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Investments of Operating Entities and Consolidated Funds
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Investments of Operating Entities and Consolidated Funds
Investments of Operating Entities and Consolidated Funds
a.
Operating Entities
Securities owned, at fair value
Securities owned, at fair value are held by the Company and are considered held for trading. Substantially all equity securities are pledged to the clearing broker under terms which permit the clearing broker to sell or re-pledge the securities to others subject to certain limitations.
As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, securities owned, at fair value consisted of the following:
 
As of September 30, 2015
 
As of December 31, 2014
 
(dollars in thousands)
U.S. Government securities (a)
$
3,015

 
$
2,010

Preferred stock
15,771

 
15,070

Common stocks
712,489

 
597,476

Convertible bonds (b)
1,129

 
900

Corporate bonds (c)
113,585

 
159,557

Warrants and rights
3,871

 
1,417

Mutual funds
14,825

 
15,776

 
$
864,685

 
$
792,206

(a)
As of September 30, 2015, maturities ranged from December 2015 to August 2016 with interest rates ranged between 0% to 5.95%. As of December 31, 2014, maturities ranged from May 2015 to April 2016 with interest rates ranged between 0% to 5.95%.
(b)
As of September 30, 2015, maturities ranged from July 2016 to March 2018 with interest rates ranged between 8% to 10.00%. As of December 31, 2014, the maturity was February 2015 with an interest rate of 10.00%.
(c)
As of September 30, 2015, maturities ranged from March 2016 to February 2046 and interest rates ranged between 3.17% to 21.74%. As of December 31, 2014, maturities ranged from February 2015 to February 2046 and interest rates ranged between 5.63% to 11.54%.
Receivable on and Payable for derivative contracts, at fair value
The Company's direct involvement with derivative financial instruments includes futures, currency forwards, equity swaps, and options. The Company's derivatives trading activities exposes the Company to certain risks, such as price and interest rate fluctuations, volatility risk, credit risk, counterparty risk, foreign currency movements and changes in the liquidity of markets.
Upon issuance of the Company's cash convertible unsecured senior notes ("Convertible Notes") (See Note 14), the Company recognized the embedded cash conversion option at fair value of $35.7 million which is valued as of September 30, 2015 at $21.6 million and is included in payable for derivative contracts in the accompanying consolidated statement of financial condition. Also, on the date of issuance of the Convertible Notes, the Company entered into a separate cash convertible note economic hedge transaction (the "Hedge Transaction") with a counterparty (the “Option Counterparty”) whereby, the Company purchased a cash settled option contract with terms identical to the conversion option embedded in the Convertible Notes and simultaneously sold an equity settled warrant with a higher strike price. The Hedge Transaction is expected to reduce the Company’s exposure to potential cash payments in excess of the principal amount of converted notes that the Company may be required to make upon conversion of the Convertible Notes. The Company paid a premium of $35.7 million for the option under the Hedge Transaction and received a premium of $15.2 million for the equity settled warrant transaction, for a net cost of $20.5 million. The Hedge Transaction is valued at $21.6 million as of September 30, 2015 and is included in receivable on derivative contracts in the accompanying consolidated statement of financial condition. Aside from the initial premium paid, the Company will not be required to make any cash payments under the Hedge Transaction and could be entitled to receive an amount of cash from the Option Counterparty generally equal to the amount by which the market price per share of common stock exceeds the strike price of the Hedge Transaction during the relevant valuation period. The warrants cover 28,048,786 shares of the Company's Class A common stock and have an initial exercise price of $7.18 per share. The warrants expire over a period of 80 trading days beginning on November 14, 2018. The warrant transaction could have a dilutive effect to the extent that the market value per share of the Company’s Class A common stock exceeds the applicable strike price of the warrants.
The Company's long and short exposure to derivatives is as follows:
Receivable on derivative contracts
As of September 30, 2015
 
