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ACQUISITIONS

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ACQUISITIONS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
ACQUISITIONS
2024 Acquisitions
The Company made 12 acquisitions during the three months ended March 31, 2024. The aggregate preliminary values of major classes of assets acquired and liabilities assumed recorded at the dates of acquisition are included in the reconciliation of the total preliminary consideration as follows (in thousands):
March 31, 2024
Accounts receivable $ 921 
Materials and supplies 206 
Other current assets 210 
Equipment and property 2,258 
Goodwill 27,337 
Customer contracts 21,514 
Trademarks & tradenames 1,012 
Other intangible assets 762 
Current liabilities (364)
Unearned revenue (58)
Other assets and liabilities, net (2)
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed $ 53,796 
Included in the total consideration of $53.8 million are acquisition holdback liabilities of $6.7 million.
Goodwill from acquisitions represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets of businesses acquired. The factors contributing to the amount of goodwill are based on strategic and synergistic benefits that are expected to be realized. A majority of the recognized goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Valuations of certain assets and liabilities, including intangible assets and goodwill, as of the acquisition date have not been finalized at this time and are provisional.
Fox Pest Control Acquisition
On April 1, 2023, the Company acquired 100% of FPC Holdings, LLC (“Fox Pest Control”, or "Fox"). As part of funding the Fox acquisition, on April 3, 2023, the Company borrowed incremental amounts under the Credit Agreement of $305.0 million. The proceeds were used to pay cash consideration at closing.
Management believes that the acquisition will expand the Rollins family of brands and drive long term value given Fox's attractive financial profile and complementary end market exposure.
The Fox acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination, and the Fox results of operations are included in the Company's results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024. Fox contributed revenues of $35.5 million and net earnings of $1.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
The valuation of the Fox acquisition was performed by a third-party valuation specialist under our management’s supervision. The values of identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed were finalized as of March 31, 2024 and are summarized in the table below (in thousands).
Final Fair Value as of March 31, 2024
Cash $ 4,560 
Accounts receivable 1,542 
Materials and supplies 431 
Operating lease right-of-use assets 8,689 
Other current assets 487 
Goodwill 188,176 
Customer contracts 118,000 
Trademarks & tradenames 38,000 
Current liabilities (5,538)
Unearned revenue (6,144)
Operating lease liabilities (8,689)
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed $ 339,514 
The Company purchased Fox for $339.5 million. Included in the total consideration are cash payments of $302.8 million made upon closing, contingent consideration valued at $28.0 million that is based on Fox's financial performance in the twelve months following acquisition, and holdback liabilities valued at $8.7 million to be held by the Company to settle indemnity claims and working capital adjustments. The fair value of the contingent consideration was estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we recognized a charge of $1.0 million related to adjustments to the fair value of contingent consideration resulting from the acquisition of Fox. This charge is reported within sales, general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statement of income.
Acquired customer contracts are estimated to have a remaining useful life of 7 years. The acquired trademarks and tradenames are expected to have an indefinite useful life.
Goodwill from this acquisition represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets of the business acquired. The factors contributing to the amount of goodwill are based on strategic and synergistic benefits that are expected to be realized. The recognized goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.