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Business Acquisition
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Business Acquisition Business Acquisition
On April 2, 2018, the Company acquired all ownership interests of Huntington Steele, LLC (Huntington Steele), a registered investment advisor based in Seattle, Washington servicing the ultra-high-net-worth market, to enhance the Company's business development and research efforts in an additional geographic region. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the total purchase price was preliminarily allocated to Huntington Steele's net tangible and intangible assets based upon their estimated fair values as of April 2, 2018 based on management’s best estimates and assumptions as of the reporting date and are considered preliminary pending finalization of valuation analyses pertaining to the intangible assets acquired and the contingent consideration. The total estimated purchase price for Huntington Steele is $19,014, which includes $5,794 in cash consideration, net of $125 in cash acquired, and an estimated contingent purchase price of $13,220. The contingent purchase price consists of amounts payable to the sellers upon the attainment of specified financial measures determined at various intervals over the next five years. The current portion of the contingent purchase price is included in Accrued liabilities on the accompanying Balance Sheet. The long-term portion of the contingent consideration is included in Other long-term liabilities on the accompanying Balance Sheet.
The results of operations of Huntington Steele, as well as all tangible and intangible assets resulting from the transaction, are included in the Investments in New Businesses segment. Amortization expense related to the intangible assets acquired was $144 during the period ended June 30, 2018. Any goodwill generated from the acquisition is fully deductible for income tax purposes.
Pro forma information has not been presented because the effect of the Huntington Steele acquisition is not material to the Company's consolidated financial results.