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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

SKILLSOFT CORP.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT NUMBER OF SHARES)

Successor

Successor

    

April 30, 2022

  

  

January 31, 2022

ASSETS

 

  

 

  

Current assets:

 

  

 

  

Cash and cash equivalents

$

69,517

$

138,176

Restricted cash

 

4,848

 

14,015

Accounts receivable, less reserves of approximately $92 and $125 as of April 30, 2022 and January 31, 2022 respectively

 

99,526

 

173,876

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

40,021

 

37,082

Current assets associated with discontinued operations

43,905

64,074

Total current assets

 

257,817

 

427,223

Property and equipment, net

 

12,002

 

11,475

Goodwill

 

1,104,332

 

795,811

Intangible assets, net

 

868,218

 

793,859

Right of use assets

 

15,310

 

17,988

Other assets

 

11,357

 

10,780

Non-current assets associated with discontinued operations

159,021

164,812

Total assets

$

2,428,057

$

2,221,948

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY

 

  

 

  

Current liabilities:

 

  

 

  

Current maturities of long-term debt

$

37,795

$

4,800

Borrowings under accounts receivable facility

 

27,990

 

74,629

Accounts payable

 

28,333

 

24,159

Accrued compensation

 

27,066

 

40,822

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

41,388

 

47,757

Lease liabilities

 

4,967

 

6,387

Deferred revenue

 

236,800

 

259,701

Current liabilities associated with discontinued operations

74,688

87,467

Total current liabilities

 

479,027

 

545,722

Long-term debt

 

585,072

 

462,185

Warrant liabilities

 

18,093

 

28,199

Deferred tax liabilities

 

93,992

 

99,395

Long term lease liabilities

 

10,277

 

11,750

Deferred revenue - non-current

 

1,708

 

1,248

Other long-term liabilities

 

11,548

 

11,125

Long-term liabilities associated with discontinued operations

2,656

2,426

Total long-term liabilities

 

723,346

 

616,328

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

  

 

  

Shareholders’ common stock - Class A common shares, $0.0001 par value: 375,000,000 shares authorized and 163,760,305 shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2022 and 133,258,027 shares issued and outstanding at January 31, 2022

 

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Additional paid-in capital

 

1,495,820

 

1,306,146

Accumulated deficit

 

(268,872)

 

(247,229)

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

 

(1,278)

 

970

Total shareholders’ equity

 

1,225,684

 

1,059,898

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

2,428,057

$

2,221,948

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SKILLSOFT CORP.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

    

Successor

Predecessor (SLH)

Three Months

Three Months

Ended

Ended

    

April 30, 2022

April 30, 2021

Revenues:

 

  

Total revenues

$

134,838

$

67,680

Operating expenses:

 

  

  

Costs of revenues

 

38,009

15,094

Content and software development

 

16,331

10,504

Selling and marketing

 

39,561

23,496

General and administrative

 

29,346

11,815

Amortization of intangible assets

 

39,558

31,917

Recapitalization and acquisition-related costs

13,312

1,714

Restructuring

3,956

334

Total operating expenses

180,073

94,874

Operating loss

(45,235)

(27,194)

Other income (expense), net

1,052

(371)

Fair value adjustment of warrants

10,106

Interest income

160

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Interest expense

(11,514)

(11,408)

Loss before benefit from income taxes

 

(45,431)

(38,966)

Benefit from income taxes

 

(22,337)

(3,057)

Loss from continuing operations

(23,094)

(35,909)

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

1,451

(1,496)

Net loss

(21,643)

(37,405)

Loss per share:

 

  

  

Class A and B – Basic and Diluted (SLH) - Continuing operations

 

*

(8.98)

Class A and B – Basic and Diluted (SLH) - Discontinued operations

*

(0.37)

Class A and B – Basic and Diluted (SLH)

*

(9.35)

Ordinary – Basic and Diluted (Successor) - Continuing operations

(0.16)

*

Ordinary – Basic and Diluted (Successor) - Discontinued operations

0.01

*

Ordinary – Basic and Diluted (Successor)

(0.15)

*

Weighted average common share outstanding:

 

  

  

Class A and B – Basic and Diluted (SLH)

 