As of December 31, 2014
 
Number of contracts / Notional Value
 
Fair value
 
Number of contracts / Notional Value
 
Fair value
 
(dollars in thousands)
Futures
$
4,679

 
$
68

 
$
3,041

 
$
75

Currency forwards
$
34,036

 
105

 
$
23,961

 
310

Equity swaps
$
52,000

 
470

 
$
12,904

 
251

Options other (a)
306,659

 
34,498

 
367,441

 
48,201

Foreign currency options
$
292,475

 
6,446

 
$
32,200

 
1,040

 
 
 
$
41,587

 
 
 
$
49,877

(a) Includes index, equity, commodity future and cash conversion options.
Payable for derivative contracts
As of September 30, 2015
 
As of December 31, 2014
 
Number of contracts / Notional Value
 
Fair value
 
Number of contracts / Notional Value
 
Fair value
 
(dollars in thousands)
Futures
$
32,423

 
$
381

 
$
2,213

 
$
33

Currency forwards
$
43,788

 
107

 
$

 

Equity and credit default swaps
$
45,193

 
2,615

 
$
18,352

 
1,603

Options other (a)
14,035

 
22,975

 
22,043

 
39,694

 
 
 
$
26,078

 
 
 
$
41,330


(a) Includes index, equity, commodity future and cash conversion options.
The following tables present the gross and net derivative positions and the related offsetting amount, as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross amounts not offset in the Statement of Financial Condition
 
 
 
Gross amounts recognized
 
Gross amounts offset on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (a)
 
Net amounts included on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
 
Financial instruments
 
Cash Collateral pledged (b)
 
Net amounts
 
(dollars in thousands)
As of September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Receivable on derivative contracts, at fair value
$
41,587

 
$

 
$
41,587

 
$

 
$
8,950

 
$
32,637

Payable for derivative contracts, at fair value
26,078

 

 
26,078

 

 
2,643

 
23,435

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Receivable on derivative contracts, at fair value
49,877

 

 
49,877

 

 
2,588

 
47,289

Payable for derivative contracts, at fair value
41,330

 

 
41,330

 

 
1,603

 
39,727

(a)
Includes financial instruments subject to enforceable master netting provisions that are permitted to be offset to the extent an event of default has occurred.
(b)
Includes the amount of collateral held or posted.
The realized and unrealized gains/(losses) related to derivatives trading activities were $(0.2) million and $5.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 and $(5.6) million and $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and are included in other income in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Pursuant to the various derivatives transactions discussed above, except for the cash convertible note hedge (see Note 14) and exchange traded derivatives, the Company is required to post/receive collateral. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, collateral consisting of $20.9 million and $5.5 million of cash, respectively, is included in receivable from brokers and payable to brokers on the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 all derivative contracts were with multiple major financial institutions.
Other investments
As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, other investments included the following:
 
As of September 30, 2015
 
As of December 31, 2014
 
(dollars in thousands)
(1) Portfolio Funds, at fair value
$
108,509

 
$
103,466

(2) Real estate investments, at fair value
1,916

 
2,175

(3) Equity method investments
42,574

 
61,443

(4) Lehman claims, at fair value
335

 
380

 
$
153,334

 
$
167,464








(1)
Portfolio Funds, at fair value
The Portfolio Funds, at fair value as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, included the following:

As of September 30, 2015
 
As of December 31, 2014

(dollars in thousands)
HealthCare Royalty Partners (a)(*)
$
12,016

 
$
11,935

HealthCare Royalty Partners II (a)(*)
7,439

 
6,648

Orchard Square Partners Credit Fund LP (b)
4,473

 
11,532

Starboard Value and Opportunity Fund LP (c)(*)
20,914

 
21,792

Starboard Partners Fund LP (d)(*)
13,785

 
14,652

Starboard Leaders Fund LP (e)(*)
1,251

 
1,367

Formation8 Partners Fund I, L.P. (f)
17,364

 
11,283

Formation8 Partners Hardware Fund I, L.P. (g)
1,125

 

RCG LV Park Lane LLC (h) (*)
1,364

 
642

RCGL 12E13th LLC (i) (*)
632

 
638

RCG Longview Debt Fund V, L.P. (i) (*)
14,745

 
12,876

RCG LPP SME Co-Invest, L.P. (j) (*)
2,469

 

