Business Combinations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

On July 2, 2018, Federated completed, effective as of July 1, 2018, the Hermes Acquisition. The addition of London-based Hermes provides the opportunity to further accelerate Federated's growth in markets outside of the U.S. BT Pension Scheme (BTPS) retained a 29.5 percent interest in Hermes and contributed the remaining 10.5 percent interest into an Employee Benefit Trust for the benefit of certain members of Hermes' management and other key employees under a long-term incentive plan. Federated paid $343.5 million (which consists of $344.3 million paid in 2018 offset by $0.8 million returned in the second quarter of 2019). Federated funded the transaction through a combination of cash and an $18.0 million drawdown from its existing revolving credit facility (see Note (12) for additional information).

Federated and BTPS entered into a Put and Call Option Deed pursuant to which Federated has a call option to acquire BTPS' remaining 29.5 percent interest in Hermes at fair value and BTPS has a put option to sell its remaining interest in Hermes to Federated at fair value, after the third, fourth or fifth anniversaries, and subject to certain contingencies, the sixth anniversary, of the date of the purchase agreement. Federated does not consider BTPS' 29.5 percent noncontrolling interest in Hermes to be permanent equity, due to it being redeemable at the option of either BTPS or Federated and, therefore, not entirely within Federated's control.

Federated expensed $13.3 million in transaction costs directly attributable to the Hermes Acquisition in 2018, primarily recorded in Professional Service Fees on the Consolidated Statements of Income. The transaction costs exclude a $29.0 million derivative loss (see Note (9) for additional information) and a $1.7 million foreign exchange gain recognized in 2018 as a result of holding British pound sterling immediately prior to the Hermes Acquisition.

Federated performed a valuation of the fair market value of the Hermes Acquisition. Provisional amounts must be finalized within a one-year measurement period. During the second quarter 2019, provisional amounts recognized for certain Intangible Assets and Other Long-Term Assets were adjusted to reflect facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date. The adjustments were primarily the result of changes to the forecast revenue allocated to certain acquired assets based on review of actual fund and separate account revenue rates. Intangible Assets and Other Long-Term Assets increased $43.8 million and $5.0 million, respectively. Primarily as a result of these adjustments, the Long-Term Deferred Tax Liability increased by $8.2 million and Goodwill decreased by $41.8 million. There was no material change to the Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2019 as a result of these adjustments.

The following table summarizes the final purchase price allocation determined as of the purchase date:



(in millions)
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	175.8
Other Current Assets¹	53.7
Goodwill²	114.1
Intangible Assets³	320.0
Other Long-Term Assets⁴	40.1
Less: Long-Term Deferred Tax Liability, net	(28.7		)
Less: Liabilities Acquired⁵	(162.3		)
Less: Fair Value of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest in Subsidiary⁶	(169.2		)
Total Purchase Price Consideration	$	343.5


1	Includes $31.9 million of receivables, all of which has been collected.


2	The goodwill recognized is attributable to enhanced revenue and AUM growth opportunities from future investors and the assembled workforce of Hermes. In this instance, goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.


3	Includes $71.6 million for customer relationships with a weighted-average useful life of 8.5 years, $198.5 million for indefinite-lived rights to manage fund assets and $49.9 million for an indefinite-lived trade name, all of which are recorded in Intangible Assets, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.


4	Includes $11.2 million of Property and Equipment, net.


5	Includes $130.3 million related to Accrued Compensation and Benefits.


6	The fair value of the noncontrolling interest was determined utilizing the market approach and consideration of the overall business enterprise value.

The financial results of Hermes have been included in Federated's Consolidated Financial Statements from the July 1, 2018 effective date of the Hermes Acquisition. For the year ended December 31, 2019, Hermes earned revenue of $198.3 million and net income of $10.4 million (which excludes acquisition-related intangible amortization and amounts attributable to the noncontrolling interests). For the six months ended December 31, 2018, Hermes earned revenue of $100.8 million and net

income of $9.6 million (which excludes acquisition-related intangible amortization and amounts attributable to the noncontrolling interests).

The following table summarizes unaudited pro forma financial information assuming the Hermes Acquisition occurred at the beginning of the year presented. This pro forma financial information is for informational purposes only and is not indicative of actual results that would have occurred had the Hermes Acquisition been completed on the assumed date and it is not indicative of future results. In addition, the following pro forma financial information does not reflect the realization of any cost savings (nor does management expect to realize any cost savings) or other synergies from the Hermes Acquisition. The pro forma results include adjustments for the effect of acquisition-related expenses (including compensation and related expense, income tax expense and amortization related to newly acquired intangibles) as well as adjustments to conform to Federated's U.S. GAAP accounting policies.



(in millions)	2018
Revenue	$	1,230.5
Net Income¹	$	241.4

Excludes a $29.0 million loss on foreign currency forward transactions entered into in order to hedge against foreign exchange rate fluctuations associated with the payment for the Hermes Acquisition.