*

4,000

Ordinary – Basic and Diluted (Successor)

 

142,209

*

*Not applicable

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SKILLSOFT CORP.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(IN THOUSANDS)

Successor

Predecessor (SLH)

Three Months

Three Months

Ended

Ended

    

April 30, 2022

April 30, 2021

Comprehensive loss:

 

  

  

Net loss

$

(21,643)

$

(37,405)

Other comprehensive loss — Foreign currency adjustment, net of tax

 

(2,248)

 

(228)

Comprehensive loss

$

(23,891)

$

(37,633)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SKILLSOFT CORP.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT NUMBER OF SHARES)

    

    

    

    

    

    

Ordinary Shares

Accumulated Other

Number of

Additional Paid-

Accumulated

Comprehensive

Total Shareholder's

Shares

Par Value

In Capital

Deficit

Loss

Equity

Balance January 31, 2021 (Predecessor (SLH))

 

4,000,000

 

$

40

 

$

674,333

 

$

(93,722)

 

$

(682)

 

$

579,969

Translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

(228)

 

(228)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

(37,405)

 

 

(37,405)

Balance April 30, 2021 (Predecessor (SLH))

 

4,000,000

 

40

 

674,333

 

(131,127)

 

(910)

 

542,336

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SKILLSOFT CORP.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT NUMBER OF SHARES)

Ordinary Shares

Accumulated Other

Total

Number of

Additional Paid-

Accumulated

Comprehensive

Shareholder's

Shares

Par Value

In Capital

Deficit

Income

Equity

Balance January 31, 2022 (Successor)

 

133,258,027

$

11

$

1,306,146

$

(247,229)

$

970

 

$

1,059,898

Share-based compensation

6,898

6,898

Common stock issued

179,167

Shares repurchased for tax withholding upon vesting of restricted stock-based awarded

(51,316)

(309)

(309)

Common stock issued in conjunction with Codecademy acquisition

30,374,427

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182,547

182,550

Fair value adjustment for equity awards attributed to Codecademy acquisition

538

538

Translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

(2,248)

 

(2,248)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

(21,643)

 

 

(21,643)

Balance April 30, 2022 (Successor)

 

163,760,305

 

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1,495,820

(268,872)

(1,278)

 

1,225,684

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SKILLSOFT CORP.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(IN THOUSANDS)

    

Successor

Predecessor (SLH)

Three Months

Three Months

Ended

Ended

April 30, 2022

April 30, 2021

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net loss

$

(21,643)

$

(37,405)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

Share-based compensation

 

6,898

 

Depreciation and amortization

2,533

2,419

Amortization of intangible assets

43,854

34,943

Change in bad debt reserve

(320)

(293)

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes – non-cash

(26,434)

(3,355)

Non-cash interest expense

415

335

Fair value adjustment to warrants

(10,106)

Right-of-use asset

2,836

477

Changes in current assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:

Accounts receivable

 

84,107

 

87,373

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(367)

 

(2,481)

Accounts payable

 

2,042

 

2,781

Accrued expenses, including long-term

 

(22,768)

 

(19,422)

Lease liability

 

(3,053)

 

(864)

Deferred revenue

 

(50,112)

 

(24,832)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

7,882

 

39,676

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

  

 

  

Purchase of property and equipment

 

(1,613)

 

(386)

Internally developed software - capitalized costs

 

(2,286)

 

(1,494)

Acquisition of Codecademy, net of cash acquired

(198,633)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(202,532)

 

(1,880)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

  

 

  

Shares repurchased for tax withholding upon vesting of restricted stock-based awarded

(309)

Proceeds from issuance of term loans, net of fees

 

157,088

 

Principal payments on capital lease obligation

 

 

(263)

Proceeds from accounts receivable facility, net of borrowings

 

(46,639)

 

(2,876)

Principal payments on Term loans

(1,601)

(1,300)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

108,539

 

(4,439)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(2,157)

 

(140)

Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

(88,268)

 

33,217

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 

168,923

 

74,443

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$

80,655

$

107,660

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

69,517

$

68,933

Restricted cash

4,848

2,420

Cash attributed to discontinued operations

6,290

36,307

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$

80,655

$

107,660

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SKILLSOFT CORP.

