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Related Parties
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
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Management Arrangements

Upon completion of the THL Acquisition, the Company entered into a management agreement (“THL Management Agreement”) with THL Managers VI, LLC (“THL Managers”), in which THL Managers agreed to provide management services to the Company until the tenth anniversary of the consummation of the THL Acquisition with evergreen one-year extensions thereafter. Pursuant to the THL Management Agreement, THL Managers will receive an aggregate annual management fee in an amount per year equal to the greater of (a) $2.5 million or (b) 1.5% of EBITDA, as defined in the THL Management Agreement. In addition, the Company will reimburse out-of-pocket expenses, including travel related costs, incurred by THL Managers. The Company recognized $0.9 million and $0.7 million in management fees and related costs for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

The management agreement with the THL Managers includes customary exculpation and indemnification provisions in favor of the THL Managers and their affiliates. The THL Managers may terminate their management agreement at any time. The THL Managers’ management agreement will terminate automatically upon an initial public offering or a change of control. Upon termination due to an initial public offering or a change of control, the THL Managers will be entitled to a termination fee based on the net present value of their annual fee due during the remaining period from the date of termination to the then applicable scheduled date of termination of their management agreement.

Upon completion of the THL Acquisition, the Company entered into a management agreement with Liberty Lane IH LLC (“Liberty Lane”), in which Liberty Lane agreed to provide management services to the Company. Mr. Meister, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer, is affiliated with Liberty Lane. Pursuant to the agreement, Liberty Lane or its affiliates received an aggregate annual management fee in an amount per year equal to $1.0 million. On December 5, 2012, the agreement was amended to lower the per year management fee to $0.8 million beginning January 1, 2013. The agreement was terminated in the second quarter of 2015 with an effective date of September 24, 2014 to reflect Mr. Meister’s resignation as Chief Executive Officer. The Company incurred management fees of $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

On November 12, 2012, the Compensation Committee of Group Holdings granted to Liberty Lane options to purchase shares of Common Stock equal to approximately 1.4% of the fully diluted equity of Group Holdings. The options vest if a liquidity event occurs such that the Investors achieve a certain return on their investment. These awards were cancelled in the second quarter of 2015 to reflect Mr. Meister’s resignation as Chief Executive Officer, and the Company issued 38,054 Multiple of Money (“MoM”) Option Awards to Mr. Meister during 2015.

Commercial Transactions

There were three entities for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and four entities for the three months ended March 31, 2015 in which THL or its affiliates held a 10% or greater interest that provided services exceeding $120,000 in value to the Company. The services included facilities management, audio conferencing and information technology services.  The aggregate fees for these services were $0.4 million and $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

One of the Company’s directors, Blane Walter, acquired a 10% or greater interest in and became a director of an entity in 2013 which provided relationship enterprise technology solutions to the Company exceeding $120,000 in value over the previous twelve month period.  No services were provided for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and services for fees of $1.8 million were provided for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Debt Instruments

In 2014, affiliates of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., Liberty Lane and Blane Walter purchased $25.0 million of Junior Lien Secured Notes and $26.3 million of the Company’s 10% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2018 for a total consideration of $50.0 million as described in Note 6.