3. Acquisition On May 10, 2019, the Company acquired 100% of the equity interests of eFront Holding SAS (eFront Transaction or eFront), a leading alternative investment management software and solutions provider for approximately $1.3 billion, excluding the settlement of eFronts outstanding debt. The acquisition of eFront will expand Aladdin s illiquid alternative capabilities and enable BlackRock to provide individual alternative or whole-portfolio technology solutions to clients. The purchase price was funded through a combination of existing cash and issuance of commercial paper (subsequently repaid with existing cash) and long-term notes in April 2019. See Note 13, Borrowings , for information on the debt issuance in April 2019. The purchase price for the eFront Transaction was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their estimated fair values at the date of the transaction. The goodwill recognized in connection with the acquisition is non-deductible for tax purposes and is primarily attributable to anticipated synergies from the transaction. A summary of the recorded fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in this acquisition is as follows (1) : Estimate of (in millions) Fair Value Accounts receivable $ 65 Finite-lived intangible assets: Customer relationships (2) 452 Technology-related (3) 205 Trade name (4) 21 Goodwill 990 Other assets 31 Deferred income tax liabilities (194 ) Other liabilities assumed (64 ) Total consideration, net of cash acquired $ 1,506 Estimate of (in millions) Fair Value Cash paid including settlement of outstanding debt of approximately $0.2 billion $ 1,555 Cash acquired (49 ) Total consideration, net of cash acquired $ 1,506 (1) At this time, the Company does not expect material changes to the value of the assets acquired or liabilities assumed in conjunction with the transaction with the exception of intangible assets and deferred income tax liabilities, which were valued using preliminary assumptions. (2) The fair value was determined based on the excess earnings method (a Level 3 input), has a weighted-average estimated useful life of approximately 11 years and is amortized using the accelerated amortization method. (3) The fair value was determined based upon a relief from royalty method (a Level 3 input), has a weighted-average estimated useful life of approximately eight years and is amortized using the accelerated amortization method. ( 4 ) The fair value was determined using a relief from royalty method (a Level 3 input), has an estimated useful life of approximately five years and is amortized using the accelerated amortization method. Finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives, which range from five to 11 years. Amortization expense related to the finite-lived intangible assets was $10 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. The finite-lived intangible assets had a weighted-average remaining useful life of approximately 10 years with remaining amortization expense as follows: (in millions) Year Amount 2019 (excluding the six months ended June 30, 2019) $ 32 2020 60 2021 58 2022 64 2023 70 Thereafter 384 Total $ 668 The financial results of eFront have been included in BlackRocks consolidated financial statements from the closing of the eFront Transaction. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, eFront contributed $22 million of revenue and did not have a material impact to net income attributable to BlackRock, Inc. Consequently, the Company has not presented pro forma combined results of operations for this acquisition.