UNAUDITED SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION

(IN THOUSANDS)

    

Successor

Predecessor (SLH)

Three Months

Three Months

Ended

Ended

April 30, 2022

April 30, 2021

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information and non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

Cash paid for interest

$

11,272

$

11,050

Cash paid (received) for income taxes, net of refunds

$

(1,284)

$

838

Unpaid capital expenditures

$

260

$

212

Fair value of shares issued in connection with Codecademy acquisition

$

182,550

$

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SKILLSOFT CORP.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1) Organization and Description of Business

The Company

Skillsoft Corp. (“Successor”)

On October 12, 2020, Software Luxembourg Holding S.A. (“Software Luxembourg” or “Predecessor (SLH)”) and Churchill Capital Corp II, a Delaware corporation (“Churchill”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Skillsoft Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Skillsoft Merger Agreement, a business combination between Churchill and Software Luxembourg was effected through the merger of Software Luxembourg with and into Churchill (the “Skillsoft Merger”), with Churchill being the surviving company. At the effective time of the Skillsoft Merger (the “Effective Time”), (a) each Class A share of Software Luxembourg (“SLH Class A Shares”) outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, was automatically canceled and Churchill issued as consideration therefor (i) such number of shares of Churchill’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Churchill Class A common stock”) as would be transferred pursuant to the Class A First Lien Exchange Ratio (as defined in the Skillsoft Merger Agreement), and (ii) Churchill’s Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Churchill Class C common stock”), as would be transferred pursuant to the Class C Exchange Ratio (as defined in the Skillsoft Merger Agreement), and (b) each Class B share of Software Luxembourg was automatically canceled and Churchill issued as consideration therefor such number of shares of Churchill Class A common stock equal to the Per Class B Share Merger Consideration (as defined in the Skillsoft Merger Agreement). Immediately following the Effective Time, Churchill redeemed all of the shares of Class C common stock issued to the holders of SLH Class A Shares for an aggregate redemption price of (i) $505,000,000 in cash and (ii) indebtedness under the Existing Second Out Credit Agreement (as defined in the Skillsoft Merger Agreement), as amended by the Existing Second Out Credit Agreement Amendment (as defined in the Skillsoft Merger Agreement), in the aggregate principal amount equal to $20,000,000.

As part of the closing of the Skillsoft Merger, the Company consummated PIPE investments and issued 53,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock and warrants to purchase 16,666,667 shares of its Class A common Stock for aggregate gross proceeds of $530 million. In connection with the consummation of these investments, the Company reclassified amounts recorded for stock subscriptions and warrants which previously had been accounted for as liabilities of $78.2 million as additional paid in capital.

On June 11, 2021 (“acquisition date”), Churchill completed its acquisition of Software Luxembourg, and changed its corporate name from Churchill to Skillsoft Corp. (the “Skillsoft”). In addition, the Company changed its fiscal year end from December 31 to January 31. Also on June 11, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of Albert DE Holdings Inc. (“Global Knowledge” or “GK” and such acquisition, the “Global Knowledge Merger”), a worldwide leader in IT and professional skills development.

Software Luxembourg Holding (“Predecessor (SLH)”)

Software Luxembourg, a public limited liability company incorporated and organized under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, was established on August 27, 2020 for the purpose of acquiring the ownership interest in Pointwell Limited (“Pointwell”), an Irish private limited company, through a plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 subsequent to August 27, 2020.

Successor and Predecessor Periods

The Skillsoft Merger was considered a business combination under ASC 805, Business Combinations and is accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, whereby Churchill was determined to be the accounting acquirer and Software Luxembourg Holding was determined to be the predecessor for financial reporting purposes. References to “Successor” or “Successor Company” relate to the condensed consolidated financial position and results of operations of Skillsoft subsequent to June 11, 2021, the date when the acquisitions of Predecessor (SLH) and Global Knowledge were completed. References to “Predecessor (SLH)” relate to the condensed consolidated financial position and results of operations of Software Luxembourg Holding between August 28, 2020 and June 11, 2021 (its last date of operations prior to the merger). Operating results for the acquired business on June 11, 2021 were credited to the Predecessor (SLH) in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations. The funds received from the PIPE investments and transferred for the business combinations closing on June 11, 2021 were recorded in the Successor period of the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.

