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ASC 280, Segment Reporting, establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company’s chief operating decision makers (CODMs) is its Chief Executive Officer. The Company’s CODMs evaluate results using the operating segment structure is the primary basis for which the allocation of resources and financial results are assessed.

The Company has organized its business into three segments: Skillsoft, SumTotal and GK. All of the Company’s businesses market and sell their offerings globally to businesses of many sizes, government agencies, educational institutions and resellers with a worldwide sales force positioned to offer the combinations that best meet customer needs. The CODMs primarily use revenues and operating

income as measures used to evaluate financial results and allocation of resources. The Company allocates certain operating expenses to the reportable segments, including general and administrative costs based on the usage and relative contribution provided to the segments. There are no net revenue transactions between the Company’s reportable segments.

The Skillsoft business engages in the sale, marketing and delivery of its content learning solutions, in areas such as Leadership and Business, Technology and Developer and Compliance. In addition, Skillsoft offers Percipio, an intelligent online learning experience platform that delivers an immersive learning experience. It leverages its highly engaging content, curated into nearly 700 learning paths (channels) that are continuously updated to ensure customers always have access to the latest information.

The SumTotal business provides a unified, comprehensive and configurable solution that allows organizations to attract, develop and retain the talent. SumTotal’s solution impacts a company’s workforce throughout the entire employee lifecycle and helps companies succeed in an evolving business climate. SumTotal’s primary solutions are Talent Acquisition, Learning Management, Talent Management and Workforce Management.

The Global Knowledge business offers training solutions covering information technology and business skills for corporations and their employees. Global Knowledge guides its customers throughout their lifelong technology learning journey by offering relevant and up-to-date skills training through instructor-led (in-person “classroom” or online “virtual”) and self-paced (“on-demand”), vendor certified, and other proprietary offerings. Global Knowledge offers a wide breadth of training topics and delivery modalities (classroom, virtual, on-demand) both on a subscription and transactional basis.

The following table presents summary results for each of the businesses for the period from June 12, 2021 to July 31, 2021 (Successor), the period from May 1, 2021 to July 31, 2021 (Predecessor), the period from February 1, 2021 to July 31, 2021 (Predecessor), and the three months and six months ended July 31, 2021 (Predecessor), (in thousands):

Successor

Predecessor (SLH)

Predecessor (PL)

From

From

From

June 12,

May 1, 2021

February 1,

Three months

Six months

2021 to July

to July 31,

2021 to July

ended July 31,

ended July 31,

    

31, 2021

  

2021

31, 2021

  

2020

    

2020

Skillsoft

 

  

  

 

  

  

 

  

Revenues

 

23,379

34,377

 

101,434

84,087

 

168,406

Operating expenses

 

60,387

44,754

 

137,882

89,632

 

377,552

Operating (loss) income

 

(37,008)

(10,377)

 

(36,448)

(5,545)

 

(209,146)

SumTotal

 

  

  

 

  

  

 

  

Revenues

 

9,873

13,558

 

38,202

32,748

 

66,758

Operating expenses

 

14,883

12,101

 

38,377

28,387

 

196,541

Operating income (loss)

 

(5,010)

1,457

 

(175)

4,361

 

(129,783)

Global Knowledge

 

  

  

 

  

  

 

  

Revenues

 

24,660

 

 

Operating expenses

 

32,255

 

 

Operating loss

 

(7,595)

 

 

Consolidated

 

  

  

 

  

  

 

  

Revenues

 

57,912

47,935

 

139,636

116,835

 

235,164

Operating expenses

 

107,525

56,855

 

176,259

118,019

 

574,093

Operating loss

 

(49,613)

(8,920)

 

(36,623)

(1,184)

 

(338,929)

Total non-operating income

 

16,418

759

 

407

898

 

1,809

Interest expense, net

 

(9,844)

(5,317)

 

(16,756)

(61,011)

 

(166,970)

Reorganization items, net

 

 

(10,593)

 

(10,593)

Benefit from income taxes

 

5,504

1,619

 

3,708

909

 

9,800

Net loss

 

(37,535)

(11,859)

 

(49,264)

(70,981)

 

(504,883)

The Company’s segment assets primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, deferred taxes, property and equipment, goodwill and intangible assets. The following table sets forth the Company’s segment assets as of July 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021 (in thousands):

Successor

Predecessor (SLH)

    

July 31, 2021

  

  

January 31, 2021

Skillsoft

$

1,471,444

$

1,398,379

SumTotal

196,071

 

147,358

Global Knowledge

366,906

Corporate

Consolidated

$

2,034,421

$

1,545,737

The following table sets forth the Company’s long-lived tangible assets by geographic region for the years ended July 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021 (in thousands):

Successor

Predecessor (SLH)

    

July 31, 2021

  

  

January 31, 2021

United States

$

12,276

$

10,613

Ireland

499

 

609

Rest of world

2,280

2,558

Total

$

15,055

$

13,780