Acquisitions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Acquisitions	NOTE 3 – Acquisitions Vining Sparks On November 1, 2021, the Company acquired Vining Sparks and its affiliates (“Vining Sparks”). Established in 1981 and headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, Vining Sparks provides institutional fixed income brokerage, balance sheet management, and underwriting services to institutional clients, with a core focus on depository institutions, but also serving municipalities, money managers, insurance companies, trust departments, and pension funds. Consideration for this acquisition consisted of cash from operations and shares of company common stock. We issued approximately 1.2 million shares as part of the consideration for the Vining Sparks acquisition. The acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805 (“ASC Topic 805”), “Business Combinations.” Accordingly, goodwill was measured as the excess of the acquisition-date fair value of the consideration transferred over the amount of acquisition-date identifiable assets acquired net of assumed liabilities. We recorded $124.6 million of goodwill in the consolidated statement of financial condition, which has been allocated to our company’s Institutional Group segment. Identifiable intangible assets purchased by our company consisted of customer relationships and trade name with an acquisition-date fair value of $25.4 million. The goodwill represents the value expected from the synergies created through the operational enhancement benefits that will result from the integration of the Vining Sparks business. Goodwill is expected to be deductible for federal income tax purposes. Pro forma information is not presented because the acquisition is not considered to be material, as defined by the SEC. The results of operations of Vining Sparks have been included in our results prospectively from the date of acquisition. B&F Capital Markets, Inc. On September 3, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of B&F Capital Markets, Inc. (“B&F”), a privately held firm focused on providing regional and community banks throughout the United States with interest rate derivative programs through a combination of experienced professionals and proprietary software. The acquisition was funded with cash from operations. We recognized a liability for estimated earn-out payments. These payments will be based on the performance of B&F over a five-year period. The liability for earn-out payments was $10.5 million and $16.0 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The contingent consideration accrual is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the consolidated statements of financial condition. Mooreland Partners On July 1, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of Mooreland Partners (“Mooreland”), an independent M&A and private capital advisory firm serving the global technology industry. The acquisition was funded with cash from operations. We recognized a liability for estimated earn-out payments. These payments will be based on the performance of Mooreland over a three-year period. The liability for earn-out payments was $18.5 million and $13.0 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The contingent consideration accrual is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the consolidated statements of financial condition. During the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded approximately $13.5 million of additional earn-out expense as Mooreland has performed better than our original projections. The additional earn-out expense is recorded in other operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

Acquisitions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

NOTE 3 – Acquisitions

Vining Sparks

On November 1, 2021, the Company acquired Vining Sparks and its affiliates (“Vining Sparks”). Established in 1981 and headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, Vining Sparks provides institutional fixed income brokerage, balance sheet management, and underwriting services to institutional clients, with a core focus on depository institutions, but also serving municipalities, money managers, insurance companies, trust departments, and pension funds. Consideration for this acquisition consisted of cash from operations and shares of company common stock. We issued approximately 1.2 million shares as part of the consideration for the Vining Sparks acquisition.

The acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805 (“ASC Topic 805”), “Business Combinations.” Accordingly, goodwill was measured as the excess of the acquisition-date fair value of the consideration transferred over the amount of acquisition-date identifiable assets acquired net of assumed liabilities. We recorded $124.6 million of goodwill in the consolidated statement of financial condition, which has been allocated to our company’s Institutional Group segment. Identifiable intangible assets purchased by our company consisted of customer relationships and trade name with an acquisition-date fair value of $25.4 million.

The goodwill represents the value expected from the synergies created through the operational enhancement benefits that will result from the integration of the Vining Sparks business. Goodwill is expected to be deductible for federal income tax purposes.

Pro forma information is not presented because the acquisition is not considered to be material, as defined by the SEC. The results of operations of Vining Sparks have been included in our results prospectively from the date of acquisition.

B&F Capital Markets, Inc.

On September 3, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of B&F Capital Markets, Inc. (“B&F”), a privately held firm focused on providing regional and community banks throughout the United States with interest rate derivative programs through a combination of experienced professionals and proprietary software. The acquisition was funded with cash from operations.

We recognized a liability for estimated earn-out payments. These payments will be based on the performance of B&F over a five-year period. The liability for earn-out payments was $10.5 million and $16.0 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The contingent consideration accrual is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the consolidated statements of financial condition.

Mooreland Partners

On July 1, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of Mooreland Partners (“Mooreland”), an independent M&A and private capital advisory firm serving the global technology industry. The acquisition was funded with cash from operations.

We recognized a liability for estimated earn-out payments. These payments will be based on the performance of Mooreland over a three-year period. The liability for earn-out payments was $18.5 million and $13.0 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The contingent consideration accrual is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the consolidated statements of financial condition. During the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded approximately $13.5 million of additional earn-out expense as Mooreland has performed better than our original projections. The additional earn-out expense is recorded in other operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.