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In the accompanying footnotes references to “the Company” relate to Successor and Predecessor (SLH) for the same periods.

Description of Business

The Company provides, through its Skillsoft and Global Knowledge (“GK”) brands, enterprise learning solutions designed to prepare organizations for the future of work, overcome critical skill gaps, drive demonstrable behavior-change, and unlock the potential in their people. Skillsoft offers a comprehensive suite of premium, original, and authorized partner content, featuring one of the broadest and deepest libraries of leadership & business, technology & developer, and compliance curricula. With access to a broad spectrum of learning options (including video, audio, books, bootcamps, live events, and practice labs), organizations can meaningfully increase learner engagement and retention. Skillsoft’s offerings are delivered primarily through Percipio, the Company’s award-winning, AI-driven, immersive learning platform purpose built to make learning easier, more accessible, and more effective.

References in the accompanying footnotes to the Company’s fiscal year refer to the fiscal year ended January 31 of that year (e.g. fiscal 2022 is the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022).

Basis of Financial Statement Preparation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Skillsoft (Successor) and Software Luxembourg (Predecessor (SLH)) and their wholly owned subsidiaries. These financial statements are unaudited. However, in the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for their fair statement. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results expected for any other interim period or a full year. We prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X and, therefore, include all information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of operations, comprehensive income (loss), financial position, changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The financial statements contained in these interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022 and the updated financial information and related disclosure to reflect the exclusion of the financial operations for SumTotal for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022 on Form 8-K filed with SEC on December 5, 2022.

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS” Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported periods. Actual results could differ from our estimates.

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(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The Company’s significant accounting policies are discussed in Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022. There have been no changes to these policies during the three months ended April 30, 2022.

Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance

On October 28, 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Boards (“FASB”) issued ASU 2021-08 – Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2021-08”). ASU 2021-08 requires an acquirer in a business combination to recognize and measure deferred revenue from acquired contracts using the revenue recognition guidance in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, rather than the prior requirement to record deferred revenue at fair value.  ASU 2021-08 allows for immediate adoption on a retrospective basis for all business combinations that have occurred since the beginning of the annual period that includes the interim period of adoption. The Company elected to adopt ASU 2021-08 early on a retrospective basis, effective at the beginning of the Successor period on June 11, 2021.

The adoption of ASU 2021-08 also resulted in the increase of goodwill by $123.5 million attributable to the acquisitions of Software Luxembourg, Global Knowledge and Pluma Inc. during the period ended July 31, 2021, as a result of the revised measurement of deferred revenue for acquisitions.

(3) Business Combinations

(a) Software Luxembourg Holdings S.A. (“Predecessor (SLH)”)

On June 11, 2021, Software Luxembourg Holding S.A. merged with and into Churchill Capital Corp II which subsequently changed its name to Skillsoft Corp.

The Skillsoft Merger was considered a business combination under ASC  805, Business Combinations and was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, whereby Churchill was determined to be the accounting acquirer based on its rights to nominate six members of the initial Board of Directors, the size of its voting interest and its rights to appoint the Chief Executive Officer of Skillsoft Corp. and other members of management of the combined company prior to closing.

Under the acquisition method, the acquisition date fair value of the consideration paid by the Company was allocated to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values.

The following summarizes the purchase consideration (in thousands):

Description

    

Amount

Class A common stock issued

$

258,000

Class B common stock issued*

 

48,375

Cash payments

505,000

Second Out Term Loan

20,000

Cash settlement of seller transaction costs

1,308

Total Purchase Price

$

832,683

*Shares of Class B common stock were converted into Successor Class A common stock at the time of the Skillsoft Merger.

