection with the acquisition, which are included within the consolidated statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.

 

Unaudited predecessor financial information has been provided in these condensed consolidated financial statements since the operations of the Company before the acquisition of Benchmark were insignificant relative to the operations acquired.

 

The unaudited pro forma combined results, which assumes the transaction was completed on January 1 of the respective nine month periods, are as follows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:

 

    Revenue     Earnings
(Losses)
 
Actual three months ended September 30, 2017   $ 79,083     $ 2,549  
Actual nine months ended September 30, 2017     134,866       (6,513 )
2017 supplemental pro forma from January 1, 2017 through September 30, 2017     176,955       (10,652 )
2016 supplemental pro forma from January 1, 2016 through September 30, 2016     317,068       (2,634 )
2016 supplemental pro forma from July 1, 2016 through September 30, 2016     81,472       (6,978 )

 

Significant adjustments included within the Company’s Proforma earnings and losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:

 

Adjustment to increase amortization expense of $3,717, $4,520 and $9,040 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, reflects the preliminary adjustment to the amortization expense associated with the fair value of the identifiable intangible assets acquired in the acquisition.
   
●  Adjustment to eliminate transaction costs of $1,666 for the nine months September 30, 2017 reflects the removal of transaction costs incurred by the Company related to the Benchmark acquisition. There were no such transaction costs incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.
   
●  Adjustment of interest expense of $1,038, $1,263 and $2,526 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, reflects an increase in interest expense resulting from financing the total cash consideration paid in the acquisition and the issuance of promissory notes.
   
●  Adjustment of amortization expense of $1,304, $1,226 and $2,452 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, on deferred financing costs for financing cost of $890 incurred in amending the original credit agreement with Lateral, in addition to the 256,801 shares of common stock issued to Lateral with a fair value of $2,568 in connection with this amendment.