Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Mergers and Acquisitions

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Mergers and Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
Mergers and Acquisitions
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Mergers and Acquisitions

 

2023 Acquisitions

On January 3, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of certain assets of Griffin Underwriting Services (“Griffin”), a binding authority specialist and wholesale insurance broker headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, for cash consideration of $115.5 million.

On July 1, 2023, the Company completed the acquisitions of certain assets of ACE Benefit Partners, Inc. (“ACE”), a medical stop loss general agent headquartered in Eagle, Idaho, and Point6 Healthcare, LLC (“Point6”), a distributor of medical stop loss insurance on behalf of retail brokers and third-party administrators headquartered in Plano, Texas, for an aggregate $46.8 million of cash consideration and $2.3 million of contingent consideration.

On July 3, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of Socius Insurance Services (“Socius”), a national wholesale insurance broker headquartered in Northern California, for $253.5 million of cash consideration, $5.8 million of contingent consideration, and $2.7 million of RYAN Class A common stock.

On December 1, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of AccuRisk Holdings, LLC (“AccuRisk”), a medical stop loss managing general underwriter headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, for $98.3 million of cash consideration.

The $8.1 million of contingent consideration liabilities established for the acquisitions that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2023 were measured at the estimated acquisition date fair value and were non-cash investing transactions. These contingent consideration arrangements are based on the individual businesses’ revenue or EBITDA targets over the next one to two fiscal years.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the aggregate assets and liabilities acquired during the year ended December 31, 2023, as of the date of each acquisition:

 

 

Griffin

 

ACE and Point6

 

Socius

 

AccuRisk

 

Total

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

 

$

 

$

12,858

 

$

7,396

 

$

20,254

 

Commissions and fees receivable – net

 

 

1,495

 

 

4,288

 

 

5,470

 

 

7,703

 

 

18,956

 

Fiduciary cash and receivables

 

 

14,042

 

 

31,502

 

 

53,072

 

 

62,449

 

 

161,065

 

Goodwill

 

 

63,898

 

 

25,782

 

 

177,057

 

 

64,240

 

 

330,977

 

Customer relationships1

 

 

51,400

 

 

21,900

 

 

99,200

 

 

40,200

 

 

212,700

 

Other current and non-current assets

 

 

1,368

 

 

 

 

2,995

 

 

2,390

 

 

6,753

 

Total assets acquired

 

$

132,203

 

$

83,472

 

$

350,652

 

$

184,378

 

$

750,705

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

 

 

2,358

 

 

2,330

 

 

6,059

 

 

10,747

 

Accrued compensation

 

 

850

 

 

507

 

 

8,405

 

 

3,230

 

 

12,992

 

Fiduciary liabilities

 

 

15,824

 

 

31,502

 

 

53,072

 

 

62,449

 

 

162,847

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,575

 

 

10,586

 

 

34,161

 

Other current and non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,226

 

 

3,725

 

 

4,951

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

$

16,674

 

$

34,367

 

$

88,608

 

$

86,049

 

$

225,698

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

115,529

 

$

49,105

 

$

262,044

 

$

98,329

 

$

525,007

 

 

1The customer relationships acquired during the year ended December 31, 2023 have a weighted average amortization period of 13.0 years.

 

Estimates and assumptions used in the acquisition valuations are subject to change within the measurement period up to one year from each acquisition date. Estimated tax deductible goodwill of $106.6 million was generated as a result of these acquisitions. The Company recognized acquisition-related expenses, which include advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other costs related to diligence, for the acquisitions above of $7.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, in General and administrative expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

The Company recognized an aggregate $47.2 million of revenue related to the 2023 acquisitions above from their respective acquisition dates during the year ended December 31, 2023. The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the combined results of operations of the Company as if the 2023 acquisitions occurred on January 1, 2022. The unaudited pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisitions had taken place on the date indicated or of results that may occur in the future.

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

Total revenue

$

2,152,086

 

$

1,820,248

 

Net income

 

214,530

 

 

121,192

 

 

The unaudited pro forma financial information includes adjustments of (i) incremental amortization expense on intangible assets acquired of $5.2 million and $17.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, (ii) an increase in transactions costs of $7.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, with an equal decrease to transaction costs in the year ended December 31, 2023, and (iii) an increase of $18.4 million of income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2022 related to the CCRs (as defined in Note 18, Income Taxes), with an equal decrease in income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2023.

2022 Acquisition

On November 1, 2022, the Company acquired certain assets of Centurion Liability Insurance Services, LLC (“Centurion”) for $7.7 million of total consideration. The transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition and resulted in an increase to Customer relationships on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Contingent Consideration

Total consideration for certain acquisitions includes contingent consideration, which is generally based on the EBITDA or revenue of the acquired business following a defined period after purchase. Further information regarding fair value measurements of contingent consideration is detailed in Note 15, Fair Value Measurements. The Company recognizes income or loss for the changes in fair value of estimated contingent consideration within Change in contingent consideration, and recognizes accretion of the discount on these liabilities within Interest expense, net, on the Consolidated Statements of Income. The table below summarizes the amounts recognized:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

Change in contingent consideration

 

$

5,421

 

$

442

 

$

2,891

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

3,052

 

 

1,991

 

 

748

 

Total

 

$

8,473

 

$

2,433

 

$

3,639

 

 

The aggregate amount of maximum contingent consideration obligation related to acquisitions was $106.2 million as of December 31, 2023.