Senior Secured Notes, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Receivables [Abstract]

Secured Debt Arrangement, Net and Senior Secured Term Loans and Notes, Net

Senior Secured Notes, Net

In June 2021, we issued $500.0 million of 4.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (the "2029 Notes"), for which we received net proceeds of $495.0 million, after offering expenses. The 2029 Notes will mature on June 15, 2029, unless earlier repurchased or redeemed. The 2029 Notes are secured by a first-priority lien, and rank pari passu in right of payment with all of our existing and future first lien obligations, including indebtedness under the Term Loans. The 2029 Notes were issued at par and contain covenants relating to liens, indebtedness, and investments in non-wholly owned entities. As of September 30, 2021, the 2029 Notes had a carrying value of $493.9 million net of deferred financing costs of $6.1 million.

Covenants

The 2029 Notes include certain covenants including a requirement that we maintain a ratio of total unencumbered assets to total pari-passu indebtedness of at least 1.20:1. As of September 30, 2021, we were in compliance with all covenants.

Participations Sold

Participations sold represents the subordinate interests in loans we originated and subsequently partially sold. We account for participations sold as secured borrowings on our condensed consolidated balance sheet with both assets and non-recourse liabilities because the participations do not qualify as a sale under ASC 860, "Transfers and Servicing." The income earned on the participations sold is recorded as interest income and an identical amount is recorded as interest expense on our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

In October 2020, we sold a $25.0 million interest, at par, in a mezzanine loan collateralized by a ground-up condominium development in New York City that we originated in December 2017. The participation interest sold accrued payment-in-kind interest, was accounted for as a secured borrowing on our condensed consolidated balance sheet, and was subordinate to our remaining mezzanine loan. The mezzanine loan was repaid at par in June 2021, and therefore, we de-recognized the related participating interest of $27.7 million, which included $2.7 million in payment-in-kind interest.

In December 2020, we sold a £6.7 million ($8.9 million assuming conversion into USD) interest, at par, in a first mortgage loan collateralized by an office building located in London, United Kingdom that was originated by us in December 2017. In connection with this sale, we transferred our remaining unfunded commitment of £19.1 million ($25.3 million assuming conversion into USD). The participation interest sold is subordinate to our remaining £70.2 million ($94.6 million assuming conversion into USD) first mortgage loan and is accounted for as a secured borrowing on our condensed consolidated balance sheet.

The table below details participations sold included in our condensed consolidated balance sheet ($ in thousands):

	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Participation sold on Commercial mortgage loans	$	26,948	$	9,217
Participation sold on Subordinate loans and other lending assets (1)	—		25,757
Total Participations sold	$	26,948	$	34,974

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(1)Includes $0 and $0.8 million of PIK interest in 2021 and 2020, respectively.