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Acquisitions and Dispositions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract] |
Acquisitions and Dispositions | Acquisitions and Dispositions The Company’s acquisitions have been accounted for as business combinations. Net assets and results of operations are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements commencing at the respective purchase closing dates. In connection with acquisitions, the Company records the estimated values of the net tangible assets and the identifiable intangible assets purchased, which typically consist of customer relationships, developed technology, trademarks and non-compete agreements. The valuation of purchased intangible assets involves significant estimates and assumptions. The Company estimates the fair value of purchased intangible assets, primarily using the income approach, by determining the present value of future cash flows over the remaining economic life of the respective assets. The significant estimates and assumptions used in this approach include the determination of the discount rate, economic life, future revenue growth rates, expected account attrition rates and earnings margins. Refinement and completion of final valuation of net assets acquired could affect the carrying value of tangible assets, goodwill and identifiable intangible assets. The Risk and Insurance Services segment complet ed 16 acquisitions in 2022: •January – MMA acquired Heil & Kay Insurance Agency Inc., an Illinois-based full-service broker providing business insurance, employee health benefits services and personal lines insurance. •April – Marsh acquired the business of Regional Treaty Services Corporation, a Rhode Island-based managing general underwriter, which manages reinsurance facilities for small to midsize U.S.-based insurers primarily writing personal lines, small agriculture, and main street commercial business. •June – MMA acquired Clark Insurance, a Maine-based full-service broker providing business insurance, employee health and benefits and private client services to businesses and individuals across the region. •July – MMA acquired CS Insurance Strategies, Inc., an Illinois-based full-service broker providing employee health and benefits, business insurance, and risk management consulting services to organizations of all sizes across the U.S. and Suchanek Partners LLC, an Ohio-based employee benefits insurance broker. •August – Marsh acquired Best Insurance Co. Ltd, a Japan-based insurance broker that provides affinity type schemes, general and personal lines insurance. •September – MMA acquired Steinberg & Associates, Inc., a South Carolina-based insurance broker that primarily offers employee health benefit services to group clients and Leykell, Inc., a Texas-based full-service broker that provides specialty insurance focused on trade credit. •October – MMA acquired Galbraith Group, a Texas-based employee health and benefits insurance broker. •November – MMA acquired Focus Insurance and Financial Services, a Texas-based personal insurance broker and Bradley Insurance Agency, a commercial insurance broker in Knoxville, Tennessee, with expertise serving the hospitality and construction industries. Marsh increased its ownership interest in Beassur SARL, a Morocco-based multi-line insurance broker, from 35% to 70%. •December – MMA acquired McDonald-Zaring Insurance, Inc., a Washington-based full-service broker focused on agri-business, wineries, crops and contractors, Chartwell Insurance Brokers, Inc., a Massachusetts-based full-service broker that specializes in commercial Property & Casualty insurance in the technology, financial services and non-profit space, and HMS Insurance Associates, Inc., a Maryland-based full-service broker providing commercial, surety, employee benefits, and personal lines insurance. Marsh acquired BHM Consultores S.A., d/b/a Grupo Mesos, a leading auto affinity insurance broker specialist in Chile that has extensive distribution partnerships with car dealerships, original equipment manufacturers and auto finance companies. The Consulting segment completed 4 acquisitions in 2022: •February – Oliver Wyman acquired Azure Consulting, an Australia-based management consulting firm with expertise in strategy development, organizational design and operations in the industrials, energy and natural resources sectors. •March – Mercer acquired GeFi Assurances, a France-based brokerage and consulting firm specializing in collective corporate social protection. •September – Oliver Wyman acquired Booz Allen Hamilton's strategy consulting business serving the Middle East and North Africa. •November – Oliver Wyman acquired the Avascent Group Ltd, an aerospace and defense management consulting firm focused on the corporate and private equity sectors based in the U.S., U.K., Canada and France. Total purchase consideration for acquisitions made during 2022 was $705 million, which consisted of cash paid of $579 million, deferred purchase and estimated contingent consideration of $120 million, and the fair value of a previously-held equity method investment of $6 million. Contingent consideration arrangements are based primarily on earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") or revenue targets over a period of 2 to 4 years. In 2022, the Company also paid $126 million of deferred purchase consideration and $70 million of contingent consideration related to acquisitions made in prior years. Estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are subject to adjustment until purchase accounting is finalized. The following table presents the preliminary allocation of purchase consideration to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in 2022, based on the estimated fair values for the acquisitions as of their respective acquisition dates.
