GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

3. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible Assets, Net

The following table summarizes the carrying value, net of accumulated amortization, of the Company’s intangible assets:



	Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years) as of March 31, 2024	As of March 31,		As of December 31,
		2024		2023
Management contracts	4.2	$	580,635	$	604,242
Client relationships	8.3	200,920		200,920

Other	0.6	500		500
Finite-lived intangible assets		782,055		805,662
Foreign currency translation		(202)		1,126
Total finite-lived intangible assets		781,853		806,788
Less: accumulated amortization		(319,577)		(316,093)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net		462,276		490,695


Indefinite-lived management contracts		567,800		567,800
Intangible assets, net		$	1,030,076	$	1,058,495

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company rebranded and discontinued the use of the SSG trade name acquired through the acquisition of SSG Capital Holdings Limited and its operating subsidiaries (“SSG”) in 2020. As a result, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge equal to the SSG trade name’s carrying value of $7.8 million to accelerate the amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Amortization expense associated with intangible assets, excluding the accelerated amortization described above, was $29.2 million and $33.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and is presented within general, administrative and other expenses within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company removed $24.9 million of fully-amortized intangible assets.

Goodwill

The following table summarizes the carrying value of the Company’s goodwill:


	Credit Group		Real Assets Group		Private Equity Group		Secondaries Group		Total




Balance as of December 31, 2023	$	256,679	$	277,205	$	172,462	$	417,630	$	1,123,976
Acquisitions	—		6,710		644		—		7,354
Reallocation	55,658		—		(55,658)		—		—
Foreign currency translation	(1,242)		—		—		(3)		(1,245)
Balance as of March 31, 2024	$	311,095	$	283,915	$	117,448	$	417,627	$	1,130,085

In connection with the segment reorganization of the former special opportunities strategy as described in “Note 13. Segment Reporting,” the Company had an associated change in its reporting units and reallocated goodwill of $55.7 million from the Private Equity Group to the Credit Group using a relative fair value allocation approach.

There was no impairment of goodwill recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. The impact of foreign currency translation is reflected within other comprehensive income within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.