Other private investment (k)
6,591

 
7,324

Other affiliated funds (l)(*)
4,341

 
2,777

 
$
108,509

 
$
103,466

* These portfolio funds are affiliates of the Company.
The Company has no unfunded commitments regarding the portfolio funds held by the Company except as noted in Note 13.
(a)
HealthCare Royalty Partners, L.P. and HealthCare Royalty Partners II, L.P. are private equity funds and therefore distributions will be made when cash flows are received from the underlying investments, typically on a quarterly basis.
(b)
Orchard Square Partners Credit Fund LP has a quarterly redemption policy with a 60 day notice period and a 4% penalty on redemptions of investments of less than a year in duration.
(c)
Starboard Value and Opportunity Fund LP permits quarterly withdrawals upon 90 days notice.
(d)
Starboard Partners Fund LP permits redemptions on a semi-annual basis on 180 days prior written notice subsequent to an initial two year lock up.
(e)
Starboard Leaders Fund LP does not permit withdrawals, but instead allows terminations with respect to capital commitments upon 30 days prior written notice at any time following the first anniversary of an investors initial capital contribution.
(f)
Formation8 Partners Fund I, L.P. is a private equity fund which invests in early stage and growth transformational information and energy technology companies. Distributions will be made when the underlying investments are liquidated.
(g)
Formation8 Partners Hardware Fund I, L.P. is a private equity fund which invests in early stage and growth hardware companies. Distributions will be made when the underlying investments are liquidated.
(h)
RCG LV Park Lane LLC is a single purpose entity formed to participate in a joint venture which acquired, at a discount, the mortgage notes on a portfolio of multifamily real estate properties located in Birmingham, Alabama.  RCG LV Park Lane LLC is a private equity structure and therefore distributions will be made when the underlying investments are liquidated.
(i)
RCGL 12E13th LLC and RCG Longview Debt Fund V, L.P. are real estate private equity structures and therefore distributions will be made when the underlying investments are liquidated.
(j)
RCG LPP SME Co-Invest, L.P. is a single purpose entity formed to participate in a joint venture which acquired two fully entitled residential development sites in the New York City metro area. RCG LPP SME Co-Invest, L.P. is a private equity structure and therefore distributions will be made when the underlying investments are liquidated.
(k)
Other private investment represents the Company's closed end investment in a portfolio fund that invests in a wireless broadband communication provider in Italy.
(l)
The majority of these funds are affiliates of the Company or are managed by the Company and the investors can redeem from these funds as investments are liquidated.
(2)
Real estate investments, at fair value
Real estate investments as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are carried at fair value and include real estate equity investments held by RCG RE Manager, LLC (“RE Manager”), a real estate operating subsidiary of the Company, of $1.9 million and $2.2 million, respectively.
(3)
Equity method investments
Equity method investments include investments held by the Company in several operating companies whose operations primarily include the day to day management of a number of real estate funds, including the portfolio management and administrative services related to the acquisition, disposition, and active monitoring of the real estate funds' underlying debt and equity investments. The Company's ownership interests in these equity method investments range from 20% to 55%. The Company holds a majority of the outstanding ownership interest (i.e., more than 50%) in RCG Longview Partners II, LLC. The operating agreement that governs the management of day-to-day operations and affairs of this entity stipulates that certain decisions require support and approval from other members in addition to the support and approval of the Company. As a result, all operating decisions made in this entity requires the support of both the Company and an affirmative vote of a majority of the other managing members who are not affiliates of the Company. As the Company does not possess control over any of these entities, the presumption of consolidation has been overcome pursuant to current accounting standards and the Company accounts for these investments under the equity method of accounting. Also included in equity method investments are the investments in (a) HealthCare Royalty Partners General Partners (b) an investment in the CBOE (Chicago Board Options Exchange) Stock Exchange LLC ("CBOE SE") representing a 7.2% stake in the exchange service provider for which the Company exercises significant influence over through representation on the CBOE Board of Directors, and (c) Starboard Value (and certain related parties) which serves as an operating company whose operations primarily include the day to day management (including portfolio management) of several activist hedge funds and related managed accounts. The Company recorded no impairment charges in relation to its equity method investments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.
The Starboard Value entities were formed to provide a full range of investment advisory and management services and act as a general partner, investment advisor and pension advisor or in similar capacity to clients. In accordance with the respective offering documents of the underlying funds, Starboard Value entities are entitled to fixed percentages of management fees and performance fees. The Company holds a minority interest in the Starboard Value entities.
The following table summarizes equity method investments held by the Company:
 
