12.

Acquisitions

The cost of an acquisition is measured at the fair value of the consideration transferred, including contingent consideration. Acquisition-related costs are recognized as an expense in the period in which they are incurred. The identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed and contingent consideration are measured at their fair values at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is measured as the excess of the aggregate of the consideration transferred over the net of the amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. A significant portion of the goodwill is deductible for income tax purposes. The operating results of acquired businesses are included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements beginning on the date of acquisition.

First quarter 2015

During the first quarter of 2015, CBIZ completed one acquisition described below for approximately $5.5 million aggregate net cash consideration and $4.2 million in contingent consideration. Pro forma results of operations have not been presented because the effect of the acquisition was insignificant to the Company’s income from continuing operations. CBIZ also purchased two client lists, which are reported in the Employee Services practice group. Total consideration for these client lists was $0.1 million cash paid at closing and $0.3 million in guaranteed future consideration.

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Effective March 1, 2015, CBIZ acquired Model Consulting, Inc. (“Model”), located in Trevose, Pennsylvania. Model provides employee benefit consulting services to mid-sized companies in the Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey markets. Annualized revenue attributable to Model is estimated to be approximately $4.2 million. Operating results attributable to Model are reported in the Employee Services practice group.

First quarter 2014

During the first quarter of 2014, CBIZ completed three acquisitions for approximately $16.5 million aggregate net cash consideration, $1.9 million in CBIZ common stock and $10.2 million in contingent consideration.

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Effective January 1, 2014, CBIZ acquired Clearview National Partners, LLC (“Clearview”), located in Waltham, Massachusetts. Clearview is a specialized employee benefits broker focused on providing employee benefit solutions to clients with more than 100 employees. Operating results attributable to Clearview are reported in the Employee Services practice group.

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Effective January 1, 2014, CBIZ acquired Centric Insurance Agency (“Centric”), located in New Providence, New Jersey. Centric is an insurance broker providing property and casualty insurance, with a specialty in education and public schools. Operating results attributable to Centric are reported in the Employee Services practice group.

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Effective February 1, 2014, CBIZ acquired Lewis Birch & Richardo, LLC (“LBR”), located in Tampa Bay, Florida. LBR is a professional tax, accounting and consulting service provider with significant experience and expertise in matrimonial and family law litigation support, not-for-profit entities and health care provider services. Operating results attributable to LBR are reported in the Financial Services practice group.

Aggregate purchase price

The estimated fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, are as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015		2014
Cash	$	—	$	131
Accounts receivable, net		—		1,555
Work in process, net		—		900
Other assets		—		110
Identifiable intangible assets		2,844		5,803
Current liabilities		—		(485	)

Total identifiable net assets	$	2,844	$	8,014
Goodwill		6,865		20,610

Aggregate purchase price	$	9,709	$	28,624

The goodwill of $6.9 million arising from the acquisition in the first quarter of 2015 consists largely of expected future earnings and cash flow from the existing management team, as well as the synergies created by the integration of the new business within the CBIZ organization, including cross-selling opportunities expected with the Company’s Employee Services and Financial Services practice groups, to help strengthen the Company’s existing service offerings and expand market position. All of the goodwill recognized is deductible for income tax purposes.

The goodwill of $6.9 million arising from the acquisition in the first quarter of 2015 is reported under the Employee Services operating segment. Of the $20.6 million of goodwill arising from acquisitions closed during the first quarter of 2014, $8.9 million is reported under the Financial Services operating segment and $11.7 million is reported under the Employee Services operating segment.

Contingent purchase price liability

Under the terms of each of the acquisition agreements, a portion of the purchase price is contingent on future performance of the business acquired. Utilizing a probability weighted income approach, CBIZ determined that the fair value of the contingent consideration arrangements was $4.2 million, of which $1.6 million was recorded in “Contingent purchase price liability – current” and $2.6 million was recorded in “Contingent purchase price liability – non-current” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2015.

Change in contingent purchase price liability related to prior acquisitions

During the first quarter of 2015, CBIZ reduced the fair value of the contingent purchase price liability related to prior acquisitions by $1.5 million due to lower than originally projected future results of the acquired businesses. During the same period in 2014, CBIZ reduced the fair value of the contingent purchase price liability related to prior acquisitions by $1.0 million due to lower than originally projected future results of the acquired businesses. These reductions are included in “Other income (expense), net” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

Contingent earnouts related to prior acquisitions

During the first quarter of 2015, CBIZ paid $3.3 million in cash and issued approximately 59,000 shares of CBIZ common stock as contingent earnouts for previous acquisitions. During the same period in 2014, CBIZ paid $1.5 million in cash as contingent earnouts for previous acquisitions.