Savills plc 2012 Annual Report - (PDF) - Investor relations

16(e). Acquisitions of subsidiariesGresham Down Capital Partners LLPOn 5 January 2012 the Group acquired the specialist Central London investment and asset management business Gresham DownCapital Partners LLP. The business provides investment advisory and brokerage advice focusing primarily on the Central LondonCommercial property market, as well as asset management services, and will strengthen the Group’s existing Central London presence.Consideration of £1.6m was paid on completion, with a further total of £1.4m payable across the subsequent four anniversaries subjectto service conditions. Goodwill and other intangible assets of £0.9m and £0.7m have been determined. Goodwill represents synergiesthat the Group expects to gain as a result of the acquisition.Our business Our governance Our resultsIFRS 3 (revised) has been applied to this acquisition which was accounted for using the acquisition method. Acquisition related costs forthis transaction were negligible.International Property Asset Management GmbHOn 20 January 2012 Cordea Savills acquired International Property Asset Management GmbH (IPAM), a German real estate assetmanagement company. The acquisition complements and expands the Group’s existing German business and investment platform.Total consideration was £3.1m, of which £2.3m was paid on completion. Contingent consideration is payable in 2013 and 2014 basedon the actual performance of the business. Goodwill on acquisition of £1.6m has been determined, and is attributable to key staff andtheir industry reputation. Other intangible assets of £0.4m have been identified and relate to asset management contracts.IFRS 3 (revised) has been applied to this acquisition which was accounted for using the acquisition method. Acquisition related costs of£0.3m are included in the income statement.Fair value to the GroupSubsidiaries acquired £mCurrent assets:Trade and other receivables 0.2Cash and cash equivalents 1.4Total assets 1.6Current liabilities:Trade and other payables 0.5Current income tax liabilities 0.1Net assets 1.0Other intangible assets (Note 14) 1.1Fair value of net assets acquired 2.1Goodwill (Note 14) 2.5Purchase consideration 4.6Consideration satisfied by:Net cash paid as per cash flow statement 2.5Cash acquired 1.4Deferred consideration owing at reporting date 0.74.6For these acquisitions, there was no difference between the fair value and carrying value of net assets acquired, except for intangibleassets. The Group acquires businesses intended for use on a continuing basis. There were no significant changes to the provisionalgoodwill that arose in the previous year on acquisitions.Included in Group operating profit relating to acquisitions is:£mTurnover 5.4Staff costs (2.8)Depreciation (0.1)Other operating charges (0.8)Operating profit (before finance charges) 1.7Savills plc Report and Accounts 2012 95