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The Company preliminarily recorded the fair value of the purchase price to tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed as follows (in thousands):

Updated

Preliminary Purchase

Preliminary Purchase

Description

Price Allocation

Adjustments (1)(2)

    

Price Allocation

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

120,273

$

$

120,273

Current assets

118,847

706

119,553

Property and equipment

 

10,825

 

1,632

 

12,457

Intangible assets

769,799

(4,701)

765,098

Long term assets

 

18,629

 

 

18,629

Total assets acquired

1,038,373

(2,363)

1,036,010

Current liabilities

 

(49,056)

 

(350)

 

(49,406)

Debt, including accounts receivable facility

 

(552,977)

 

 

(552,977)

Deferred revenue

 

(123,300)

 

(114,047)

 

(237,347)

Deferred and other tax liabilities

 

(99,699)

 

15,920

 

(83,779)

Long term liabilities

 

(18,325)

 

1

 

(18,324)

Total liabilities assumed

(843,357)

(98,476)

(941,833)

Net assets acquired

195,016

(100,839)

94,177

Goodwill

637,667

100,839

738,506

Total purchase price

$

832,683

$

$

832,683

(1)The increase in deferred revenue (and the corresponding increase to Goodwill by the same amount) is the result of the adoption of ASU 2021-08 in the quarter ended October 31, 2021.
(2)All other changes represent measurement period adjustments attributable to the Company’s review of inputs and assumptions utilized in valuation models and additional information being obtained on preacquisition liabilities, since the initial purchase price allocation. The measurement period adjustments did not have a significant impact on the Company’s results of operations in prior periods.

The preliminary values allocated to identifiable intangible assets and their estimated useful lives are as follows (in thousands):

Description

    

Amount

    

Life

Trademark/tradename – Skillsoft

$

84,700

 

indefinite

Trademark/tradename – SumTotal

 

5,800

 

9.6

years

Courseware

186,600

 

5

years

Proprietary delivery and development software

114,598

2.5-7.6

years

Publishing Rights

 

41,100

 

5

years

Customer relationships

 

271,400

 

12.6

years

Backlog

 

60,900

 

4.6

years

Total

$

765,098

 

  

Values and useful lives assigned to intangible assets were based on estimated value and use of these assets by a market participant. The customer relationships and backlog were valued using the income approach. The trade names were valued using the relief from royalty method. The content and software were valued using the replacement cost approach.

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the net identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired. The Company determined that the acquisition of the Predecessor (SLH) resulted in the recognition of goodwill primarily because the acquisition is expected to help the Company to meet its long-term operating profitability objectives through achievement of synergies. The majority of goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

The acquired intangible assets and goodwill are subject to review for impairment if indicators of impairment develop and, in the case of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, at least annually.

The Company incurred $9.8 million in acquisition-related expenses, which primarily consisted of transaction fees and legal, accounting and other professional services that are included in “Recapitalization and acquisition-related costs” in the audited consolidated statement

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of operations for the year ended January 31, 2022. Approximately $4.3 million was reported in the period from February 1, 2021 to June 11, 2021 (Predecessor (SLH)) and $5.5 million was reported in the period from June 12, 2021 to January 31, 2022 (Successor).

(b) Albert DE Holdings, Inc. (“Global Knowledge” or “GK”)

On June 11, 2021, GK and its subsidiaries were acquired by Skillsoft, in conjunction with, and just subsequent to, its merger with Churchill Capital Corp II (then becoming the merged Company).

The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination under ASC 805, Business Combinations, utilizing the acquisition method. Under the acquisition method, the acquisition date fair value of the consideration paid by the Company was allocated to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values.

The following summarized the purchase consideration (in thousands):

Description

    

Amount

Cash consideration

$

170,199

Warrants Issued

 

14,000

Joinder Term Loans

70,000

Cash settlement of seller transaction costs

4,251

Total Purchase Price

$

258,450

The Company preliminarily recorded the fair value of the purchase price to tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed as follows (in thousands):

Updated

Preliminary Purchase

Preliminary Purchase

Description

Price Allocation

Adjustments (1)(2)

    

Price Allocation

Cash, cash equivalents

$

17,524

$

157

$

17,681

Current assets

 

47,849

 

(2,347)

 

45,502

Property and equipment

5,531

1,625

7,156

Intangible assets

185,800

185,800

Long term assets

 

12,401

 

(3,106)

 

9,295

Total assets acquired

269,105

(3,671)

265,434

Current liabilities

 

(74,463)

 

10,944

 

(63,519)

Deferred revenue

 

