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Fair Value Measurements

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Fair Value Measurements
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Fair Value Measurements

6. Fair Value Measurements

Certain of the Company’s financial instruments are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis but are recorded at amounts that approximate their fair value due to their liquid or short-term nature, such as accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities.

Fair Value of Caelum

As of September 30, 2020, the Company valued its investment in Caelum in accordance with ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, and estimated the fair value to be $11.7 million based on a per share value of $1.62. As of September 30, 2020, the following inputs were utilized to derive the value: risk free rate of return of 0.12%, volatility of 70% and a discount for lack of marketability of 28.6%.

As of December 31, 2019, the Company valued its investment in Caelum in accordance with ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, and estimated the fair value to be $11.1 million based on a per share value of $1.54. As of December 31, 2019, the following inputs were utilized to derive the value: risk free rate of return of 1.6%, volatility of 70% and a discount for lack of marketability of 28.7%.

Cyprium Warrant Liability

During the quarter ended September 30, 2020, Cyprium raised approximately $8.0 million in Perpetual Preferred Shares (“Cyprium Offering,” see Note 14).  The Cyprium Offering coupled with the repayment of the 2018 Venture Debt (see Note 10), triggered the issuance of the Cyprium Warrant, in that a price per share could be established. As such these events resulted in Cyprium recording the Cyprium Warrant as issued rather than contingently issuable.

The fair value of the Cyprium Warrants in connection with the 2018 Venture Debt was determined by applying management’s estimate of the probability of issuance of the Contingently Issuable Warrants together with an option-pricing model, with the following key assumptions:

    

September 30, 2020

December 31, 2019

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

0.69

%

1.92

%

Expected dividend yield

 

Expected term in years

 

10.0

10.0

Expected volatility

 

85

%

93

%

Probability of issuance of the warrant

 

100

%

5

%

Cyprium

Contingently

Issuable Warrant

($ in thousands)

Liability

Beginning balance at January 1, 2020

$

27

Change in fair value

1,189

Reclass partner company's warrants from liability to equity

(1,216)

Ending balance at September 30, 2020

$

-

The following tables classify into the fair value hierarchy of Fortress’ financial instruments, measured at fair value as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

Fair Value Measurement as of  September 30, 2020

($ in thousands)

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

Assets

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Fair value of investment in Caelum

$

$

$

11,723

$

11,723

Total

$

$

$

11,723

$

11,723

Fair Value Measurement as of  December 31, 2019

($ in thousands)

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

Assets

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Fair value of investment in Caelum

 

$

 

$

 

$

11,148

 

$

11,148

Total

 

$

 

$

 

$

11,148

 

$

11,148

Fair Value Measurement as of  December 31, 2019

($ in thousands)

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

Liabilities

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Warrant liabilities

 

$

 

$

 

$

27

 

$

27

Total

 

$

 

$

 

$

27

 

$

27

The table below provides a roll-forward of the changes in fair value of Level 3 financial instruments as of September 30, 2020:

Investment in

Warrant

($ in thousands)

    

Caelum

    

 Liabilities

    

Total

Balance at December 31, 2019

$

11,148

$

27

$

11,175

Change in fair value

1,189

1,189

Reclass partner company's warrants from liability to equity

(1,216)

(1,216)

Change in fair value of investments

575

575

Balance at September 30, 2020

$

11,723

$

$

11,723

As of September 30, 2020, no transfers occurred between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 instruments.