HURST, TX, March 4, 2022 /CNW/ – NextPoint Financial Inc. (TSX: NPF.U) (OTC: NACQF), (“Next item“or the”Company“), announced today that it has identified potentially material errors in the calculation of the purchase price paid by the Company to acquire LoanMe Inc. (“Lend me“).
LoanMe was acquired by the Company on July 2, 2021 in connection with the completion of its qualifying acquisition. Based on a preliminary review, which is still ongoing, the Company has determined that certain items used to derive Adjusted Corporate EBITDA, on which LoanMe’s purchase price calculation was, in part, based, were incorrectly calculated. Accordingly, the Company believes that the consideration paid for LoanMe potentially significantly overvalued the LoanMe business. The Company will undertake its annual process to assess goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment testing. If there is significant impairment associated with these assets, the Company will provide additional disclosures in accordance with applicable laws.
Following an initial review by management, NextPoint’s Board of Directors (“Board”) has decided to undertake a more in-depth review of the purchase price calculation, including the causes of the calculation which overestimated the value of LoanMe on the date it was acquired by the Company. The Board of Directors will determine whether there is any potential recourse available to the Company with respect to the calculation of the purchase price.
About NextPoint Financial Inc. (www.nextpointfinancial.com)
NextPoint Financial Inc. is an all-inclusive marketplace for financial services that empowers hard-working, underserved consumers and small businesses. NextPoint was formed by the July 2021 combination of Liberty Tax, a leading provider of tax preparation services, with LoanMe, an online lender and loan distributor, followed by the December 2021 acquisition of Community Tax, an effective advocate for resolving tax debt on behalf of clients.
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