(23,018)

 

(8,191)

 

(31,209)

Deferred and other tax liabilities

(16,934)

(8,571)

(25,505)

Long term liabilities

(4,248)

2,177

(2,071)

Total liabilities assumed

(118,663)

(3,641)

(122,304)

Net assets acquired

150,442

(7,312)

143,130

Goodwill

108,008

7,312

115,320

Total Purchase Price

$

258,450

$

$

258,450

(1)The increase in deferred revenue (and the corresponding increase to Goodwill by the same amount) is the result of the adoption of ASU 2021-08 in the quarter ended October 31, 2021.
(2) All other changes represent measurement period adjustments attributable to the Company’s review of inputs and assumptions utilized in valuation models and additional information being obtained on preacquisition liabilities, since the initial purchase price allocation. The measurement period adjustments did not have a significant impact on the Company’s results of operations in prior periods.

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The preliminary values allocated to identifiable intangible assets and their estimated useful lives are as follows (in thousands):

Description

    

Amount

    

Life

Trademark/tradename

$

25,400

 

indefinite

Courseware

 

1,500

 

3

years

Proprietary delivery and development software

2,500

 

0.6

years

Vendor relationships

43,900

2.6

years

Customer relationships

 

112,500

 

10.6

years

Total

$

185,800

 

  

Values and useful lives assigned to intangible assets were based on estimated value and use of these assets by a market participant. The customer relationships and vendor relationships were valued using the income approach. The trade name was valued using the relief from royalty method. The courseware and proprietary delivery software were valued using the replacement cost approach.

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the net identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired. The Company determined that the acquisition of GK resulted in the recognition of goodwill. The majority of goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

The acquired intangible assets and goodwill are subject to review for impairment if indicators of impairment develop and otherwise at least annually.

The Company incurred $1.0 million in acquisition-related expenses, which primarily consisted of transaction fees and legal, accounting and other professional services that are included in “Recapitalization and acquisition-related costs” in the audited consolidated statement of operations for the year ended January 31, 2022. Approximately $1.0 million was reported in the period from June 12, 2021 to January 31, 2021 (Successor). The Company incurred an additional $1.5 million in GK integration related expenses in the three months ended April 30, 2022, which is included in “Recapitalization and acquisition-related costs” in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations.

(c) Ryzac, Inc. (“Codecademy”)

On April 4, 2022, the Company acquired Ryzac, Inc (“Codecademy”). Codecademy is a learning platform providing high-demand technical skills to approximately 40 million registered learners in nearly every country worldwide. The platform offers interactive, self-paced courses and hands-on learning in 14 programming languages across multiple domains such as application development, data science, cloud and cybersecurity.

The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination under ASC 805, Business Combinations, utilizing the acquisition method. Under the acquisition method, the acquisition date fair value of the consideration paid by the Company was allocated to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values.

The following summarizes the purchase consideration (in thousands):

Description

    

Amount

Cash payments

$

202,119

Class A common stock issued

182,550

Cash settlement of seller transaction costs and other

1,315

Total Purchase Price

$

385,984

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The Company preliminarily recorded the fair value of the purchase price to tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed as follows (in thousands):

Preliminary Purchase

Description

Price Allocation

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

4,262

Current assets

3,671

Property and equipment

 

385

Intangible assets

112,000

Total assets acquired

120,318

Current liabilities

 

(4,290)

Deferred revenue

 

(18,396)

Deferred tax liabilities

 

(21,615)

Total liabilities assumed

(44,301)

Net assets acquired

76,017

Goodwill

309,967

Total purchase price

$

385,984

The preliminary values allocated to identifiable intangible assets and their estimated useful lives are as follows (in thousands):

Description

    

Amount

    

Life

Tradename

$

44,000

 

13.8

years

Developed Technology

 

40,000

 

5

years

Content

18,000

 

5

years

Customer relationships

 

10,000

 

5.8

years

Total

$

112,000

 

  

Values and useful lives assigned to intangible assets were based on estimated value and use of these assets by a market participant. The customer relationships were valued using the income approach. The trade name was valued using the relief from royalty method. The courseware and proprietary delivery software were valued using the replacement cost approach.

