merger consideration over the preliminary estimate of the fair value of identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed will be recognized as goodwill. Significant judgment is required in determining the preliminary fair values of identified intangible assets, property, plant and equipment, certain other assets, debt and other assumed liabilities. These preliminary valuations of assets acquired, and liabilities assumed are determined using market, income and cost approaches from the perspective of a market participant, which requires estimates and assumptions including, but not limited to, estimating future cash flows in addition to developing the appropriate market discount rates and obtaining available market pricing for comparable assets. Additionally, the final determination of the merger consideration and purchase price allocation, upon the completion of the merger, will be based on TechTarget’s share price and net assets as of the closing date of the merger and will depend on a number of factors that cannot be predicted with certainty at this time. The final valuation may materially change the allocation of the purchase price, which could materially affect the fair values assigned to the assets and liabilities and could result in a material change to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.
The historical audited consolidated financial statements of TechTarget were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and presented in U.S. dollars. The historical audited combined financial statements of the Informa Tech Digital Businesses were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and presented in U.S. dollars.
The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information presents the combination of the financial information of the Informa Tech Digital Businesses and TechTarget adjusted to give effect to the business combination and other events contemplated by the Transaction Agreement as described in the Company’s combined proxy statement/prospectus. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2024 combines the historical balance sheets of TechTarget and the Informa Tech Digital Businesses on a pro forma basis assuming the business combination and related transactions had been consummated on March 31, 2024. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 combines the historical statements of income of TechTarget and the Informa Tech Digital Businesses on a pro forma basis assuming the business combination and related transactions as if they had occurred on January 1, 2023, beginning of the earliest period originally presented.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations and financial position would have been had the Transactions taken place on the dates indicated, nor are they indicative of the future consolidated results of operations or financial position of NewCo and they are based on the information available at the time of their preparation. Actual results may differ materially from the assumptions within the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are intended to provide information about the impact of the TechTarget acquisition as if it had been consummated earlier. The pro forma adjustments are based on available information and certain assumptions that management believes are factually supportable and are expected to have an impact on NewCo’s results of operations. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to present fairly the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been made.
Accounting policies, Reclassification and Restatement of historical amounts
Upon consummation of the Transaction, management will perform a comprehensive review of the two entities’ accounting policies. As a result of the review, management may identify differences between the accounting policies of the two entities which, when confirmed, could have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements of NewCo. Based on its initial analysis, management did not identify any differences that would have a material impact on the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information other than certain reclassification adjustments to conform TechTarget’s historical financial statements presentation to the Informa Tech Digital Businesses’ financial statement presentation (as presented in Note 7 below). As a result, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not assume any differences in accounting policies.
The Informa Tech Digital Businesses restated their previously issued interim financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2024, as filed with the Company’s Form 8-K filed on December 6, 2024. As a consequence, these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements consider the effects of the restatement, as described in Note 8. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was prepared based on the restated statement of income of the Informa Tech Digital Businesses for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2024 was prepared based on the restated balance sheet of the Informa Tech Digital Businesses as of March 31, 2024.