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Related Party Transactions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

Note 12 — Related Party Transactions

 

Forever 8 Fund, LLC

 

On November 17, 2020, the Company, through its subsidiary, Edison Nation, LLC (the “Vendor”), entered into an Inventory Management Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Forever 8 Fund, LLC (“F8”), an entity which our President holds a 45% ownership interest. Under the terms of the Agreement, F8 desires to maintain inventory of and sell to Vendor certain Products pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement. As consideration for the inventory management services provided under this Agreement, Vendor agrees to pay F8 a fee for each unit of each Product sold on a Platform determined in accordance with the fee schedule set forth in the applicable Product Schedule (the “Fee Schedule”) based on the Age of Inventory Sold set forth on the Fee Schedule (the “F8 Fees”). Prior to the signing of the agreement, F8 advanced the Vendor $239,283 that was utilized to pay for deposits with the Vendors factories. This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue in full force and effect until January 31, 2022 (the “Initial Term”), unless terminated earlier as provided in this Agreement. The balance outstanding at June 30, 2021 is $0.

 

NL Penn Capital, LP and SRM Entertainment Group LLC

 

As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, due to related party consists of net amounts due to SRM Entertainment Group LLC (“SRM LLC”) and NL Penn Capital, LP (“NL Penn”), the majority owner of both, which are owned by Chris Ferguson, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The amount due to NL Penn was assigned to TXC Services, LLC. The amount due to related parties is related to the acquisitions of Pirasta, LLC and Best Party Concepts, LLC offset by operating expenses that were paid by SRM and Edison Nation on behalf of SRM LLC and NL Penn. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the net amount due to related parties was $15,401 and $32,452, respectively. Such amounts are due currently. NL Penn and affiliated entities may lend additional capital to Edison Nation pursuant to terms and conditions similar to the current working capital lenders to Edison Nation such as Franklin Capital. In addition, Edison Nation borrows working capital from Franklin Capital, and Mr. Ferguson is a personal guarantor on the working capital facility provided to Edison Nation by Franklin Capital.