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the net identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired. The Company determined that the acquisition of Codecademy resulted in the recognition of goodwill primarily because the acquisition is expected to help the Company to meet its long-term operating profitability objectives through achievement of synergies. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

The acquired intangible assets and goodwill are subject to review for impairment if indicators of impairment develop and otherwise at least annually.

The Company incurred $7.7 million in acquisition-related expenses, which primarily consisted of transaction fees and legal, accounting and other professional services that are included in “Recapitalization and acquisition-related expenses” in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for three months ended April 30, 2022 (Successor).

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

The following unaudited pro forma financial information summarizes the results of continuing operations for the Company as though the acquisitions of Skillsoft, Global Knowledge and Codecademy had occurred on February 1, 2021 (in thousands):

Unaudited Pro Forma Statement of Operations

Three months

ended April 30,

    

2022

Revenue

$

142,896

Net loss from continuing operations

 

(19,251)

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Unaudited Pro Forma Statement of Operations

Three months

ended April 30,

    

2021

Revenue

$

138,925

Net loss from continuing operations

 

(38,032)

The unaudited pro forma financial information does not assume any impacts from revenue, cost or other operating synergies that could be generated as a result of the acquisitions. The unaudited pro forma financial information is for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved had the acquisitions been consummated on February 1, 2021.

Other Acquisitions

On June 30, 2021, the Company acquired Pluma, Inc. The acquisition enhances the Company’s leadership development offerings, adds a new modality to its blended learning model, and allows the Company to now offer a premium individualized coaching experience. Cash paid for Pluma in the Successor period was lower than the agreed upon purchase price of Pluma for $22 million due to a contractual holdback and working capital adjustment. The fair value of the net assets acquired included $17.8 million of goodwill and $8.7 million of identified intangible assets, which had a weighted average life of 7.4 years. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. The business is reported as part of the Company’s Skillsoft reportable segment. Pro forma information and acquisition expenses have not been presented because such information is not material to the financial statements.

Measurement Period

The preliminary purchase price allocations for the acquisitions described above are based on initial estimates and provisional amounts. In accordance with ASC 805-10-25-13, if the initial accounting for a business combination is incomplete by the end of the reporting period in which the combination occurs, the acquirer shall report in its financial statements provisional amounts for the items for which the accounting is incomplete. During the measurement period, acquirer shall adjust the provisional amounts recognized at the acquisition date to reflect new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date that, if known, would have affected the measurement of the amounts recognized as of that date. For the Skillsoft, Global Knowledge and Pluma acquisitions that occurred during the period ended January 31, 2022, the Company continues to refine its inputs and estimates inherent in (i)  deferred income taxes, and (ii) the accuracy and completeness of contingent and other liabilities. For the Codecademy acquisition, which occurred in the three months ended April 30, 2022, the Company is still evaluating and refining inputs and estimates inherent in (i) the valuation of intangible assets, (ii) deferred income taxes, (iii) valuation of tangible assets and (iv) the accuracy and completeness of liabilities.

(4) Discontinued Operations

On June 12, 2022, Skillsoft entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among Skillsoft, Skillsoft (US) Corporation (“Seller”), Amber Holding Inc. (“SumTotal”), and Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (“Buyer”), pursuant to which, subject to the certain terms and conditions contained therein, Seller agreed to sell, and Buyer agreed to purchase, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding shares of capital stock of SumTotal.

The sale was completed on August 15, 2022. Skillsoft received net proceeds of $180.0 million and reserved $8.0 million for working capital contingency which is subject to customary adjustments as set forth in the Purchase Agreement, including adjustments based on the working capital, cash and indebtedness of SumTotal and its direct and indirect subsidiaries as of the closing date.

In connection with the sale, the parties to the Purchase Agreement entered into certain other agreements, including a transition services agreement pursuant to which each of Seller and Buyer agreed to provide the other party with certain transition services for a limited period following the closing.

