Restructuring – During the fourth quarter of 2020, the Business announced and communicated a restructuring plan, which primarily impacted the U.S. operations. The total cost of the restructuring plan incurred in 2020 was $1,208,712. The restructuring costs consist of personnel costs, which are expected to be paid within the first half of 2021.
Foreign Currency Translation – The reporting and functional currency of the Business is the U.S. dollar. Gains or losses arising from transactions denominated in non-U.S. dollar currencies and the effect of remeasuring non-U.S. denominated assets and liabilities are not material for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.
Commitments and contingencies – The Business may be subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Business has received a claim from one customer for over payment of $1,020,708 for the fiscal periods during 2016 to 2020. This claim is recorded within accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the statements of assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
Additionally, one customer had requested indemnification related to a IP Infringement claim filed against the customer. Due to the nature of the claim, the Business has not provided indemnification, however the Business is providing support and cooperating fully with the customer. Consequently there is nothing recorded within the financial statements regarding this matter.
Other than the claims noted above, management is not aware of any asserted or pending litigation or claims against the Business that it expects to have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results from operations.
Corporate overhead and accounting – Avast performs certain functions for the Business including, but not limited to, corporate management, certain legal services, administration of insurance, regulatory and compliance, treasury, information systems, finance, corporate income tax administration, employee compensation and benefit management, facilities and other corporate expenses. The costs of these functions historically have not been allocated to its products, are not directly attributable or specifically identifiable to the Business, and therefore, are not included in the abbreviated financial statements.
Income taxes and interest expense have not been included in the accompanying statements as these expenses are not specifically attributable to the Business.
Note 3 – Subsequent Events
Subsequent events have been evaluated through March 5, 2021, the date these abbreviated financial statements were available to be issued. During the first quarter of 2021, one U.S. based carrier customer notified the Business that it was terminating the agreement in 2021, which will cause a reduction of revenue in future periods. Other than the transactions discussed above, there were no material subsequent events which would warrant inclusion in the abbreviated financial statements.
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