Note 4—Acquisitions and Other Investments
Decillion
On August 14, 2017, we acquired Singapore-based Decillion
Group (Decillion) for total consideration of 6.2 million
Singapore Dollars (approximately $4.6 million based on the
exchange rate in effect at the acquisition date), consisting of
cash of $2.8 million and a note payable of $1.8 million.
The note is payable in equal installments over ten quarters
starting during the three months ended September 30, 2017.
Decillion is one of the leading financial messaging solution
providers in the Asia Pacific region. Headquartered in Singapore,
Decillion has offices in Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and
Thailand and they operate a SWIFT service bureau which connects
more than 130 financial institutions and corporations to the SWIFT
community. This acquisition expands the depth and breadth of
our financial messaging solutions, particularly in the Asia Pacific
region.
In the allocation of the purchase price, which is preliminary at
September 30, 2017, we recorded $1.4 million of goodwill.
The goodwill is not deductible for income tax purposes and arose
principally due to anticipated future benefits arising from the
acquisition. Identifiable intangible assets of $2.4 million,
consisting of customer related intangible assets, are being
amortized over their estimated useful life of twelve years.
Decillion’s operating results have been included in our Cloud
Solutions segment from the date of the acquisition forward and did
not have a material impact on our revenue or earnings.
Acquisition expenses of approximately $0.4 million were
expensed during the three months ended September 30, 2017
related to the Decillion acquisition, principally as a component of
general and administrative expense.
Other Investments
In December 2015, we made a $3.5 million investment in preferred
stock of a privately held, early-stage technology company. We have
the ability to exercise significant influence over this company;
however, we have no ability to exercise control. Investments in
common stock or in-substance common stock, through which an
investor has the ability to exercise significant influence over the
operating or financial policies of the investee, are accounted for
under the equity method of accounting. In-substance common stock is
an investment that has risk and reward characteristics that are
substantially similar to an entity’s common stock. The
preferred stock underlying our investment is not in-substance
common stock as its terms include a substantive liquidation
preference not available to common stockholders. Accordingly, we
account for this investment under the cost method of accounting,
subject to periodic review for impairment. Impairment losses, to
the extent occurring, would be recorded as an operating expense in
the period incurred. Our maximum investment exposure, which is
determined based on the cost of our investment, was $3.5 million as
of September 30, 2017 and is located within other assets on our
consolidated balance sheet. There were no indicators of impairment
identified as of September 30, 2017.
We concluded that this company is a VIE as it lacks sufficient
equity to finance its activities. However, we also concluded that
we are not the primary beneficiary of the VIE as we do not have the
power to exert control or direct the activities that most
significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance. As we
have determined we are not the primary beneficiary, consolidation
of the VIE is not required.