The Company determined that the sale of SumTotal met the criteria to be classified as discontinued operations, and its assets and liabilities held for sale, as of June 12, 2022. Accordingly, the Company classified the assets and liabilities of the discontinued operations as held for sale in our consolidated balance sheets at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell. Classification for the assets and liabilities in comparative periods retained their previous classification as current or long-term. No losses were recognized upon classification of the discontinued operations assets and liabilities as held for sale. Depreciation and amortization ceased on assets

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classified as held for sale. The operating results of SumTotal are reported as discontinued operations, for all periods presented, as the disposition reflects a strategic shift that has, or will have, a major effect on our operations and financial results.

The financial results of SumTotal are presented as Income from discontinued operations, net of tax on our condensed consolidated Statement of Operations. The following table presents financial results of SumTotal for all periods presented in our condensed consolidated Statement of Operations (in thousands):

Successor

Predecessor (SLH)

Three Months

Three Months

Ended

Ended

    

April 30, 2022

    

April 30, 2021

Revenues:

 

  

 

Total revenues

$

29,076

$

24,021

Operating expenses:

 

Costs of revenues

 

9,623

9,427

Content and software development

 

6,436

6,103

Selling and marketing

 

5,322

5,006

General and administrative

 

380

547

Amortization of intangible assets

 

4,296

3,026

Recapitalization and acquisition-related costs

132

218

Restructuring

29

203

Total operating expenses

26,218

24,530

Operating income from discontinued operations

2,858

(509)

Other income (expense), net

(49)

19

Interest income

6

3

Interest expense

(767)

(41)

Income from discontinued operations before income taxes

 

2,048

(528)

Provision for income taxes

 

597

968

Net income from discontinued operations

$

1,451

$

(1,496)

The following table presents the aggregate carrying amounts of the classes of assets and liabilities of discontinued operations of SumTotal (in thousands):

Successor

Successor

    

April 30, 2022

  

  

January 31, 2022

Carrying amount of assets included as part of discontinued operations

 

  

 

  

Cash and cash equivalents

$

6,054

$

16,496

Restricted cash

 

236

 

236

Accounts receivable

 

27,733

 

38,587

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

9,882

 

8,755

Current assets of discontinued operations

 

43,905

 

64,074

Property and equipment, net

 

5,631

 

6,609

Goodwill

 

75,594

 

75,693

Intangible assets, net

 

71,507

 

75,628

Right of use assets

 

1,780

 

1,937

Other assets

 

4,509

 

4,945

Long-term assets of discontinued operations

159,021

164,812

Total assets classified as discontinued operations in the condensed consolidated balance sheet

$

202,926

$

228,886

 

  

 

  

Carrying amounts of liabilities included as part of discontinued operations:

 

  

 

  

Accounts payable

$

1,522

$

1,502

Accrued compensation

 

6,838

 

10,293

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

5,162

 

3,260

Lease liabilities

 

519

 

508

Deferred revenue

 

60,647

 

71,904

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

 

74,688

 

87,467

Deferred revenue - non-current

 

 

292

Deferred tax liabilities

 

1,073

 

516

Long term lease liabilities

 

1,434

 

1,605

Other long-term liabilities

 

149

 

13

16

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

 

2,656

 

2,426

Total liabilities classified as discontinued operations in the condensed consolidated balance sheet

$

77,344

$

89,893

In addition, the amounts described in other footnotes within these consolidated financial statements have been updated to reflect the amounts applicable to continuing operations, unless otherwise noted.

(5) Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

April 30, 2022 (Successor)

January 31, 2022 (Successor)

    

Gross

    

    

Net

    

Gross

    

    

Net

Carrying

Accumulated

Carrying

Carrying

Accumulated

Carrying

Amount

Amortization

Amount

Amount

Amortization

Amount

Developed software/ courseware

$

363,842

$

62,522

$

301,320

$

300,771

$

43,687

$

257,084

Customer contracts/ relationships

 

342,300

 

17,917

 

324,383

 

332,300

 

10,436

 

321,864

Vendor relationships

 

43,900

 

25,492

 

18,408

43,900

21,219

22,681

Trademarks and trade names

 

45,500

 

327

 

45,173

 

3,900

 

373

 

3,527

Publishing rights

 

41,100

 

7,284

 

33,816

 

41,100

 

5,229

 

35,871

Backlog

 

49,700

 

11,874

 

37,826

 

49,700

 

4,906

 

44,794

Skillsoft trademark