On July 22, 2024, the Company completed its acquisition of Envato Pty Ltd. (“Envato”) pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) entered into on May 1, 2024, to acquire all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Envato. The aggregate amount paid by the Company, after customary working capital and other adjustments in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, was $250.2 million. The consideration was sourced with cash obtained through the A&R Credit Agreement. See Note 9 Debt for more information. In connection with the acquisition, the Company incurred approximately $7.0 million of transaction costs in total, which are included in general and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Envato offers digital creative assets and templates, including Envato Elements, a creative subscription providing unlimited downloads of a diverse array of assets, templates, and more. The Company believes this acquisition complements Shutterstock’s existing offerings and expands its reach with faster growing audiences such as freelancers, hobbyists, small businesses and agencies.

The purchased assets included identifiable intangible assets, comprised of trademarks, developed technology and customer relationships, which have weighted average useful lives of approximately 10 years, 5 years and 6 years, respectively. The fair values of the trademark and developed technology were determined using the relief-from-royalty method, and the fair value of the customer relationships was determined using the excess of earnings method. The goodwill arising from the transaction is primarily attributable to expected operational synergies and is not deductible for income tax purposes.

On February 1, 2024, the Company completed its acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Backgrid USA, Inc. and Backgrid London LTD, (collectively, “Backgrid”), for approximately $20 million, subject to customary working capital adjustments. The total purchase price was paid with existing cash on hand. In connection with the acquisition, the Company incurred approximately $1.5 million of transaction costs in total, which are included in general and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The identifiable intangible assets, trademark and developed technology, have useful lives of approximately 10 years and 5 years, respectively. The fair values of the trademark and developed technology were determined using the excess earnings and relief-from-royalty methods, respectively. The goodwill arising from the transaction is primarily attributable to expected operational synergies and is not deductible for income tax purposes.

The Envato and Backgrid transactions were accounted for using the acquisition method and, accordingly, the results of the acquired businesses have been included in the Company’s results of operations from the respective acquisition dates. The fair value of consideration transferred in these business combinations have been allocated to the intangible and tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date, with the remaining unallocated amount recorded as goodwill. The identifiable intangible assets of these acquisitions are being amortized on a straight-line basis.

The aggregate purchase price for the Envato and Backgrid acquisitions have been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as follows (in thousands):


Assets acquired and liabilities assumed:	Envato		Backgrid		Total
Cash and cash equivalents1	$	90,591	$	1,718	$	92,309
Accounts receivable	6,818		732		7,550
Other assets	5,404		77		5,481
Right of use asset	273		—		273
Fixed assets	895		—		895
Intangible assets:
Trade name	31,000		300		31,300
Developed technology	61,000		900		61,900
Customer relationships	14,200		—		14,200
Intangible assets	106,200		1,200		107,400
Goodwill2	169,161		19,843		189,004
Deferred tax asset	36,956		—		36,956
Total assets acquired	$	416,298	$	23,570	$	439,868

Accounts payable	(4,173)		—		(4,173)
Contributor royalties payable	(11,917)		(849)		(12,766)
Accrued expenses	(30,233)		(228)		(30,461)
Deferred revenue	(46,888)		—		(46,888)
Deferred tax liability	—		(271)		(271)
Other liabilities1	(72,682)		(1,074)		(73,756)
Lease liability	(190)		—		(190)
Total liabilities assumed	(166,083)		(2,422)		(168,505)
Net assets acquired	$	250,215	$	21,148	$	271,363

1 Envato’s cash includes $63.4 million for the funding of Envato obligations that were triggered upon the closing of the acquisition (the “Envato Seller Obligations”). These obligations are also reported as assumed liabilities within Other liabilities. The Envato Obligations would not have been incurred had the acquisition not closed, and are presented “on-the-line” because they are not reflected in either the acquirer’s or acquiree’s statement of operations. As of March 31, 2025, the Envato Seller Obligations have been settled in full and no additional amounts remain outstanding in Other liabilities.

The following unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information (in thousands) reflects the results of operations of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, as if the Envato and Backgrid acquisitions had been completed on January 1, 2023. These pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and are based on estimates and assumptions that have been made solely for purposes of developing such pro forma information and are not necessarily indicative of what the Company’s operating results would have been, had the acquisitions actually taken place at the beginning of the previous annual period.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Revenue
As Reported	$	242,620	$	214,315
Pro Forma	242,620		264,859
Income before income taxes
As Reported	$	20,418	$	20,390
Pro Forma	20,418		29,138