Acquisitions and Dispositions of Businesses

Completed Acquisitions

The Company completed five acquisitions during the six months ended June 30, 2018 and seventeen acquisitions during the twelve months ended December 31, 2017. The following table includes the fair values of consideration transferred, assets acquired, and liabilities assumed as a result of the Company’s acquisitions (in millions):



	Six months ended June 30, 2018
Cash	$	45
Deferred and contingent consideration	14
Aggregate consideration transferred	$	59

Assets acquired
Receivables, net	$	2
Goodwill	31
Intangible assets, net	28
Other assets	3
Total assets acquired	64
Liabilities assumed
Current liabilities	4
Other non-current liabilities	1
Total liabilities assumed	5
Net assets acquired	$	59

The results of operations of these acquisitions are included in the Financial Statements as of the respective acquisition dates. The Company’s results of operations would not have been materially different if these acquisitions had been reported from the beginning of the period in which they were acquired.

2018 Acquisitions

On May 9, 2018, the Company completed the transaction to acquire certain assets of 601West, a division of Lee & Hayes, P.L.L.C. based in the United States.

On April 24, 2018, the Company completed the transaction to acquire Inspiring Benefits, S.L., a Spain-based firm specialized in employee loyalty, wellbeing, and rewards programs.

On March 1, 2018, the Company completed the transaction to acquire the business and assets of the trade credit business of Niche International Business Proprietary Limited, a trade credit brokerage based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

On March 1, 2018, the Company completed the transaction to acquire Affinity Risk Partners (Brokers) Pty. Ltd., an insurance broker in Victoria, Australia.

On January 19, 2018, the Company completed the transaction to acquire substantially all of the assets of The Burchfield Group, a provider in pharmacy benefit consulting, auditing, and health plan compliance services based in the United States.

2017 Acquisitions

On December 29, 2017, the Company completed the transaction to acquire the Townsend Group, a U.S.-based provider of global investment management and advisory services primarily focused on real estate.

On December 29, 2017, the Company completed the transaction to acquire Baltolink UADBB, a regional broker based in Lithuania.

On December 19, 2017, the Company completed the transaction to acquire a client register of Grant Liddell Financial Advisor Services Pty Ltd in Australia.

On December 1, 2017, the Company completed the transaction to acquire Henderson Insurance Brokers Limited, an independent insurance broking firm based in the United Kingdom.

On November 30, 2017, the Company completed the transaction to acquire Unidelta AG, an insurance broker located in Switzerland.

On October 31, 2017, the Company completed the transaction to acquire Unirobe Meeùs Groep, an insurance broker based in the Netherlands.

On October 31, 2017, the Company completed the transaction to acquire Lenzi Paolo Broker di Assicurazioni S.r.l., an insurance broker based in Italy.

On October 26, 2017, the Company completed the transaction to acquire Nauman Insurance Brokers Limited, an insurance broker based in New Zealand.

On October 2, 2017, the Company completed the transaction to acquire Portus Consulting, an independent employee benefits firm based in the United Kingdom.

On August 31, 2017, the Company completed the transaction to acquire Mark Kelly Insurance and Financial Services PTY LTD, an Australia-based broker servicing the insurance needs of commercial clients in and around the Townsville regional center.

On August 28, 2017, the Company completed the transaction to acquire a certain portfolio in the Charlotte office of The Hays Group, Inc. d/b/a Hays Companies.

On July 27, 2017, the Company completed the transaction to acquire Grupo Innovac Sociedad de Correduría de Seguros, S.A, an insurance broker based in Valencia, Spain.

On July 3, 2017, the Company completed the transaction to acquire PWZ AG, an independent insurance broker based in Zurich, Switzerland.

On May 31, 2017, the Company completed the transaction to acquire SchneiderGolling IFFOXX Assekuranzmakler AG and SchneiderGolling Industrie Assekuranzmaklergesellschaft mbH from SchneiderGolling Gruppe, a property and casualty broker based in Southern Germany.

On May 2, 2017, the Company completed the transaction to acquire cut-e Assessment Global Holdings Limited, a high-volume online psychometric assessments provider based in Ireland.

On March 3, 2017, the Company completed the transaction to acquire Finaccord Limited, a market research, publishing and consulting company based in the United Kingdom.

On January 19, 2017, the Company completed the transaction to acquire VERO Management AG, an insurance broker and risk advisor based in Austria.

Completed Dispositions

The Company completed one disposition during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018. The Company completed one disposition during the three months ended June 30, 2017 and four dispositions during the six months ended June 30, 2017, excluding the sale of the Divested Business.

There were no pretax gains or losses recognized for the three months ended June 30, 2018 or 2017. Pretax losses, net of gains, were $1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, which includes activity related to prior period transactions. Total pretax losses, net of gains, recognized were $2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017. Gains and losses recognized as a result of a disposition are included in Other income (expense) in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale

During the second quarter of 2018, Aon reclassified certain assets and liabilities as held for sale due to management’s desire to exit certain operations. Net of valuation allowances of $176 million, total assets and liabilities were $47 million and $41 million, respectively. The results of operations related to these assets and liabilities are included in continuing operations, as the criteria to be presented as a discontinued operation were not satisfied. The assets and liabilities are expected to be disposed in the second half of 2018.

A non-cash impairment charge of $176 million was recognized to write down the assets and liabilities to a fair value less cost to sell of $47 million and $41 million, respectively. The impairment charge was recognized in Amortization and impairment of intangible assets on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.