As of September 30, 2015
 
As of December 31, 2014
 
(dollars in thousands)
RCG Longview Debt Fund IV Management, LLC
$
464

 
$
676

RCG Longview Debt Fund V Partners, LLC
3,988

 
2,684

HealthCare Royalty GP, LLC
980

 
973

HealthCare Royalty GP II, LLC
1,260

 
1,125

HealthCare Royalty GP III, LLC
71

 
62

CBOE Stock Exchange, LLC
568

 
611

Starboard Value LP
30,079

 
48,772

RCG Longview Partners, LLC

 
237

RCG Longview Management, LLC
1,287

 
1,117

RCG Urban American, LLC
122

 
422

RCG Urban American Management, LLC
379

 
379

RCG Longview Equity Management, LLC
250

 
316

Urban American Real Estate Fund II, LLC
1,975

 
2,329

RCG Kennedy House, LLC
268

 
509

Other
883

 
1,231

 
$
42,574

 
$
61,443

For the period ended September 30, 2015, two equity method investment held by the Company met the significance criteria as defined under applicable SEC guidance. As such, the Company is required to present summarized financial information for these significant investees for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. The summarized income statement information for the Company's investments in the individually significant investees is as follows:
Other equity method investment
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(dollars in thousands)
Revenues
$
(3,216
)
 
$
13,258

 
$
8,249

 
$
21,956

Expenses
(2,033
)
 
(7,772
)
 
(1,927
)
 
(5,349
)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
(155
)
 
(40
)
 
51

 
165

Net Income
$
(5,404
)
 
$
5,446

 
$
6,373

 
$
16,772


As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company's share of losses in its equity method investment in RCG Longview Partners II, LLC has exceeded the carrying amount recorded in this investee. These amounts are included in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition. RCG Longview Partners II, LLC, as general partner to a real estate fund, has reversed previously recorded incentive income allocations and has recorded a current clawback obligation to the limited partners in the fund. This obligation is due to a change in unrealized value of the fund on which there have previously been distributed carried interest realizations; however, the settlement of a potential obligation is not due until the end of the life of the respective fund. As the Company is obligated to return previous distributions it received from RCG Longview Partners II, LLC, it has continued to record its share of gains/losses in the investee including reflecting its share of the clawback obligation in the amount of $6.2 million.
The Company's income (loss) from equity method investments was $(5.9) million and $7.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 and $3.4 million and $17.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and is included in net gains (losses) on securities, derivatives and other investments on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
(4)
Lehman Claims, at fair value
Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (“LBIE”), through certain affiliates, was a prime broker to the Company, and the Company held cash and cash equivalent balances with LBIE. On September 15, 2008, LBIE was placed into administration (the “Administration”) in the United Kingdom and, as a result, the assets held by the Company in its LBIE accounts were frozen at LBIE. The assets which the Company believed were held at LBIE at the time of Administration (the “Total Net Equity Claim”) consisted of $1.0 million, which represented an unsecured claim against LBIE. The total amounts received to date in respect of the Company’s unsecured claim against LBIE are approximately $1.0 million, representing 100.0% of its agreed claim. The Company may receive further distributions in respect of its claim, but the amount and timing of these distributions remains uncertain. The Company does not expect future distributions to be material.
Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value
Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value represent obligations of the Company to deliver a specified security at a contracted price and, thereby, create a liability to purchase that security at prevailing prices. The Company's liability for securities to be delivered is measured at their fair value as of the date of the consolidated financial statements. However, these transactions result in off-balance sheet risk, as the Company's ultimate cost to satisfy the delivery of securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value may exceed the amount reflected in the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition. Substantially all equity securities and options are pledged to the clearing broker under terms which permit the clearing broker to sell or re-pledge the securities to others subject to certain limitations. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value consisted of the following:
 
