Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

15. Acquisition

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15. Acquisition
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Acquisition  
Acquisition

Acquisition of Freedom UA:

 

On November 1, 2017 (the Acquisition Date), 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.

 

As of the Acquisition Date, the fair value of Freedom UA was $589. For the two months ended December 31, 2017, net income of Freedom UA totaled $8.

 

The total purchase price was allocated as follows:

 

    Purchase price allocation
    As of November 1, 2017
Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 354
Restricted cash   78
Trading securities   6
Fixed assets   88
Brokerage and other receivables   235
Other assets   4
Total assets   $ 765
     
Liabilities:    
Customer liabilities   $ 174
Trade payables   1
Other liabilities   1
Total liabilities   176
     
Net assets acquired   $ 589
     
Goodwill   896
     
Total purchase price   $ 1,485

 

 

The Group believes that cash equivalents, brokerage and other receivables customer liabilities approximate fair value due to relatively short-term maturity of these financial instruments.

 

Acquisition of Freedom CY

 

The Company agreed to acquire Freedom CY from Mr. Turlov on November 23, 2015, subject to certain closing conditions, including receipt of all required regulatory approvals to transfer ownership of Freedom CY. As disclosed in Note 1, the final condition to closing was completed on November 1, 2017 and on November 10, 2017, the Company issued 12,758,011 shares of restricted common stock to Mr. Turlov in exchange for his 100% equity interest in Freedom CY and the securities brokerage and financial services business conducted by it in Cyprus, and Freedom CY became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.