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Acquisition of businesses (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Summary of Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed | The fair values of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and the purchase consideration, have been finalised and reflect facts and circumstances that existed at the date of acquisition:
|  | $m |
Identifiable intangible assets: |  |  |  |
Brands |  |  | 189 |
Management agreements |  |  | 45 |
Right-of-use assets |  |  | 19 |
Other non-current assets |  |  | 8 |
Trade and other receivables |  |  | 12 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 7 |
Other current assets |  |  | 1 |
Trade and other payables |  |  | (14 | )
Lease liabilities |  |  | (19 | )
Other liabilities |  |  | (2 | )
Net identifiable assets acquired |  |  | 246 |
Goodwill |  |  | 58 |
Total purchase consideration |  |  | 304 |
Comprising: |  |  |  |
Cash paid on acquisition, including working capital settlement |  |  | 299 |
Contingent pur chase consideration a |  |  | 5 |
|  |  | 304 |
a | Payable upon certain conditions being met relating to a pipeline property. The range of possible outcomes is $ nil to $5m.
Summary of Cash Flows Relating to Acquisitions | Cash flows relating to acquisitions
|  | 2019 $m |  |  | 2018 $m |
Cash paid on acquisition, including working capital settlement |  |  | 299 |  |  |  | 22 |
Settlement of stamp duty liability |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 14 |
Less: cash and cash equivalents acquired |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | (2 | )
Less: working capital settlement received in year following acquisition |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | — |
Net cash outflow arising on acquisitions |  |  | 292 |  |  |  | 34 |

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