As of September 30, 2015
 
As of December 31, 2014
 
(dollars in thousands)
Common stocks
$
250,680

 
$
207,815

Corporate bonds (a)
59

 
60

 
$
250,739

 
$
207,875

(a)
As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the maturity was January 2026 with an interest rate of 5.55%.
Securities lending and borrowing transactions
The following tables present the contractual gross and net securities borrowing and lending agreements and the related offsetting amount, as of December 31, 2014. During the first quarter of 2015 this business was completely liquidated.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross amounts not offset in the Statement of Financial Condition
 
 
 
Gross amounts recognized
 
Gross amounts offset on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (a)
 
Net amounts included on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
 
Additional Amounts Available
 
Financial instruments
 
Cash Collateral pledged (b)
 
Net amounts
 
(dollars in thousands)
As of December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities borrowed
$
676,100

 
$

 
$
676,100

 
$
(15,655
)
 
$
(660,445
)
 
$

 
$

Securities loaned
682,493

 

 
682,493

 
(2,441
)
 
(680,052
)
 

 

(a)
Includes financial instruments subject to enforceable master netting provisions that are permitted to be offset to the extent an event of default has occurred.
(b)
Includes the amount of cash collateral held/posted.

Variable Interest Entities
The total assets and liabilities of the variable interest entities for which the Company has concluded that it holds a variable interest, but for which it is not the primary beneficiary, are $3.2 billion and $415.6 million as of September 30, 2015 and $3.0 billion and $499.2 million as of December 31, 2014, respectively. In addition, the maximum exposure relating to these variable interest entities as of September 30, 2015 was $314.6 million, and as of December 31, 2014 was $260.9 million, all of which is included in other investments, at fair value in the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition. The exposure to loss primarily relates to the Consolidated Feeder Funds' investment in their Unconsolidated Master Funds as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.



b.
Consolidated Funds
Securities owned, at fair value
As of September 30, 2015, securities owned, at fair value, of $19.0 million represents various private investments in shares of preferred stock of biotechnology companies.
Other investments, at fair value
As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 other investments, at fair value, held by the Consolidated Funds are comprised of:

As of September 30, 2015
 
As of December 31, 2014

(dollars in thousands)
(1) Portfolio Funds
$
255,896

 
$
188,884

(2) Lehman claims

 
493


$
255,896

 
$
189,377


Investments in Portfolio Funds, at fair value
As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, investments in Portfolio Funds, at fair value, included the following:

As of September 30, 2015
 
As of December 31, 2014

(dollars in thousands)
Investments of Enterprise LP
$
122,858

 
$
138,253

Investments of Merger Fund
60,432

 
50,631

Investments of Quadratic LLC
72,606

 


