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Rise
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Rise [Abstract]  
RISE

4. RISE

During the first quarter of 2022, RISE issued and Siebert sold membership interests in RISE to certain employees, directors, and affiliates of RISE and Siebert.

From January 1, 2022 through March 30, 2022, RISE issued 8.3% of RISE’s total issued and outstanding membership interests in exchange for a net increase in assets of $1,000,000. Siebert sold membership interests representing 2% of RISE’s total issued and outstanding membership interests to Siebert employees and affiliates. Through March 30, 2022, Siebert continued to hold a majority ownership interest in RISE.

On March 31, 2022, Siebert exchanged $2,880,000 in aggregate of notes payable to Gloria E. Gebbia for 24% ownership interest in RISE. As a result of the aforementioned transactions, Siebert’s direct ownership percentage in RISE declined from 76% as of December 31, 2021 to approximately 44% as of March 31, 2022.

The change in membership interest on March 31, 2022 required Siebert to reassess its interest in RISE in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810 – Consolidation. As of March 31, 2022, Siebert determined that RISE was a VIE as the equity holders lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest. Siebert holds a variable interest in RISE and is the primary beneficiary of RISE since it holds both the power to direct the activities of RISE that most significantly impact RISE’s economic performance, as well as the obligation to absorb losses and right to receive the returns from RISE that would be significant to RISE.

Accordingly, Siebert consolidated RISE as a VIE for the period from March 31, 2022 through October 18, 2022. As a result of the transactions described in Note 3 – Transactions with Tigress and Hedge Connection, Siebert’s ownership in RISE increased to 68%, and therefore Siebert continued to consolidate RISE from October 18, 2022 through December 31, 2022 under the VOE model.

As of December 31, 2022, RISE reported assets of $1.3 million and liabilities of $0.1 million. As of December 31, 2021, RISE reported assets of $3.3 million and liabilities of $0.7 million. There are no restrictions on the consolidated VIE’s assets.