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Fair Value Measurements

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Fair Value Measurements
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurement
4. 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.
 
Laser Device for Treatment of Migraine Headache
 
On March 17, 2014, the Company invested $250,000 for a 35% ownership position in a third-party company developing a laser device to treat migraine headaches. The Company elected the fair value option for recording this investment. In conjunction with this investment, the Company received 13,409,962 Class A Preferred Units in the third-party company, representing 83% of the total 16,091,954 Class A Preferred Units. The fair value of this investment was $250,000 as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The value of the Company’s investment was determined based on a valuation which takes into consideration, when applicable, cash paid, cost of the investment, market participant inputs, estimated cash flows based on entity specific criteria, purchase multiples paid in other comparable third-party transactions, market conditions, liquidity, operating results and other qualitative and quantitative factors. Based on these inputs at June 30, 2016, the fair value of the Company’s investment approximated cost.
 
Origo Acquisition Corporation (formerly CB Pharma Acquisition Corporation)
 
On June 10, 2016 CB Pharma Acquisition Corp (“CB Pharma”) held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, the shareholders approved each of the following items: (i) an amendment to the CB Pharma’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Charter”) to extend the date by which CB Pharma has to consummate a business combination from June 12, 2016 to December 12, 2016 (the “Extension”), (ii) an amendment to the Charter to allow the holders of the CB Pharma’s ordinary shares issued in the their initial public offering to elect to convert their shares into their pro rata portion of the funds held in trust, if the Extension is approved, and (iii) the change of CB Pharma’s name from “CB Pharma Acquisition Corp.” to “Origo Acquisition Corporation” (“Origo”). In connection with the Meeting the Company transferred 1,050,000 of its CB Pharma ordinary shares to Origo. The Company retained ownership of 265,000 Origo shares.
 
As of June 30, 2016, the Company valued its investment in Origo, a publicly traded company, utilizing the following assumptions: probability of a successful business combination of 34.83%, and no dividend rate, which yielded an underlying value of $5.47 per ordinary share for the private placement shares. The rights and warrants were valued utilizing a binomial-lattice model which assumes a volatility of 25.6%, a risk free rate of return of 1.01% and a strike price of $11.50 per share arriving at a value of $0.55 for each right and $0.13 for a warrant. A 34.83% probability of a successful business combination was applied to the values above arriving at an estimated value of $1.91 for the private placement shares, $0.19 for each right and $0.05 for each warrant. Based upon the valuation, the Company recorded a decrease in fair-value of investment of $1.7 million of which $25,000 represents a realized loss on the investment of the ordinary shares and the remaining $1.675 million was recorded as an unrealized loss. At June 30, 2016, the fair value of the Company’s investment in Origo was, $0.5 million. Additionally, as of May 31, 2016, Origo had net assets of approximately $42.6 million. The Company’s working capital note of $0.3 million can be converted to stock upon a successful business combination.
 
NSC Warrant
 
Pursuant to the Amended NSC Note (see Note 8), if a Fortress Company has the proceeds of the NSC Note transferred to it, such Fortress Company will issue a note to NSC and NSC will also receive a warrant to purchase a number of shares of the Fortress Company’s stock equal to 25% of the outstanding Fortress Company note divided by the lowest price for which the Fortress Company sells its equity in its first third party financing. The warrants issued will have a term of 10 years and an exercise price equal to the par value of the Fortress Company’s common stock. In accordance with ASC 815 - Derivatives and Hedging, Avenue classified the fair value of the Contingently Issuable Warrants that may have been granted in connection with the $3.0 million of the NSC Note transferred from Fortress to Avenue on October 31, 2015 (issuance date) and June 30, 2016 as a derivative liability as there was a potential that Avenue would not have a sufficient number of authorized common shares available to settle these instruments.
  
The fair value of Avenue’s Contingently Issuable Warrants 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:
 
 
 
June 30,
2016
 
Risk-free interest rate
 
 
1.78
%
Expected dividend yield
 
 
-
%
Expected term in years
 
 
9.59
 
Expected volatility
 
 
83.00
%
Probability of issuance of the warrant
 
 
45.00
%
 
Warrant liabilities
 
The fair value of Helocyte’s warrant liability was measured at fair value using a Monte Carlo simulation valuation methodology. A summary of the weighted average (in aggregate) significant unobservable inputs (level 3 inputs) used in measuring the Company’s warrant liabilities that are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 is as follows:
 
 
 
June 30,
2016
 
Risk-free interest rate
 
 
1.01
%
Expected dividend yield
 
 
-
%
Expected term in years
 
 
5.00
 
Expected volatility
 
 
89.20
%
Strike price
 
$
0.43
 
 
Convertible Notes at Fair Value
 
Helocyte’s convertible debt is measured at fair value using the Monte Carlo simulation valuation methodology. At June 30, 2016, the fair value equaled the proceeds received. A summary of the weighted average (in aggregate) significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs) used in measuring the convertible debt that is categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 is as follows:
  
 
 
June 30,
2016
 
Risk-free interest rate
 
 
1.01
%
Expected dividend yield
 
 
-
%
Expected term in years
 
 
1.50
 
Expected volatility
 
 
72.00
%
Probability of conversion
 
 
31.88
%
 
The following tables classify into the fair value hierarchy financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurement as of June 30, 2016
 
($ in thousands)
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term investments, at fair value
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
766
 
$
766
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contingently issuable warrants
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
203
 
$
203
 
Warrant liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
99
 
 
99
 
Helocyte convertible note, at fair value
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
1,000
 
 
1,000
 
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurement as of December 31, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term investments, at fair value
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
2,485
 
$
2,485
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative warrant liability
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
114
 
$
114
 
 
The table below provides a rollforward of the changes in fair value of Level 3 financial instruments for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015: 
 
($ in thousands)
 
Investment in
Origo
 
Investment 
in
laser device
 
Contingently
Issuable
Warrants
 
Helocyte
Convertible
Note, at fair
value
 
Warrant 
liabilities
 
Total
 
Balance at December 31, 2015
 
$
2,235
 
$
250
 
$
114
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
2,599
 
Additions during the period
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
1,000
 
 
99
 
 
1,099
 
Change in fair value of investments
 
 
(1,719)
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
(1,719)
 
Fair value adjustment of Contingently Issuable Warrants
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
89
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
89
 
Balance at June 30, 2016
 
$
516
 
$
250
 
$
203
 
$
1,000
 
$
99
 
$
2,068
 
  
($ in thousands)
 
Investment in
Origo
 
Investment in
laser device
 
Contingently
Issuable
Warrants
 
Helocyte
Convertible
Note, at fair
value
 
Total
 
Balance at December 31, 2014
 
$
3,910
 
$
250
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
4,160
 
Change in fair value of investments
 
 
1,407
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
1,407
 
Fair value adjustment of Contingently Issuable Warrants
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Balance at June 30, 2015
 
$
5,317
 
$
250
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
5,567
 
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, no transfers occurred between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 instruments.