26. ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSALS OF INVESTMENTS IN SUBSIDIARIES AND JOINT VENTURE
 

Acquisitions that resulted in business combinations

Cork Community Imaging Limited (Cork)

The Group, through Alliance Medical, acquired 100% of Cork on 25 May 2019 for a total consideration of R4 million. Goodwill of R3 million was recognised. No significant contingent liabilities existed at the acquisition date.

European Scanning Centre Limited (ESC)

Acquirer   Alliance Medical
Country of incorporation   United Kingdom
Acquisition date   21 December 2018
Percentage voting equity interest acquired   100%
Primary reasons for business combination   In line with Life Healthcare’s strategy to establish a sizeable international business, and complements the Group’s existing diagnostic services segment
Qualitative factors that make up goodwill recognised   Attributable to future earnings potential and synergies relating to property consolidation, reduction in administrative costs and improved procurement
Contingent liabilities at acquisition   None

None of the goodwill recognised is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

Details of the fair value of net assets acquired and goodwill are as follows:

    ESC 
2019 
R’m 
   
Total purchase consideration     (211)      
Cash portion     (195)      
Contingent consideration1     (16)      
Fair value of net assets acquired     80       
Property, plant and equipment     40       
Customer relationships     71       
Brand name     15       
Trade and other receivables     12       
Cash and cash equivalents     8       
Interest-bearing borrowings     (4)      
Deferred tax liabilities     (15)      
Trade and other payables     (46)      
Income tax payable     (1)      
Goodwill    (131)      
Cash outflow to acquire business, net of cash acquired             
Initial cash consideration     195       
Less: Cash at acquisition     (8)      
      187       
Impact on consolidated information from date of acquisition             
Revenue     54       
Net loss     (7)      
Impact on consolidated information if business combination took place on 1 October 2018             
Revenue     76       
Net loss     (16)      

1 Contingent consideration is based on performance and is expected to become payable between six and 12 months from the date of acquisition.

Changes to fair values of previously acquired business

During the prior year, the Group acquired the business of Piramal Imaging (renamed Life Molecular Imaging (LMI)). The fair values identified on acquisition were treated as provisional and have now been finalised. The following adjustments were made during the current year:

    R’m    
Increase in intellectual property   93     
Decrease in goodwill   (92)    
Decrease in trade and other receivables   (24)    
Increase in trade and other payables   (23)    

  2019 
R’m 
  2018 
R’m 
   
Contingent consideration liabilities          
Balance at 1 October  534     116       
Arising on acquisition of subsidiaries  16     413       
Paid during the year  (79)    (33)      
Fair value adjustment recognised in profit or loss  (2)    18       
Unwinding of contingent consideration  44     –       
Effect of foreign currency movement  30     20       
Balance at 30 September  543     534       
Included under non-current liabilities  506     463       
Included under current liabilities  37     71       
   543     534       

Disposal of investment in subsidiary – Life Piet Retief Hospital Proprietary Limited

On 31 May 2019, the Group disposed of its 62.28% interest in Life Piet Retief Hospital Limited (incorporated in South Africa):

  2019 
R’m 
 
Proceeds from disposal  48    
Carrying amount of net assets sold  (55)   
Non-controlling interest  18    
Profit on disposal  11    
Disposal of investment in joint venture – Max       
On 21 June 2019, the Group disposed of its 49.7% equity shareholding in Max (incorporated in India):       
Proceeds from disposal  4 347    
Investment in joint venture  (2 846)   
Profit on disposal  1 501    
Transaction costs relating to disposal  (118)   
Withholding tax  (94)   
Profit on disposal after transaction costs and withholding tax  1 289    

The net cash proceeds of R3.8 billion (after payment of withholding tax and costs) were utilised to repay interest-bearing borrowings.

Transactions with non-controlling interests

Increase and decrease in ownership interest in southern Africa and Polish subsidiaries

During the current and previous financial year, the Group had increases in its percentage shareholdings in some of its subsidiary companies.

The largest impact on the Group cash flows was the acquisition of additional shares in Border Hospitals Proprietary Limited (2018: Metropol Hospitals Proprietary Limited and Border Hospitals Proprietary Limited).

    2019 
R’m 
  2018 
R’m 
 
Total purchase consideration     (125)    (484)   
   Cash portion     (125)    (484)   
Carrying amount of non-controlling interest recognised     57     10    
   Carrying amount of non-controlling interest acquired     57     10    
Excess of consideration paid recognised in the transactions with non-controlling interests reserve within equity     68     474    
During the current and previous financial year, the Group disposed of marginal percentages of its holdings in subsidiary companies to non-controlling interest.                
The Group still maintained control over the subsidiary entities after the decrease in ownership interest.                
Total value of decrease in carrying amount of non-controlling interest     (13)    (29)   
Transactions with non-controlling interest reserve     (8)    –    
Proceeds on disposal of investments     21     29