$
255,896

 
$
188,884


Consolidated investments of Enterprise LP    
Enterprise LP operates under a “master-feeder” structure, whereby Enterprise Master's shareholders are Enterprise LP and RCG II Intermediate Fund, L.P. The consolidated investments in Portfolio Funds include Enterprise LP's investment of $122.9 million and $138.3 million in Enterprise Master as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. On May 12, 2010, the Company announced its intention to close Enterprise Master. Prior to this announcement, strategies utilized by Enterprise Master included merger arbitrage and activist investing, investments in distressed securities, convertible hedging, capital structure arbitrage, equity market neutral, investments in private placements of convertible securities, proprietary mortgages, structured credit investments, investments in mortgage backed securities and other structured finance products, investments in real estate and real property interests, structured private placements and other relative value strategies. Enterprise Master had broad investment powers and maximum flexibility in seeking to achieve its investment objective. Enterprise Master was permitted to invest in equity securities, debt instruments, options, futures, swaps, credit default swaps and other derivatives. As Enterprise Master winds down its positions, it will return capital to its investors. There are no unfunded commitments at Enterprise LP.
Consolidated investments of Merger Fund    
The Merger Fund operates under a “master-feeder” structure, whereby Ramius Merger Master Ltd's ("Merger Master") shareholders are Merger Fund and Ramius Merger Fund Ltd. The consolidated investments in Portfolio Funds include Merger Fund's investment of $60.4 million and $50.6 million in Merger Master as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The Merger Master’s investment objective is to achieve consistent absolute returns while emphasizing the preservation of investor capital. The Merger Master seeks to achieve these objectives by taking a fundamental, research-driven approach to investing, primarily in the securities of issuers engaged in, or subject to, announced (or unannounced but otherwise anticipated) extraordinary corporate transactions, which may include, but are not limited to, mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, tender offers, hostile takeover bids, sale processes, exchange offers, and recapitalizations. Merger Master invests in the securities of one or more issuers engaged in or subject to such extraordinary corporate transactions. Merger Master typically seeks to derive a profit by realizing the price differential, or “spread,” between the market price of securities purchased or sold short and the market price or value of securities realized in connection with the completion or termination of the extraordinary corporate transaction, or in connection with the adjustment of market prices in anticipation thereof, while seeking to minimize the market risk associated with the aforementioned investment activities. Merger Master will, depending on markets conditions, generally focus the majority of its investment program on announced transactions. If the investment manager of Merger Master considers it necessary, it may either alone or as part of a group, also initiate shareholder actions seeking to maximize value. Such shareholder actions may include, but are not limited to, re-orienting management’s focus or initiating the sale of the company (or one or more of its divisions) to a third party. There are no unfunded commitments at Merger Fund.
Consolidated investments of Quadratic Fund LLC    
Quadratic LLC operates under a “master-feeder” structure, whereby Quadratic Master Fund Ltd's ("Quadratic Master") shareholders are Quadratic Fund LLC and Quadratic Fund Ltd. The consolidated investments in Portfolio Funds include Quadratic Fund LLC's investment of $72.6 million in Quadratic Master as of September 30, 2015. The Quadratic Master’s investment objective is to achieve attractive, risk-adjusted rates of return through the use of proprietary fundamental global macro and options/swaptions based strategies. Quadratic Master’s strategy is primarily executed via options and swaptions. Quadratic Master will pursue absolute returns in all market environments. Occasionally, Quadratic Master may use dividend swaps, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, inflation swaps, futures, foreign currency forwards, tranches and other delta one products as a hedge against existing options positions or when the investment manager believes that the payoff possibilities thereof are sufficiently asymmetric as to exhibit option-like qualities. There are no unfunded commitments at Quadratic Fund.
(2)
Lehman Claims, at fair value
With respect to the aforementioned Lehman claims, the Total Net Equity Claim of Enterprise Master based on the value of assets at the time of Lehman's insolvency held directly by Enterprise Master and through Enterprise Master's ownership interest in affiliated funds consisted of $24.3 million. As of September 30, 2015, Enterprise Master has received distributions totaling approximately $37.2 million in respect of its claim. Enterprise Master does not expect to receive any further distributions in respect of its claim.
Indirect Concentration of the Underlying Investments Held by Consolidated Funds
From time to time, either directly or indirectly through its investments in the Consolidated Funds, the Company may maintain exposure to a particular issue or issuer (both long and/or short) which may account for 5% or more of the Company's equity. Based on information that is available to the Company as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company assessed whether or not its interests in an issuer for which the Company's pro-rata share exceeds 5% of the Company's equity. There were no indirect concentrations that exceed 5% of the Company's equity as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.
Underlying Investments of Unconsolidated Funds Held by Consolidated Funds
Enterprise Master and Merger Master
Enterprise LP's investment in Enterprise Master represents Enterprise LP's proportionate share of Enterprise Master's net assets; as a result, the investment balances of Enterprise Master reflected below may exceed the net investment which Enterprise LP has recorded. Merger Fund's investment in Merger Master represents Merger Fund's proportionate share of Merger Master's net assets; as a result, the investment balances of Merger Master reflected below may exceed the net investment which Merger Fund has recorded. The following tables present summarized investment information for the underlying investments and derivatives held by Enterprise Master and Merger Master as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:
Securities owned by Enterprise Master, at fair value
 