Acquisitions for the Year Ended December 31, 2022 |
(In millions) |
Cash | $ | 579 |
Estimated fair value of deferred/contingent consideration | 120 |
Fair value of previously-held equity method investment | 6 |
Total consideration | $ | 705 |
Allocation of purchase price: |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 25 |
Cash and cash equivalents held in a fiduciary capacity | 6 |
Net receivables | 32 |
Other current assets | 3 |
Goodwill | 460 |
Other intangible assets | 228 |
Fixed assets, net | 3 |
Right of use assets | 7 |
Other assets | 1 |
Total assets acquired | 765 |
Current liabilities | 35 |
Fiduciary liabilities | 6 |
Long-term lease liabilities | 7 |
Other liabilities | 7 |
Total liabilities assumed | 55 |
Non-controlling interests | 5 |
Net assets acquired | $ | 705 |
Note: Amounts in the table above primarily reflect the acquisition of HMS Insurance Associates, Inc. The purchase price allocation for assets acquired and liabilities assumed is based on estimates that are preliminary in nature and subject to adjustments, which could be material. Any necessary adjustments must be finalized during the measurement period, which for a particular asset, liability, or non-controlling interest ends once the acquirer determines that either (1) the necessary information has been obtained or (2) the information is not available. However, the measurement period for all items is limited to one year from the acquisition date. Items subject to change include: •amounts of intangible assets, fixed assets, capitalized software assets and right-of-use assets, subject to finalization of valuation efforts; •amounts for contingencies, pending the finalization of the Company’s assessment of the portfolio of contingencies; •amounts for deferred tax assets and liabilities pending the finalization of valuations of the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and associated goodwill discussed below; and •amounts for income tax assets, receivables and liabilities, pending the filing of the acquired companies' pre-acquisition income tax returns and receipt of information from taxing authorities which may change certain estimates and assumptions used. The estimation of fair value requires numerous judgments, assumptions and estimates about future events and uncertainties, which could materially impact these values, and the related amortization, where applicable, in the Company’s results of operations. The following table provides information about other intangible assets acquired in 2022:
(In millions) |  | Amount |  | Weighted Average Amortization Period
Customer relationships |  | $ | 219 |  |  | 12.7 years
Other |  | 9 |  |  | 2.3 years
Total other intangible assets |  | $ | 228 |  |  |
The consolidated statements of income include the results of operations of acquired companies since their respective acquisition dates. The consolidated statement of income for 2022 includes approximately $58 million of revenue and an operating loss of $5 million related to acquisitions made in 2022. The consolidated statement of income for 2021 includes approximately $114 million of revenue and $3 million of operating income related to acquisitions made in 2021, and the consolidated statement of income for 2020 includes approximately $169 million of revenue and $11 million of operating income related to acquisitions made in 2020. Pending transactions with Westpac Banking Corporation In May 2022, the Company entered into an agreement with Westpac Banking Corporation ("Westpac") to acquire one of its financial advisory businesses, Advance Asset Management. Westpac will also transfer BT Financial Group's personal and corporate pension funds to the Mercer Super Trust managed by Mercer Australia (collectively, the "Transaction"). The Transaction is expected to be completed in the first half of 2023, subject to regulatory approvals. In 2022, the Company incurred approximately $21 million of integration expenses, primarily for technology, consulting, legal and people related costs. Dispositions In April 2022, Mercer sold its U.S. affinity business that provided insurance marketing, brokerage and administration to association and affinity groups for cash proceeds of approximately $140 million and recorded a net gain of $112 million which is included in revenue in the consolidated statements of income. In addition, in 2022, the Company sold certain businesses in the U.K., the Czech Republic, Brazil and Belgium for cash proceeds of approximately $15 million and recorded a net gain of $15 million. The cash proceeds received were partially offset by $36 million primarily related to cash and cash equivalents held in a fiduciary capacity in the disposed businesses. Deconsolidation of Russia In the first quarter of 2022, the Company concluded that it does not meet the accounting criteria for control over its wholly-owned Russian subsidiaries due to the evolving trade and economic sanctions against Russia and the related Russian counter sanctions. These sanctions included restrictions on payments to and from Russian companies and reduced currency access through official exchange markets that have significantly impacted the Company's ability to effectively manage and operate its Russian businesses. As a result, the Company deconsolidated its Russian businesses effective as of the end of the first quarter, and recorded a loss of $39 million included in revenue in the consolidated statements of income. The loss consisted of the reclassification of cumulative translation losses from accumulated other comprehensive income and a charge for the write-off of the Russia businesses' net assets. In June 2022, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to exit its businesses in Russia and transfer ownership to local management, pending regulatory approvals. Prior year acquisitions The Risk and Insurance Services segment complet ed 8 acquisitions in 2021: •April – MMA acq uired PayneWest Insurance, Inc., a Montana-based full-service broker providing business insurance, surety, employee benefits and personal insurance services to companies and individuals, and The Pryor Group, LLC, a Texas-based full-service broker providing business insurance with a specialty in quick service restaurants and the personal lines of franchise owners. •September – MMA acquired Vaaler Insurance, Inc., a North Dakota-based insurance broker providing business insurance, employee health and benefits, and personal lines solutions, with specialized expertise in the construction, education, and healthcare industries. •November – MMA acquired Pelnik Insurance, a North Carolina-based full-service broker providing business insurance, employee health and benefits, and private client services to midsize businesses and individuals throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Southwest Truck Insurance Agency, Inc., a Texas-based broker providing business insurance for the trucking industry, serving clients in the U.S., and Mexico and InSource Insurance Group LLC, a Texas-based full-service broker providing business insurance, employee health and benefits, private client and surety services to the oil and gas, construction, manufacturing, and transportation industries. •December – Marsh acquired Services Assurance Monétique (SAM), a France-based affinity insurance broker specializing in bank and retail insurance markets and increased its ownership interest in Marsh India Insurance Broker Private Limited ("Marsh India") from 49% to 92%. The Consulting segment completed 1 acquisition in 2021: •November – Oliver Wyman Group acquired Huron Consulting Group’s life sciences strategy consulting practice in the U.S. and the U.K., which assists clients in addressing their most important commercial strategy, marketing, pricing, market access and research and development challenges. Total purchase consideration for acquisitions made in 2021 was approximately $1.4 billion, which consisted of cash paid of $888 million and deferred purchase and estimated contingent consideration of $153 million and the fair value of a previously held equity method investment in Marsh India of $390 million. Contingent consideration arrangements are based primarily on EBITDA or revenue targets over periods of 2 to 4 years. The fair value of the contingent consideration was based on projected revenue and earnings of the acquired entities. In 2021, the Company also paid $89 million of deferred purchase consideration and $77 million of contingent consideration related to acquisitions made in prior years. Estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are subject to adjustment when purchase accounting is finalized. In December 2021, in connection with its increased investment in Marsh India, the Company recorded a gain of $267 million related to the re-measurement and consolidation of its previously held equity method investment to fair value. The fair value of the pre-existing equity method investment was calculated using an average of applying an income approach based on discounted future cash flows and market approach. Prior year dispositions In 2021, the Company sold certain businesses, primarily in the U.S. and the U.K., for cash proceeds of approximately $84 million and recognized a net gain of approximately $50 million, primarily related to the commercial networks business in the U.K. that provided broking and back-office solutions for small independent brok ers. Pro-Forma Information The following unaudited pro-forma financial data gives effect to the acquisitions made by the Company in 2022, 2021 and 2020. In accordance with accounting guidance related to pro-forma disclosures, the information presented for current year acquisitions is as if they occurred on January 1, 2021 and reflects acquisitions made in 2021 as if they occurred on January 1, 2020. The 2020 information includes 2020 acquisitions as if they occurred on January 1, 2019. The un-audited pro-forma information includes the effects of amortization of acquired intangibles in all years. The unaudited p ro-forma financial data is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have been achieved if such acquisitions had occurred on the dates indicated, nor is it necessarily indicative of future consolidated results.
For the Years Ended December 31, |
(In millions, except per share data) | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Revenue | $ | 20,880 |  |  | $ | 20,220 |  |  | $ | 17,586 |
Net income attributable to the Company | $ | 3,078 |  |  | $ | 3,177 |  |  | $ | 2,042 |
Basic net income per share attributable to the Company | $ | 6.16 |  |  | $ | 6.27 |  |  | $ | 4.03 |
Diluted net income per share attributable to the Company | $ | 6.10 |  |  | $ | 6.20 |  |  | $ | 3.99 |

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