Acquisitions and Dispositions of Businesses

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

Acquisitions and Dispositions of Businesses

Acquisitions and Dispositions of Businesses

Completed Acquisitions

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 the Company completed one and two acquisitions, respectively, and no acquisitions during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021. The following table includes the preliminary fair values of consideration transferred, assets acquired, and liabilities assumed as a result of the Company’s acquisition (in millions):

	June 30, 2022
Consideration transferred
Cash	$	145
Deferred and contingent consideration	5
Aggregate consideration transferred	$	150
Assets acquired
Goodwill	$	78
Intangible assets	69
Other assets (1)	22
Total assets acquired	169
Liabilities assumed:
Total liabilities assumed	19
Net assets acquired	$	150

(1)Includes Cash and cash equivalents of $2 million and an insignificant amount of funds held on behalf of clients.

The results of operations of these acquisitions are included in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of the respective acquisition dates. The Company’s results of operations would not have been materially different if these acquisitions had been reported from the beginning of the period in which they were acquired.

2022 Acquisitions

On May 3, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Karl Köllner group companies, a marine hull broker based in Germany.

On March 1, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of Tyche, an actuarial software platform based in the U.K.

2021 Acquisitions

On December 22, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of For Welfare S.r.l, a company focused on bancassurance programs in Italy.

On September 1, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of the remaining 51% of Aon India Insurance Brokers Limited (formerly known as Anviti Insurance Brokers Private Limited). Prior to the acquisition date, the Company accounted for its 49% interest in Anviti as an equity-method investment. The acquisition-date fair value of the previous equity interest was $15 million and was included in the measurement of consideration transferred. There was no significant impact as a result of remeasuring the carrying value of the Company’s prior equity interest in Anviti held before the business combination.

Completed Dispositions

The Company completed one and three dispositions during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, and one disposition during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.

The pretax gains recognized related to dispositions were $22 million and $47 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. There was $1 million of pretax gains recognized related to dispositions for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021. Gains recognized as a result of a disposition are included in Other income (expense) in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.