As of September 30, 2015
 
As of December 31, 2014
 
(dollars in thousands)
Bank debt
$

 
$
20

Common stock
1,657

 
1,659

Preferred stock
626

 
576

Private equity

 
587

Restricted stock
124

 
124

Rights
2,715

 
2,802

Trade claims
128

 
128

 
$
5,250

 
$
5,896


Receivable/(Payable) on derivative contracts, at fair value, owned by Enterprise Master
 
As of September 30, 2015
 
As of December 31, 2014
Description
(dollars in thousands)
Currency forwards
$
(4
)
 
$
64

 
$
(4
)
 
$
64


Portfolio Funds, owned by Enterprise Master, at fair value
 
 
 
As of September 30, 2015
 
As of December 31, 2014
 
Strategy
 
(dollars in thousands)
RCG Longview Equity Fund, LP*
Real Estate
 
$
7,637

 
$
9,090

RCG Longview II, LP*
Real Estate
 
785

 
747

RCG Longview Debt Fund IV, LP*
Real Estate
 
3,999

 
5,348

RCG Longview, LP*
Real Estate
 

 
40

RCG Soundview, LLC*
Real Estate
 
452

 
452

RCG Urban American Real Estate Fund, L.P.*
Real Estate
 
648

 
1,161

RCG International Sarl*
Multi-Strategy
 
1,220

 
2,113

RCG Special Opportunities Fund, Ltd*
Multi-Strategy
 
89,303

 
92,405

RCG Energy, LLC *
Energy
 
1,398

 
2,294

RCG Renergys, LLC*
Energy
 
1

 
1

Other Private Investments
Various
 
10,629

 
12,057

Other Real Estate Investments (*)
Real Estate
 
5,731

 
10,138

 
 
 
$
121,803

 
$
135,846

*
Affiliates of the Company.
Merger Master
Securities owned by Merger Master, at fair value

As of September 30, 2015
 
As of December 31, 2014

(dollars in thousands)
Common stocks
$
179,650

 
$
133,510

Corporate bonds (a)

 
3,383


$
179,650

 
$
136,893

(a)
As of December 31, 2014, maturities ranged from February 2017 to June 2019 and interest rates ranged between 8.50% and 9.75%.
Securities sold, not yet purchased, by Merger Master, at fair value
As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, Merger Master held common stock, sold not yet purchased, of $57.7 million and $39.9 million, respectively.
Receivable on derivative contracts, at fair value, owned by Merger Master
 
As of September 30, 2015
 
As of December 31, 2014
Description
(dollars in thousands)
Options
$
604

 
$
541

Currency forwards
22

 

Equity swaps
150

 
76

 
$
776

 
$
617




Payable for derivative contracts, at fair value, owned by Merger Master
 
As of September 30, 2015
 
As of December 31, 2014
Description
(dollars in thousands)
Options
$
36

 
$
238

Exchange traded fund
3,801

 

Equity swaps
862

 
56

 
$
4,699

 
$
294


Quadratic Master
Securities owned by Quadratic Master, at fair value
 
As of September 30, 2015
 
(dollars in thousands)
Common stocks
$
267

U.S. Government securities (a)
15,000

 
$
15,267

(a)
As of September 30, 2015, the maturity was October 2015 with an interest rate of 0%.
The Company's long and short exposure to derivatives is as follows:
Receivable on derivative contracts, at fair value, owned by Quadratic Master
 
As of September 30, 2015
Description
(dollars in thousands)
Options
$
9,622

Currency forwards
32

 
$
9,654

As of September 30, 2015, Quadratic Master held options payable for derivative, of $0.1 million.