G4S Annual Report and Accounts 2011
G4S Annual Report and Accounts 2011
G4S Annual Report and Accounts 2011
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Governance Financial statements Shareholder information<br />
17 Acquisitions<br />
Current year acquisitions<br />
The group undertook a number of business combinations in the current period. Principal acquisitions in subsidiary undertakings include the purchase<br />
of a 100% interest in a facilities services business in Brazil; Munt Centrale Holl<strong>and</strong> B.V., a coin management service company based in the Netherl<strong>and</strong>s, <strong>and</strong><br />
The Cotswold Group Limited, the UK’s market leader in surveillance, fraud analytics, intelligence <strong>and</strong> investigations services. The group also acquired the<br />
offender monitoring technology operations of Guidance Limited <strong>and</strong> customer contracts from Chubb Group Security Limited.<br />
The group completed the buy out of its Turkish business during the year, which has been accounted for in equity.<br />
A summary of the provisional fair value of net assets acquired by geographical location is presented below:<br />
Europe<br />
£m<br />
Developing<br />
markets<br />
£m<br />
Provisional fair value of net assets acquired of subsidiary undertakings 36 16 52<br />
Goodwill 25 60 85<br />
Total purchase consideration 61 76 137<br />
Total<br />
group<br />
£m<br />
The following table sets out the provisional fair value to the group in respect of all acquisitions made in the year:<br />
Fair value<br />
£m<br />
Intangible assets 66<br />
Property, plant <strong>and</strong> equipment 8<br />
Inventories 3<br />
Trade <strong>and</strong> other receivables 18<br />
Allowance for doubtful debts (1)<br />
Cash <strong>and</strong> cash equivalents 13<br />
Trade <strong>and</strong> other payables (29)<br />
Current tax liabilities (1)<br />
Provisions (1)<br />
Borrowings (5)<br />
Deferred tax liabilities (19)<br />
Net assets acquired of subsidiary undertakings 52<br />
Goodwill 85<br />
Total purchase consideration 137<br />
Satisfied by:<br />
Cash 130<br />
Deferred consideration 7<br />
Total purchase consideration 137<br />
Deferred consideration in respect of acquisitions made in <strong>2011</strong> has been recognised at the amount which is expected to be paid in the future, being £7m<br />
(equal to its discounted present value). The amount of deferred consideration which will be paid is in part dependent upon the future performance of the<br />
acquired businesses. The maximum undiscounted amount of deferred consideration which could be payable is £8m.<br />
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