synopsys , inc .notes to consolidated financial statements 2014continued the aggregate purchase price consideration was approximately us$ 417.0 million .as of october 31 , 2012 , the total purchase consideration and the preliminary purchase price allocation were as follows: .
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goodwill of $ 247.5 million , which is generally not deductible for tax purposes , primarily resulted from the company 2019s expectation of sales growth and cost synergies from the integration of springsoft 2019s technology and operations with the company 2019s technology and operations .identifiable intangible assets , consisting primarily of technology , customer relationships , backlog and trademarks , were valued using the income method , and are being amortized over three to eight years .acquisition-related costs directly attributable to the business combination were $ 6.6 million for fiscal 2012 and were expensed as incurred in the consolidated statements of operations .these costs consisted primarily of employee separation costs and professional services .fair value of equity awards : pursuant to the merger agreement , the company assumed all the unvested outstanding stock options of springsoft upon the completion of the merger and the vested options were exchanged for cash in the merger .on october 1 , 2012 , the date of the completion of the tender offer , the fair value of the awards to be assumed and exchanged was $ 9.9 million , calculated using the black-scholes option pricing model .the black-scholes option-pricing model incorporates various subjective assumptions including expected volatility , expected term and risk-free interest rates .the expected volatility was estimated by a combination of implied and historical stock price volatility of the options .non-controlling interest : non-controlling interest represents the fair value of the 8.4% ( 8.4 % ) of outstanding springsoft shares that were not acquired during the tender offer process completed on october 1 , 2012 and the fair value of the option awards that were to be assumed or exchanged for cash upon the follow-on merger .the fair value of the non-controlling interest included as part of the aggregate purchase consideration was $ 42.8 million and is disclosed as a separate line in the october 31 , 2012 consolidated statements of stockholders 2019 equity .during the period between the completion of the tender offer and the end of the company 2019s fiscal year on october 31 , 2012 , the non-controlling interest was adjusted by $ 0.5 million to reflect the non-controlling interest 2019s share of the operating loss of springsoft in that period .as the amount is not significant , it has been included as part of other income ( expense ) , net , in the consolidated statements of operations. .

Question: what percentage of total purchase allocation is goodwill?
Answer: 59%