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Investments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Investments [Abstract]  
Investments Investments
The Company's investments reported on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition consist of investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies, other investments in private equity partnerships, equity securities in private companies and investments in G5 Holdings S.A. ("G5") (through June 25, 2021), Glisco Manager Holdings LP and Trilantic Capital Partners ("Trilantic"). The Company's investments are relatively high-risk and illiquid assets.
The Company's investments in ABS Investment Management Holdings, LP and ABS Investment Management GP LLC (collectively, "ABS"), Atalanta Sosnoff Capital, LLC ("Atalanta Sosnoff"), Luminis Partners ("Luminis") and Seneca Advisors LTDA ("Seneca Evercore") are in voting interest entities. The Company's share of earnings (losses) from these investments is included within Income from Equity Method Investments on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The Company also has investments in private equity partnerships which consist of investment interests in private equity funds which are voting interest entities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on private equity investments are included within Other Revenue, Including Interest and Investments, on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Equity Method Investments
A summary of the Company's investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was as follows:
June 30, 2022December 31, 2021
ABS$18,986 $40,977 
Atalanta Sosnoff10,865 10,948 
Luminis5,757 6,158 
Seneca Evercore448 507 
Total$36,056 $58,590 

ABS
On December 29, 2011, the Company made an investment accounted for under the equity method of accounting in ABS Investment Management, LLC. Effective as of September 1, 2018, ABS Investment Management, LLC underwent an internal reorganization pursuant to which the Company contributed its ownership interest in ABS Investment Management, LLC to ABS in exchange for ownership interests in ABS Investment Management Holdings LP and ABS Investment Management GP LLC.  Taken together, the ownership interests in ABS Investment Management Holdings LP and ABS Investment Management GP LLC were substantially equivalent to the contributed ownership interests in ABS Investment Management, LLC.
In January 2022, the Company entered into an agreement to sell a portion of its interest in ABS. This transaction closed on March 28, 2022 and resulted in the reduction of the Company's ownership interest from 46% to 26%. The Company received cash of $18,300 as consideration for its interests sold and recorded a gain of $1,294 for the six months ended June 30, 2022, included within Other Revenue, Including Interest and Investments, on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
At June 30, 2022, the Company's ownership interest in ABS was 26%. This investment resulted in earnings of $1,171 and $2,370 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, and $2,295 and $4,490 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, included within Income from Equity Method Investments on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Atalanta Sosnoff
On December 31, 2015, the Company amended the Operating Agreement with Atalanta Sosnoff and deconsolidated its assets and liabilities, accounting for its interest under the equity method of accounting from that date forward. At June 30, 2022, the Company's ownership interest in Atalanta Sosnoff was 49%. This investment resulted in earnings of $939 and $1,878 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, and $550 and $1,210 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, included within Income from Equity Method Investments on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Luminis
On January 1, 2017, the Company acquired an interest in Luminis and accounted for its interest under the equity method of accounting. At June 30, 2022, the Company's ownership interest in Luminis was 20%. This investment resulted in earnings of $102 and $390 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, and $549 and $718 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, included within Income from Equity Method Investments on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. This investment is subject to currency translation from the Australian dollar to the U.S. dollar, included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
Seneca Evercore
On July 7, 2021, the Company acquired a 20% interest in Seneca Evercore for $500 and maintains proportional representation on the board of directors of Seneca Evercore (but not less than one director) following this transaction. The Company accounts for its interest under the equity method of accounting. This investment resulted in earnings of $62 and $148 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, included within Income from Equity Method Investments on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. This investment is subject to currency translation from the Brazilian real to the U.S. dollar, included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
Other
The Company allocates the purchase price of its equity method investments, in part, to the inherent finite-lived identifiable intangible assets of the investees. The Company's share of the earnings of the investees has been reduced by the amortization of these identifiable intangible assets of $79 for each of the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and $158 for each of the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.
The Company assesses its equity method investments for impairment annually, or more frequently if circumstances indicate impairment may have occurred.
