17. MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Even Financial—On February 17, 2022, the Company completed its previously announced acquisition (the “Even Acquisition”) of Even Financial pursuant to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among the Company, Epsilon Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, Even Financial and Fortis Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, solely in its capacity as representative of the equityholders of Even Financial.

Even Financial utilizes its software platform to connect and match consumers with real-time personalized financial product recommendations from banks, insurance and fintech companies on mobile apps and websites by enabling the display of offers for financial products to consumers through its platform. Even Financial’s infrastructure leverages machine learning and advanced data science to solve a significant pain point in financial services customer acquisition, seamlessly bridging Product Partners and Channel Partners via its industry-leading API and embedded finance marketplaces.

The Even Acquisition strengthens MoneyLion’s platform by improving consumers’ abilities to find and access the right financial products to help them manage their financial lives. Even Financial’s growing network includes over 400 Product Partners and 550 Channel Partners, covering a breadth of financial services including loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and insurance products. The Even Acquisition also expands MoneyLion’s addressable market, extends the reach of MoneyLion’s own products, diversifies its revenue mix and furthers MoneyLion’s ambition to be the premier financial super app for hardworking Americans.

At the closing of the Even Acquisition, the Company (i) issued to the equityholders of Even Financial an aggregate of 28,164,811 shares of the Company’s Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, along with an additional 529,120 shares of Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock to advisors of Even Financial for transaction expenses, valued at $193,647, (ii) paid to certain Even Financial management equityholders approximately $14,514 in cash and (iii) exchanged 8,883,228 options to acquire Even Financial common stock for 5,901,846 options to acquire MoneyLion Class A Common Stock, of which the vested portion at the acquisition date was valued at $8,963. The equityholders and advisors of Even Financial are also entitled to receive an additional payment from the Company of up to an aggregate of 8,000,000 shares of Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, based on the attributed revenue of Even Financial’s business during the 13-month period commencing January 1, 2022 (the “Earnout”), and certain recipients of options to acquire shares of the Company’s Class A common stock are entitled to receive dividend equivalents in lieu of receiving Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, subject to certain conditions (the “Preferred Stock Equivalents”). The combined value of the Earnout and Preferred Stock Equivalents, which represents contingent consideration, was $45,336 as of the closing of the Even Acquisition. The total purchase price was approximately $271,030, subject to customary purchase price adjustments for working capital and inclusive of amounts used to repay approximately $5,703 of existing indebtedness of Even Financial and pay $2,868 of seller transaction costs.

The preliminary fair value of Even Financial’s acquired assets and liabilities assumed were as follows:

The goodwill related to the Even Acquisition was not tax deductible.

The Earnout and Preferred Stock Equivalents were valued at $15,885 as of September 30, 2022, and were included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. The $14,574 and $29,451 decrease in fair value for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, was included on the consolidated statement of operations as a component of the change in fair value of contingent consideration from mergers and acquisitions.

The Earnout and Preferred Stock Equivalents were valued using a Monte Carlo simulation model, which is calculated using Level 3 inputs. The primary unobservable inputs utilized in determining the fair value of the Earnout and Preferred Stock Equivalents are the expected volatility of the MoneyLion Class A Common Stock and the revenue levels of Even Financial.

Due to the closing of the Even Acquisition occurring on February 17, 2022, there has not been sufficient time to finalize business combination accounting and related valuations of assets acquired and liabilities assumed and consideration transferred as required by U.S. GAAP. Therefore, all balances recorded and disclosed, including consideration transferred, as of September 30, 2022 are preliminary and subject to change.

The unaudited pro forma financial information above is not necessarily indicative of what the Company’s consolidated results actually would have been if the Even Acquisition had been completed at January 1, 2021. In addition, the unaudited pro forma information above does not attempt to project the Company’s future results.

MALKA—On November 15, 2021, MoneyLion completed its acquisition (the “MALKA Acquisition”) of MALKA. MALKA is a creator network and content platform that provides digital media and content production services to us and to its own clients in entertainment, sports, gaming, live streaming and other sectors. The MALKA Acquisition accelerates MoneyLion’s ability to engage with consumers across all digital and emerging channels, allowing MoneyLion to directly connect with communities natively inside and outside of its existing platform. MoneyLion intends for MALKA to operate as an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of MoneyLion Inc. with MALKA’s pre-acquisition management team leading day-to-day operations.

The total purchase price of the MALKA Acquisition was approximately $52,685. Upon the closing of the MALKA Acquisition, MoneyLion issued 3,206,167 restricted shares of MoneyLion Class A Common Stock and paid $10,000 in cash to the sellers in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of MALKA. The acquisition agreement includes a make-whole provision with respect to the initial shares issued pursuant to which the Company was and may be required to issue additional restricted shares of MoneyLion Class A Common Stock or pay additional cash, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion, on each of December 31, 2021, March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022 (the “Closing Make-Whole Provision”), which was valued at $10,870 as of the MALKA Acquisition Closing Date. MoneyLion also paid down $2,196 of MALKA debt facilities. The sellers may also earn up to an additional $35 million payable in restricted shares of MoneyLion Class A Common Stock if MALKA’s revenue and EBITDA exceeds certain targets in 2021 and 2022. The $35 million payable in earnout restricted shares based on 2021 and 2022 operating performance was valued at $11,782 as of the MALKA Acquisition.

The restricted shares payable based on 2021 and 2022 operating performance and the Closing Make-Whole Provision were valued at $22,728 and $29,561 as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, and was included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The final shares under the Closing Make-Whole Provision were issued on September 30, 2022 and therefore no liability was outstanding as of September 30, 2022 related to the Closing Make-Whole Provision. The $4,360 and $15,417 increase in fair value for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, was included on the consolidated statement of operations as a component of the change in fair value of contingent consideration from mergers and acquisitions.

The restricted shares payable based on 2021 and 2022 operating performance was valued using a Monte Carlo simulation model, which is calculated using Level 3 inputs. The primary unobservable inputs utilized in determining the fair value of the restricted shares payable are the expected volatility of the MoneyLion Class A Common Stock and the revenue and EBITDA levels of MALKA.

The fair value of MALKA’s acquired assets and liabilities were as follows: