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Telford Acquisition
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Telford Acquisition Telford Acquisition
On October 1, 2019, we acquired Telford Homes Plc (Telford) to expand our real estate development business outside of the U.S. (Telford acquisition). A leading developer of multifamily residential properties in the London area, Telford is reported in our Real Estate Investments segment. Telford shareholders received £3.50 per share in cash, valuing Telford at £267.1 million, or $328.5 million as of the acquisition date. The Telford Acquisition was funded with borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

The following represents the summary of the excess purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired (dollars in thousands):

Purchase price$328,502 
Less: Final fair value of net assets acquired (see table below)297,669 
Excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired$30,833 

The excess purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired has been recorded to goodwill. No significant changes were made during the year ended December 31, 2020 to the preliminary purchase accounting recorded during 2019. The goodwill arising from the Telford Acquisition consists largely of the synergies and economies of scale expected from combining the operations acquired from Telford with ours. The goodwill recorded in connection with the Telford Acquisition that is deductible for tax purposes was not significant. The following table summarizes the final fair values assigned to the identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed (dollars in thousands):

Assets Acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents$7,896 
Receivables6,993 
Contract assets, current31,850 
Prepaid expenses2,704 
Property and equipment2,637 
Other intangible assets26,749 
Operating lease assets6,488 
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries79,667 
Non-current contract assets8,015 
Real estate under development208,402 
Deferred tax assets, net2,857 
Other assets (current and non-current)99,429 
Total assets acquired483,687 
Liabilities Assumed:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses47,552 
Compensation and employee benefits payable1,580 
Accrued bonus3,274 
Operating lease liabilities941 
Contract liabilities, current1,949 
Income taxes payable1,813 
Line of credit110,687 
Non-current operating lease liabilities5,547 
Other liabilities (current and non-current)12,675 
Total liabilities assumed186,018 
Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired$297,669 
In connection with the Telford Acquisition, below is a summary of the value allocated to the trademark acquired (dollars in thousands):

December 31, 2019
Asset ClassAmortization
Period
Amount
Assigned at
Acquisition
Date
Accumulated
Amortization
and Foreign
Currency Translation
Net Carrying
Value
Trademark20 Years$26,749 $1,725 $28,474 

The accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 includes revenue, operating income and operational net income of $97.5 million, $1.0 million and $1.4 million, respectively, attributable to the Telford Acquisition. This does not include direct transaction and integration costs of $15.0 million and amortization expense of $0.4 million related to the trademark acquired, all of which were incurred during the year ended December 31, 2019 in connection with the Telford Acquisition.

Unaudited pro forma results, assuming the Telford Acquisition had occurred as of January 1, 2018 for purposes of the pro forma disclosures for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 are presented below. They include certain adjustments for increased amortization expense related to the trademark acquired (approximately $1.0 million and $1.5 million in 2019 and 2018, respectively) as well as increased interest expense (approximately $4.1 million in 2018) associated with borrowings under our revolving credit facility used to fund the acquisition.

Pro forma adjustments also include the removal of $15.0 million of direct costs incurred by us during the year ended December 31, 2019 as well as the tax impact of all pro forma adjustments for all periods presented. These unaudited pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and do not purport to be indicative of what operating results would have been had the Telford Acquisition occurred on January 1, 2018 and may not be indicative of future operating results (dollars in thousands, except share data):

Year Ended December 31,
20192018
Revenue$24,158,427 $21,803,506 
Operating income1,294,480 1,157,051 
Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.1,321,097 1,121,469 
Basic income per share:
Net income per share attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.$3.93 $3.31 
Weighted average shares outstanding for basic income per share335,795,654 339,321,056 
Diluted income per share:
Net income per share attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.$3.88 $3.27 
Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted income per share340,522,871 343,122,741