Debt Security Investment
On December 31, 2017, the Company exchanged all of its outstanding equity interests in G5 for debentures of G5. The Company previously recorded its investment in G5 as a held-to-maturity debt security within Investments on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. These securities were mandatorily redeemable on December 31, 2027, or earlier, subject to the occurrence of certain events. The Company was accreting its investment to its redemption value ratably, or on an accelerated basis if certain revenue thresholds were met by G5, from December 31, 2017 to December 31, 2027. This investment was subject to currency translation from the Brazilian real to the U.S. dollar, included in Other Revenue, Including Interest and Investments, on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. On June 25, 2021, G5 repaid its outstanding debentures with the Company in full, resulting in a gain of $4,374, included in Other Revenue, Including Interest and Investments, on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.
Investments in Private Equity
Private Equity Funds
The Company's investments related to private equity partnerships and associated entities include investments in Glisco Partners II, L.P. ("Glisco II"), Glisco Partners III, L.P. ("Glisco III"), Glisco Capital Partners IV ("Glisco IV"), Trilantic Capital Partners Associates IV, L.P. ("Trilantic IV"), Trilantic Capital Partners V, L.P. ("Trilantic V") and Trilantic Capital Partners VI (North America), L.P. ("Trilantic VI", through January 1, 2022). Portfolio holdings of the private equity funds are carried at fair value. Accordingly, the Company reflects its pro rata share of unrealized gains and losses occurring from changes in fair value. Additionally, the Company reflects its pro rata share of realized gains, losses and carried interest associated with any investment realizations.
A summary of the Company's investments in the private equity funds as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was as follows:
June 30, 2022December 31, 2021
Glisco II, Glisco III and Glisco IV$3,582 $3,479 
Trilantic IV, Trilantic V and Trilantic VI2,658 12,210 
Total Private Equity Funds$6,240 $15,689 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on private equity fund investments were $19 and ($64) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, and ($17) and $22 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively. In the event the funds perform poorly, the Company may be obligated to repay certain carried interest previously distributed. As of June 30, 2022, $703 of previously distributed carried interest received from the funds was subject to repayment.
On December 14, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to sell its interests in Trilantic VI for $9,188. Consideration for this transaction was received in December 2021 and was reflected in Cash and Cash Equivalents and Other Current Liabilities on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition at December 31, 2021. This transaction closed on January 1, 2022 and as of that date, the Company has no further commitments to invest in Trilantic VI.
General Partners of Private Equity Funds which are VIEs
Following the Glisco transaction, the Company concluded that Glisco Capital Partners II, Glisco Capital Partners III and Glisco Manager Holdings LP are VIEs and that the Company is not the primary beneficiary of these VIEs. The Company's assessment of the primary beneficiary of these entities included assessing which parties have the power to significantly impact the economic performance of these entities and the obligation to absorb losses, which could be potentially significant to the entities, or the right to receive benefits from the entities that could be potentially significant. Neither the Company nor its
related parties will have the ability to make decisions that significantly impact the economic performance of these entities. Further, as a limited partner in these entities, the Company does not possess substantive participating rights. The Company had assets of $3,225 and $3,408 included in its Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, related to these unconsolidated VIEs, representing the carrying value of the Company's investments in the entities. The Company's exposure to the obligations of these VIEs is generally limited to its investments in these entities. The Company's maximum exposure to loss as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $5,524 and $5,715, respectively, which represents the carrying value of the Company's investments in these VIEs, as well as any unfunded commitments to the current and future funds.
Other Investments
In certain instances, the Company receives equity securities in private companies in exchange for advisory services. These investments, which had a balance of $608 and $676 as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, are accounted for at their cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes.
Following the Glisco transaction in 2016, the Company recorded an investment in Glisco Manager Holdings LP representing the fair value of the deferred consideration resulting from this transaction. This investment is accounted for at its cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes. The Company amortizes the balance of its investment as distributions are received related to the deferred consideration. This investment was fully amortized as of June 30, 2022 and had a balance of $221 as of December 31, 2021.