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Acquisitions and Disposal of Subsidiary |
Acquisition of Asyl
On April 12, 2018, we completed the acquisition and merger of Asyl into the Company. This acquisition joined the two largest retail brokerage firms in Kazakhstan. Asyl was formerly controlled by Mr. Turlov since April 28, 2017. The Company agreed to acquire Asyl from Mr. Turlov for approximately $2.2 million.
When preparing the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2019, management determined that certain amounts included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2018 and for the year ended March 31, 2018, required revision, due to completion of the merger of Asyl in April 2018, which was deemed to be an entity under common control with the Company since April 28, 2017. The transaction is accounted for as a restructuring transaction and all the assets and liabilities of Asyl were transferred to the Company at their respective carrying amounts on the date of transaction.
As of the acquisition date by Mr. Turlov, the fair value of Asyl was $4,583. The total purchase price was allocated as follows:
Acquisition of Nettrader
On May 28, 2018, we completed the acquisition and merger of Nettrader. This acquisition also finalized our acquisition of the Tradernet trading platform, a browser-based application and in some countries a supporting mobile app to facilitate our customers’ trading activities and ability to monitor and manage all aspects of their personal accounts and participate in our client social network. Nettrader was formerly owned by Mr. Turlov since May 18, 2017. The Company acquired Nettrader for approximately $3.8 million.
When preparing the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2019, management determined that certain amounts included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2018 and for the year ended March 31, 2018, required revision, due to the completion of the merger of Nettrader in May 2018, which was deemed to be an entity under common control with the Company since May 18, 2017. The transaction is accounted for as a restructuring transaction and all the assets and liabilities of Nettrader were transferred to the Company at their respective carrying amounts on the date of transaction.
As of the acquisition date by Mr. Turlov, the fair value of Nettrader was $7,037. The total purchase price was allocated as follows:
Acquisition of Freedom UA:
On November 1, 2017, FRHC acquired 100% of the outstanding common shares and voting interest in Freedom UA in exchange for 387,700 shares of restricted common stock of the Company with the fair market value of $1,485. FRHC acquired Freedom UA to expand its existing securities brokerage business to the Ukrainian securities brokerage market. The Company believes it can take advantage of the synergies that exist between its current expertise and infrastructure and Freedom UA’s existing business to rapidly expand the Company’s presence in the Ukrainian financial services industry.
As of the acquisition date, the fair value of Freedom UA was $653. For the five months ended March 31, 2018, net loss of Freedom UA totaled $53.
The total purchase price was allocated as follows:
Disposal of First Stock Store
During the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company fully disposed of its subsidiary LLC First Stock Store. LLC First Stock Store provided an online securities marketplace in Russia through a project called Freedom24. LLC First Stock Store was disposed of for $7, with net assets as of the date of disposal of $22. The difference was recognized as loss on disposal of subsidiary in the amount of $15. Prior to the disposal, the Freedom24 project and the First Stock Store employees were transferred to Freedom RU.
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